We will leave our pursuers with nothing but our capes

We will leave our pursuers with nothing but our capes, combines the musty talents of vaudevillian escape artists with the serious reality of genuine escapees. It’s a fast paced, action packed lecture looking at famous escapes, ancient retreat and attack strategy, escape artists and impossible journeys. It includes stunts, demonstrations and a lot of fast-talking.

As the event unfolds, the complexities, the risks, and our failure to consider all the possibilities begins to bear down on us. We begin to believe that actually escapes are really hard, that goodbyes are difficult and that perhaps we don’t want to leave after all.

Borrowing from the language of political campaigns and armed with minimal resources Panther examine the need to get away and the struggle to survive.




Created/Performed by:Madeleine Hodge and Sarah Rodigari
Created for: The Performance Space Showcase at The Great Escape
Performances:
The Great Escape, Sydney
The Village Festival, Melbourne
Girls on the Floor, Midsummer Festival, Melbourne
Shunt Lounge, London
PACT Zollverein, Essen
Megaphon Festival, Bochum


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