"I lied to my friend about why I can't go to her wedding...... I told her I couldn't get time off work but really I just don't really like her very much."
Anonymous, 12th February 2009
Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures
James Berlyn
If you could tell your deepest darkest secret without being identified, would you? Should you?
Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures is a free interactive performance, installation and web-work offering you the chance to "get it off your chest".
The performance unfolds in an intimate 15 minute conversation between Tawdry Heartburn, a six-foot-five nail technician, palmist and Manic-Curist of Secrets, and a single audience member or "client". Surrounded by varnish, typewriters and things unsaid, Tawdry will professionally paint and polish your nails while inviting you to consider divulging a secret via his collection of mechanical "gossip" machines.
Anonymous secrets or regrets may be hand-written or typed, then placed in Tawdry's secret box. At the end of each day, the box is emptied and contributions are added to the ever expanding Wall of Secrets for passers by to read. They are later added to aworldofsecrets.com, a website documenting secrets disclosed at past performances.
Tawdry's mission in life? To achieve a world without secrets, to un-furrow the brows of millions and heal the consternation caused by unspoken truths - one set of nails at a time.
Performance history
Feb 2010 Perth International Arts Festival Beck's Music Box, Perth Western Australia
Feb 2010 Australian Performing Arts Market Space Foyer, Adelaide Festival Centre
Feb/Mar 2009 25 Summer Nights Festival, The Blue Room, Perth Western Australia
Jul/Aug 2009 Putting On An Act, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth Western Australia
James Berlyn
An award-winning independent performing artist and teacher of twenty years experience, James has written, choreographed and performed numerous one man shows across Australia. He has also trained as a nail technician, which came in handy when creating Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures. Inspired by Frank Warren's Post Secret project, Tawdry Heartburn premiered in February 2009 at The Blue Room's 25 Summer Nights festival. James is currently developing for a new solo show, The Penwald Project, exploring the notions of skills acquisition and potential with references to the field of neuroplasticity.
For touring details please contact:
Fiona de Garis, Producer
Performing Lines WA
fiona[at]performinglines.org.au
P. +61 8 9200 6213
Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures is a free interactive performance, installation and web-work offering you the chance to "get it off your chest".
The performance unfolds in an intimate 15 minute conversation between Tawdry Heartburn, a six-foot-five nail technician, palmist and Manic-Curist of Secrets, and a single audience member or "client". Surrounded by varnish, typewriters and things unsaid, Tawdry will professionally paint and polish your nails while inviting you to consider divulging a secret via his collection of mechanical "gossip" machines.
Anonymous secrets or regrets may be hand-written or typed, then placed in Tawdry's secret box. At the end of each day, the box is emptied and contributions are added to the ever expanding Wall of Secrets for passers by to read. They are later added to aworldofsecrets.com, a website documenting secrets disclosed at past performances.
Tawdry's mission in life? To achieve a world without secrets, to un-furrow the brows of millions and heal the consternation caused by unspoken truths - one set of nails at a time.
Performance history
Feb 2010 Perth International Arts Festival Beck's Music Box, Perth Western Australia
Feb 2010 Australian Performing Arts Market Space Foyer, Adelaide Festival Centre
Feb/Mar 2009 25 Summer Nights Festival, The Blue Room, Perth Western Australia
Jul/Aug 2009 Putting On An Act, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth Western Australia
James Berlyn
An award-winning independent performing artist and teacher of twenty years experience, James has written, choreographed and performed numerous one man shows across Australia. He has also trained as a nail technician, which came in handy when creating Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures. Inspired by Frank Warren's Post Secret project, Tawdry Heartburn premiered in February 2009 at The Blue Room's 25 Summer Nights festival. James is currently developing for a new solo show, The Penwald Project, exploring the notions of skills acquisition and potential with references to the field of neuroplasticity.
For touring details please contact:
Fiona de Garis, Producer
Performing Lines WA
fiona[at]performinglines.org.au
P. +61 8 9200 6213
Details
Availability2010 onward
aworldofsecrets.com
tawdrytawdry.blogspot.com
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