27- 30 May
Brand New Ancients
“The Gods are all here. Because the Gods are in us.”
By Kae Tempest
Ensemble Don Beauchamp Caitlin Clement Natalie Ephraims Angela Franke Isaac Gilmore
Director’s notes
Credits
“Tempest’s everyday epic of small heroics
Lighting Design and operation Geoff Squires
and bad behaviour recasts the ancient gods as two London families – and in particular two half-brothers – whose lives are unknowingly entwined…Tempest’s story of is gritty and gobby. False gods…are lambasted with searing anger, and humanity
Live photography
is celebrated in all its terrible imperfections.
TAFE Queensland photography students
Tempest’s compassionate show is the antidote to the weary cynicism that says we can change nothing.”- Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 2012 Kae Tempest (he/him) was born in London in 1985 and is one of Britain’s most exciting and vital poetic voices. Tempest is a poet, playwright, musician and spoken-word performer. He released his first book of poetry in 2013 followed by Brand New Ancients, which was “written to be read aloud”. It was first co-produced by Battersea Arts Centre. Tempest became the first person under 40 to win the Ted Hughes
Olivia Mcadam Kai Sinn
Sound & AV operation Lisa O’Neill Video documentation TAFE Queensland screen and TV students
small people struggling to be superheroes
Bailey Lowe
Thanks to: TAFE Queensland Marketing, Management and Administration of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Digital Design, Downer, University of Canberra, Educational Partner Metro Arts, venue partner NIDA and Jackie French, Faculty Director, Creative Arts and Digital Design. The students also wish to thank the teaching staff: Lisa O’Neill, Anatoly Frusin, Patrick Mitchell, Brian Lucas & Rosalind Williams TAFE Queensland Acting would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we learn, teach, and perform, the Jagera and Turrbal people. We would like to pay our respects to all elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge that Aboriginal people have been performing on and caring for this land, now known as Brisbane, for tens of thousands of years.
Award for this work.
BOOTCAMP ROYALE 19 FIRST YEAR STUDENTS Bachelor of Creative Industries – Acting and Performance
Duration 70 mins Directed by Lisa O’Neill Assisted by Anatoly Frusin