February - April

poetry music and performance

'Toxic Dreams' is about intoxication and toxicity. It's about how we imbibe and spin out of control. It's about taking risks. It's about having too much of a good time and killing off brain cells. Its about mutation and monstrosity. The health of our ecosystems has a profound impact on the quality of our life and hazardous actions, short term thrills and devastating mishaps can cause abrupt and devastating change - both on a personal and environmental level.

Vacant Room is a program in which one month is dedicated to giving space and support to young and emerging artists wishing to create their own work. In 2006 PACT will offer the residency to 3 young directors who will work with small teams of actors to create a short 15 minute performance. There will be a one- night showing at PACT.

Gathering Ground was a collaborative multi-art promenade performance created and presented by young people on-site at The Block in Redfern. Combining film, performance, visual art, acrobatics and comedy, the work was presented on three sites: Eveleigh St, The Boxing Ring and the Community Centre.

December 2006

imPACT Ensemble 2006 - Major Work

The Whistling Man will explore images of entrapment and resistance, of containment and collapse. It is a project that delves into images of humanity in an inhumane system. It will ask questions about freedom within a rational and potentially soulless system, similar to Fritz Lang's maniacal Metropolis in which repressed citizens are forced to live underground operating the machinery that maintains the privileged elite above ground.

'ZING!' provides a valuable opportunity for first time curators and production managers to produce and co-ordinate an event of their own design. Curators will put out calls for proposals, negotiate with the performance teams and organise the publicity drive. 'ZING!' incorporates up to 8 original short performance pieces by young artists and in its history has launched new performance ensembles. PACT will host two 'ZING!' nights in 2006.