NIUSIA
Niusia was a Holocaust survivor. Her granddaughter, Beth, only remembers an angry, dying woman. She’s ready to learn her stories, but what she discovers is all the questions she didn’t know existed, and wasn’t allowed to ask.
Through NIUSIA, Beth weaves together memories, handed-down stories, and interviews to examine the precarity of identity, and the haphazard cultural legacy second, third, and fourth generation immigrants are handed.
Discovering what happens when aspiration becomes assimilation after fleeing war and devastation for belonging and safety, NIUSIA asks: "What does remembrance look like when all I remember is the space where questions should go?”
★★★★ "one of the finest solo, biographical shows I’ve ever seen” Theatre Matters
“Courageous, hilarious, and affecting” Farrago
Workshops, Q&A and teacher resources available for schools upon request. Contact Schools Program Coordinator at schools@adelaidefringe.com.au.
Presented by: a ry presentation
a ry presentation is a Naarm-based company dedicated to producing new, queer works from artists on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. They have platformed a number of recent premiere works from emerging creatives to critical acclaim, and have toured extensively across the Festival and independent circuits.
