Participants develop skills in performance for stage and screen.
Tutti Arts’ Acting program is led by accomplished director Catherine Fitzgerald supported by professional actors and creatives. Company AT is an adult theatre ensemble for autistic actor-performers with three acclaimed productions under its belt.
Say No More is a rich collage of women’s stories, told via song, film, spoken word, sign language and visual art. 26 women artists from Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia drew on deeply personal experiences to create a wedding reception like no other. The myth and romance of the perfect wedding is both indulged and exposed through stories of longing, disempowerment, and, ultimately, survival.
Premiere 2018
Impersonal Space is a unique, full-hearted and funny look at how autistic people see the world. Impersonal Space tells the story of ‘Nameless’, a nine-year-old girl who feels isolated, sad and confused, until a medical diagnosis reveals the truth – she is autistic. Nameless sets out on a journey of the imagination to find strength in her differences and happiness in herself.
Premiere 2017
The first fruit of an international collaboration between learning disabled artists in Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, BEASTLY! grew from artists’ reflections about how we, as humans, relate to the animal world. BEASTLY! features three intimate performances: The Beast, The Collector and The Bowerbird set amongst the BEASTLY! village.
Premiere 2016
Frozen Girl is Kathryn Evans’ story about a time in her life, between the ages of 11 and 13, when she did not speak or move. Powerfully told with intricate facial expressions, an unhurried physicality, and sound and lighting which traverse the realms of fairy tale, memory and imagination Frozen Girl reveals Kathryn’s emotional experience.
Premiere 2017