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Location
On-site
The Substation, 1 Market Street, Newport, Victoria 3015, Australia
Dates
26–28 September 2018
Times
Wed–Thu 12–6pm
Fri 12–8pm
Format
Exhibition
Accessibility
Admission

Free

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N/A

Make clothes out of food, remote control your parents, invent your own form of sports, search for miracles, deconstruct electrical devices, build what-happens-next-machines!

Playing Up is an artwork by Sibylle Peters of Theatre of Research, exploring the potential of Live Art to bridge generations and suggest different ways of looking at the world. Drawing on key Live Art themes and seminal works, Playing Up takes the form of a game played by adults and kids together.

Children, grown-ups, families and friends are all welcome. Pick a card, follow the instructions, create your own piece of Live Art, and perform it.

Presented by The Substation And Melbourne Fringe. Published and produced by The Live Art Development Agency (Uk), Theatre Of Research (Germany), and Tate Early Years And Family Programme (Uk).

Feature image: Playing Up, The Substation, 2018, Photo: Leela Schauble

Gallery images: Playing Up, The Substation, 2018, Photos: Leela Schauble

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