The RECkoning

Photo Credit : Emma Fishwick 

Derived from First Nations understanding, The Reckoning is a work that seeks to address the intergenerational trauma of both the body and site through acknowledgement of Australia’s colonial history and the violent history imprinted on the bodies and spirits of First Nations people both in Australia and abroad. The Reckoning is a progressive and meditative ritual expressed through listening and contemplating the surrounding environment, connecting to Country and engaging with cultural knowledge. It also becomes an act of decolonisation, wherein performers go beyond the bounds of performance and its artefacts to produce an authenticity that acts as a spiritual quest for truth and knowledge. 

CREDITS

Lead Concept and Artist: Joshua Pether 

Co-collaborators: Helah Milroy and Janine Oxenham 

Live Sound Composition: Josten Myburgh 

Photography (2021): Emma Fishwick 

Cultural and Spiritual Advisor: Rayma Morrison 

Cultural Consultant: Walter McGuire 

Videography for Development 1 (2021): Todd Delfs 

Videography for Development 2 (2023): Edwin Sitt

Producer: Cameron Lansdown-Goodman 

We would also like to acknowledge the following people for their contribution to the project: Ian Wilkes, Barb Binder, Lucy Arnall, Sophie Molony, Harrison Cook and Hannah Brookes

This Reckoning is commissioned by BlakDance through BlakForm, with funding from Restart investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund- An Australian Government Initiative, supported through the Australia Government's Indigenous Languages and Arts program and is also supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Additional support from Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA).

Presentation History: 

2021 - PICA - Perth (WA) 

2023- Yirramboi Festival (workshop series) - Melbourne (VIC) 

2023- PICA (workshop series and performance) - Perth (WA) 

Contact: cameron.lansdowngoodman@gmail.com