The Age I'm In force Majeure

It's not how old you are, but how you are old.

Force Majeure's The Age I'm In is a poignant, witty and revealing portrait of how we inhabit the age we're in throughout our lives. Woven together and brought to life by Force Majeure's distinctive dance-theatre language, a diverse selection of Australians aged between fourteen and eighty offer astonishingly personal responses to a range of emotive issues, creating an intimate and warm-hearted snapshot of the aging process.

Under acclaimed director Kate Champion, this remarkable performance which won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Company at the 2009 Australian Dance Awards, skillfully combines audio visual technology, real-life interviews and a distinctive physical language to take a fresh and humorous look at generational clichés, family interactions and the complexity of human relationships.

Established in 2002 and led by Artistic Director Kate Champion with Artistic Associates Geoff Cobham and Roz Hervey, Force Majeure strives to break down boundaries between different art forms.

Each production is based around a collective of multi-disciplined artists including dancers, actors, writers, visual artists, composers and filmmakers. The result is challenging and relevant works that combine striking imagery with theatricality and immediate impact.

‘...an affecting, embracing hybrid of contemporary dance, multimedia documentary and physical theatre...one of the best things I've seen this year... 9/10.' - Jason Blake, The Sun-Herald November 2008

‘As well as the laughs there are moments of poignancy and sorrow as well as startling home truths and great beauty... Is this really contemporary dance? Is it really theatre? Does it matter? It's Kate Champion's Force Majeure and it's brilliant'. - Stage Noise, January 2008

The Age I'm In is toured by Performing Lines for Roadwork. This tour has received support from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia. The project has also been assisted by Arts NSW and the Keir Foundation.

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