A contemporary opera by Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė & Lina Lapelytė. Sydney Festival. Sydney Town Hall. Jan 6 – 8, 2023
You walk out of the rain and wind of summer and inside the Sydney Town Hall has been transformed into the playful world of the beach.
Dozens of actors are frolicking on a giant sandpit under the harsh glare of the sun. They are reading books, playing badminton, having a picnic, rubbing in suncream, drying themselves off, walking around and of course sunbaking. The bodies on display include children, middle age jelly tummies, taut teenagers and even one pet dog.
The ushers pushed the audience around the gallery of the Town Hall for sessions that last one hour.