“My only wish? That Nalpantidis and her team could indulge me again.”
The Ministry
AWARDS:
WINNER – BEST LIVE ART 2015 I Melbourne Fringe Festival
WINNER – BEST LIVE ART 2015 I Sometimes Melbourne
REVIEWS:
★★★★.5 STARS
THEMUSIC | "...a rich and extremely well executed imagination of what the ministries of Oceania might look like, with each step further into The Ministry ensnaring you deeper into its unique and highly compelling mystery”DAVID COPOLOV | "...innovative, participatory, immersive and experiential... much more powerful than when reading or watching 1984 and similar ventures into the dystopian world"
THE NORTHSIDER | "...a 90 minute descent into confusion and paranoia, as you journey through a set so elaborate and meticulously planned that you never really know where you are or exactly what is going on"
KATIE SFETKIDIS | "... a totally terrifying and compelling experience"
MELBOURNE OBSERVER | "sharply choreographed, precision-perfect movement..."
DESKTOP MAGAZINE | "...a rare experience of being involved in action... an experience that will stay with me for quite some time"
SPACE COMPANY | “chilling, thought-provoking and at times, a little too real”
FEATURES:
The Leader | Impossible to take a backseat in immersive theatre
"...in a modern age where people walk around with their heads plugged into the web, audiences are craving the tactile and human"
"...the show will accumulate meaning as the audience move throughout the spaces, with images and experiences layering on top of each other in order to allow the audience to navigate connections between Orwell’s world and ours"
TOP PICKS: Desktop Magazine | Melbourne Arts Club
Between Two Lines
AWARDS:
WINNER - BEST WORDS & IDEAS 2016 | Melbourne Fringe Festival
WINNER – BEST LIVE ART 2016 I Sometimes Melbourne
REVIEWS:
THEATRE PRESS | "My experience was like nothing I’ve ever had. It was as if Between Two Lines gently took my hand and guided me to the quieter part of my mind. Leaving Embiggen Books, I walked the mad cityscape like I was not of this world. I was on different terrain; tranquillity encased my whole being for what felt like a walk through the clouds."
BUZZ CUTS | "...a deeper understanding into communication not dependent on language, and the feeling of being present in the moment, embodied in reactions and gestures"
MAMA ALTO | "...my absolute pick of the Melbourne Fringe. Intimacy, stillness, presence, tenderness and the astoundingly profound depth of a one-on-one live art experience: the esoteric and curious ritual of bibliotherapy in a bath tub, and the feeling of balancing in an enormous snow globe, floating like a bubble in a precarious world."
REALTIME ARTS | "There's often something parental about the level of close attention... and it's something Nalpantidis reproduces well through the rich environment she has created."
MARION CAMPBELL | “An extraordinary experience – sensual, spiritual, artistic – a synaesthesic transportation not just through words but between words…”
FEATURES:
The Age | Urinals, bomb shelters and change rooms: Melbourne Fringe's strange locations
"Anna Nalpantidis thinks there's not much that can't be solved by a bath, a book and a cup of tea, and she's created a live art experience to put the theory to the test."
BEAT Magazine | Open Book: Inside Melbourne Fringe's Literature Program
"Held in the iconic Embiggen Books in Little Lonsdale St, Nalpantidis capitalises on the nostalgic atmosphere and architecture of the bookstore to create a sensory experience which will include paper art, illustration, tea brewing and even a bath..."