Sleeplessness Film Screening and Artist Talk
★★★★★ “Kaz Therese’s Sleeplessness is raw, engaging and unmissable” – AU Review
Join us for a screening of the acclaimed 2022 production of Sleeplessness, followed by an artist talk with creators Kaz Therese (writer/performer) and Anna Liebzeit (composer).
Acclaimed for its powerful exploration of personal narrative, Sleeplessness draws from Therese’s lived experience to unpack themes of identity, memory and inherited trauma. In conversation with long-time collaborator Anna Liebzeit, Therese will reflect on their 20-year creative partnership and the deeply personal process behind making the work.
Enjoy an evening of storytelling, tea, Hungarian cakes and conversation.
6:30am-9pm
Bay 20
Approx. 90 mins runtime
This performance contains adult content and implied sexual violence which may be triggering.
Recommended for ages 15+
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Kaz Therese
Kaz is an award-winning theatre maker, curator and cultural leader. A queer interdisciplinary artist working across theatre, visual arts and dance. Kaz is the Artistic Director of WEREWOLF Creations exploring radical transformation in extreme times. Their practice explores class, erasure and presence. Current works include Sleeplessness commissioned by Carriageworks, Will Be Kings presented at QTOPIA supported by Creative Australia and the upcoming Tribunals Home (working title) supported by Create NSW and Creative Australia MatchLab. From 2013-2020 Kaz was the Artistic Director of PYT Fairfield and Funpark Mt Druitt. Currently Kaz is completing a Master of Creative Writing at the University of Sydney with Supervisor Dr Vanessa Berry.
Anna Liebzeit
Anna is a multidisciplinary artist, composer, and educator working across performance, sound, video, and installation. Her practice explores hauntology, colonial noise, and institutional erasure, drawing on 30 years of experience teaching in First Nations contexts across prisons, TAFE, and universities. She holds a B.Ed (Visual Arts), Honours in Fine Art, a Master of Education, and is completing a practice-led PhD. Anna composed music for The Survival of Kindness (Berlinale Golden Bear nominee, 2023, dir. Rolf de Heer), and is a LearnX Platinum award winner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum design.
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Presented by WEREWOLF, Carriageworks, Create NSW, Creative Australia, and Care leavers Australia Network.
