Adelaide Fringe 2018
Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman
Putting the magic back into menstruation, Dr Carnesky takes you on a
rigorously researched romp through her research into the importance of
celebrating the symbolic and cultural power of the bodily cycle. Both
serious and tongue in cheek, part surreal Ted style lecture, part magic
show, part witchy ritual, part activist spectacle. Here, not only
menstruation and menstrual rights but also body shame, what it means to be
'female', issues around fertility and lost ancient herstories are
scrutinised, politicised & reclaimed. Delivered with wry humour,
revolutionary politics and inventive reworks of traditional magic
illusions, this show celebrates and subterfuges popular theatre, circus
and cabaret traditions and sees the show-woman making a bloody spectacle
of herself. ★★★★ Guardian, Scotsman
Presented by: Marisa Carnesky
UK Based showwoman Marisa Carnesky has been making performance work since the early 1990s. Past projects include Carnesky’s Ghost Train 2004-2014, a critically acclaimed multimedia theatrical fairground ride. In 2012 Carnesky’s Tarot Drome featuring 30 performers premiered at The Old Vic Tunnels as part of the London 2012 Festival and went onto to tour festivals in the UK and France . She was Artist in Residence at the Roundhouse, London 2008-2011, where she developed her teaching methods with young people aged 17-21 and established Carnesky’s Finishing School which will be taking up a residency at The Spire in Brighton, UK 2018. Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman began as a PhD research project at Middlesex University and went on to run at Soho Theatre and The Edinburgh Festival.Suitability & warnings
Content rating:
18+
Family friendly:
Yes
Please note
The show features the use stage blood and not suitable for people who suffer with Hemophobia and Vasovagal syncope- phobia of the sight of blood and fainting.
Presenter
Presented by: Marisa Carnesky
UK Based showwoman Marisa Carnesky has been making performance work since the early 1990s. Past projects include Carnesky’s Ghost Train 2004-2014, a critically acclaimed multimedia theatrical fairground ride. In 2012 Carnesky’s Tarot Drome featuring 30 performers premiered at The Old Vic Tunnels as part of the London 2012 Festival and went onto to tour festivals in the UK and France . She was Artist in Residence at the Roundhouse, London 2008-2011, where she developed her teaching methods with young people aged 17-21 and established Carnesky’s Finishing School which will be taking up a residency at The Spire in Brighton, UK 2018. Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman began as a PhD research project at Middlesex University and went on to run at Soho Theatre and The Edinburgh Festival.Social media
