Event for a Stage

In 2014, Juliana Engberg co-commissioned Tacita Dean’s Event for a Stage for the 19th Biennale of Sydney.

With BAFTA award-winning actor Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, The Hours) in the leading role, the theatre performance was filmed over four nights at Carriageworks in Sydney, with each performance differing slightly, in part due to Dillane’s wig changes and Dean’s spontaneous direction.

Through splicing together carefully selected shots from all four performances, Dean’s 16mm film version explores the medium of film and her role as director, and the nature of the actor’s presence on stage.

As part of the Tempest exhibition program and Dark Mofo 2016, Juliana will introduce the Australian premiere screening of Dean’s Event for a Stage, offering her insights into this exciting new iteration of the work.

Presented by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in association with Detached Cultural Organisation and Dark Mofo.

Premiere screening introduced by Tempest curator Juliana Engberg:

Date: Thursday 16 June
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: State Cinema, North Hobart
Cost: $25

Further screenings:

Dates: Saturday 18 June and Sunday 19 June
Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: State Cinema, North Hobart
Cost: $19

For bookings, please visit the State Cinema website.

Image details: Tacita Dean, Event for a Stage, 2014, location photograph, live performance, film and radio work, photography: Zan Wimberley