A new dance performance will show in Wollongong in the coming weeks, comparing a woman’s experience to an animal.
(Un)Bound 2.0 is a provocative dance performance showing in Coniston’s Phoenix Theatre on the 26th and 27th of June.
Artistic Director Bonnie Curtis said she began collecting animal masks for the performance, focusing on the cow as a “disturbing” commentary on sexism women face in society.
“Women are seen as objects in the same way cows are objects for consumption,” she said.
“Women’s bodies are advertised and put on display, they’re dehumanised as cows are objectified.”
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Ms Curtis said the topic of misogyny and treatment of women is heavy, so she used comedy as a way to combat it’s directness.
“Incorporating comedy is way for people to be a bit more open and relaxed to what you’re trying to say,” she said.
“It’s a great way for people to break down these barriers of sexism that aren’t fun or joyful.”
Ms Curtis said her project has been in the works for six months, and the idea came to her in 2021 when New South Wales was between COVID-19 lockdowns.
“We are unbound of these shackles that are keeping us inside … we are finally able to reconnect and dance,” she said.
Ms Curtis said dance plays a key role in non-verbal communication, and that the body says things that words cannot.
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