My long-form narrative sequence The Coriolis Effect officially launched at the Queensland Poetry Festival on August 24 – marrying perfectly with the festival theme of ‘Deep Listening’.
This is an intensely personal work , but one that clearly translated with incredible impact to the audience who were visibly moved during the performance. As an artist, my job is to make the audience feel, and the nature of this work, it’s themes and construction enabled this to be done to a level I haven’t experienced previously when performing my work.
Thank you to the friends and supporters who came to listen – but also to the large portion of the audience who were not known to me and who might have been hearing my work for the first time. While it meant a few people got lost and missed the first few minutes, the last minute room change to the much larger dance rehearsal space was a blessing given the turnout.
Your attention was appreciated. Your tears were an affirmation of the truths in this piece.
Many of you have pointed out to me that there’s a real market for this piece outside of the poetry/literary scene. Mothers, sons, daughters, families experiencing trauma, and those removed from it who may be observing the external ‘symptoms’ – seeing the effect unfold, but not always the cause.
When you connect to another’s shared experience there is power in that connection – there’s healing and there is also acceptance. Whatever The Coriolis Effect becomes, it will serve this function, and I have no doubt about that.
These amazing shots were taken by Kylie Thompson @writerlyscrawls
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