White Matter, by WA-based choreographer Shona Erskine, is a new work that portrays the experience of living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
White Matter tells its story through the eyes of two siblings. With the arrival of new symptoms, the body begins to deteriate and new challenges emerge. Incorporating humour and sensitivity, White Matter evokes the scientific, psychological, and artistic spheres that circle the human body and its conditions.
Performed by two alternating casts, one consisting of two males and the other of two females, the reality of living with disease is thrown into sharp relief through the playful and provocative relationship between the performers.
Talking about White Matter, Erskine remarks, “The work is highly personal to me. It stems from direct experience with people living with MS and the urge to instigate and engage in public conversation about the disease.” The project sees Erskine continuing her ongoing mentorship with multi-award-winning choreographer, educator, filmmaker, and installation artist Sue Healey.
Erskine plans for future incarnations of the project to involve and actively engage members of the community living with MS.
For more information, including bookings, head to www.blueroom.org.au