Imagined Touch
Live Show
Imagined Touch is a multi-sensory arts performance project exploring the fascinating world of Deafblind culture with its own tactile sign language, unique relationship to the senses, space and navigation of the world.
This project is a national first of this major scale, centred upon an outstanding collaboration with two Deafblind women, Heather Lawson, a performer and Michelle Stevens, a pianist.
Imagined Touch comes in the form of a live show, research report, documentary and installation.
Imagined Touch challenges us and invites us to engage in the work in an unexpected way, to alter our perceptions about how to not only experience theatre, but also how we communicate with each other.
Myronmy
Never has the power of love, kindness and connection to fellow human beings felt more important in breaking the ties of social isolation.
Australian Stage
Imagined Touch – what a heartbreaking title – is a piece that defies expectations and genuinely tests, disarms and surprises its audience.
Aussie Theatre
The rapid-fire exchange is confounding, funny and beautifully choreographed.
Real Time
Heather and Michelle’s stories remind us that giving up is not an option. They can’t remove their goggles or adjust the volume on their headsets.
Time Out, "The Ten Best Things we saw at Sydney Festival"