Australian theatre | The Guardian: When Jada Alberts started working on Saltbush, an interactive theatre experience for children, they sat in the foyer with kids, showing them a map of all the Indigenous countries. “I’d explain that the show they are about to see is about going on a journey across countries, and I’d point out where I come from and where the dancers come from,” Alberts says. “Then we’d walk into the theatre together.”
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I am not typically the biggest fan of VMD work being the principal design aspect of any show, however I will admit that this is a great usage of it. The production looks so absolutely beautiful. The quote from the child at the beginning of the article stuck with me though. “Do you come from a seed?” As a Jew I feel very strongly that every group of people has an intrinsic connection to the land that they are from. That is why even when we were forced into the diaspora we prayed in the same direction towards Israel for thousands of years and why we were eventually able to return to our indigenous land. In this same way, I see this same spiritual and beautiful connection to their land in the performers involved in this show. I think it is wonderful and so beautiful that this is aimed towards children as a way to let them learn through performance and experience about the native people of the land that they are living on.
This is yet another way children can learn through theater. Though I often don't like to think about “Where I came From” it was a topic I thought about a lot as a kid. I love introducing kids to things through VMD. I feel like there is a lot of potential when It comes to VMD and the arts. I also hope this interactive theater exhibition opens doors to teaching children even more soft skills through VMD and theater. The interaction between the performers and the kids that linger is also something that is truly beautiful. I also feel like interactive theater opens the door to those who can not sit still throughout an entire show but want to be exposed to theater. Overall I am excited to see where this technology and these ideas go in the future. I am hopeful that experience like these will continue to introduce children to theater in a positive way.
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