Ground Zero
Ground Zero
Fri Feb 17 - Sat Feb 18
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Fri Feb 17 - Sat Feb 18
Fri Feb 17 - Sat Feb 18
The point on the Earth’s surface closest to impact. The origin of rapid, intense, change. The very beginning and ending of time.
The outcome of a two-week creative development residency with some of Australia’s most exciting LGBTQIA+ artists with disability working in contemporary culture. A groundbreaking collaboration culminating in two supercharged nights of accessible performance. Be witness to lived-experience, a disability-led revolution starts today!
A program supported by the Access and Inclusion Panel of Brand X whose charter is to ensure authentic voices are represented in the cultural sector of Sydney. Ground Zero aims to give agency to professional artists with disabilities to present contemporary culture on their terms, from their perspective, without apology. Moving past the community model it embeds equality, so all artists have the space to create.
Drawing on shared lived experiences, artists are at the centre of the program. Multidisciplinary artists are provided with funding to build collaborators and support the development of short new performance works. Ground Zero will premiere these new ideas in front of a live audience as an act of self-defiance. Our job is to provide practical solutions to enable a nuanced approach to accessibility and inclusion. This is the first step to long-term change that will result in the voices of artists with a disability having exposure to Sydney’s stages, galleries and screens.
Ground Zero is supported by The Wales Family Foundation.
Image by Arunas Kulpsas.
The East Sydney Community and Arts Centre is a wheelchair accessible venue with on-street metered parking and a selection of 24-hour Accessible Parking Spaces are directly outside the venue. The Flying Nun accepts Companion Card. Ground Zero will include Auslan interpretation. If you have access requirements for attending the show, please tick the access requirements box during the booking process. This includes booking companion card tickets. A Brand X team member will then be in touch to ensure we understand your requirements.
Located at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre; 34-40 Burton St Darlinghurst 2010. The East Sydney Community and Arts Centre (ESCAC) is part of a modern 2-storey building centrally located in Darlinghurst’s creative hub made possible through the generous support of City of Sydney. Our venue opens 30-minutes before the show starts, so grab a drink and snack (cards only accepted) from our licensed bar before enjoying the night's performance.
Recommended for age 18 years and up.
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Acknowledgement of country
Sydney WorldPride will take place on the lands of the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidjigal, Darug, Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin.
We pay our Respects to their Elders past and present. Always was Always will be Aboriginal Land.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people come from many different clans and communities across Australia & in 2023 will come together as one, to celebrate with our global LGBTQIA+ community.
Acknowledgement
Sydney WorldPride will take place on the lands of the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidjigal, Darug, Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin.
We pay our Respects to their Elders past and present. Always was Always will be Aboriginal Land.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people come from many different clans and communities across Australia & in 2023 will come together as one, to celebrate with our global LGBTQIA+ community.