School visits – Charge! Agincourt by Back to Back Theatre
FREE exhibition visit
When
Tue 17 Jun – Fri 10 Oct
Open daily 10am – 5pm
This captivating and thought-provoking production will engage senior secondary and tertiary students with an interest in film, theatre and performance.
Screening in ACMI’s Gallery 3, Charge! Agincourt is a film by Back to Back Theatre, commissioned by ACMI and generously supported by Rachel Griffiths & Andrew Taylor.
This action-packed film draws on the text of Shakespeare’s Henry V, setting the play’s pivotal battle scene between the English and the French in a recycling factory in North Geelong.
About your visit
The film is screening on a loop in a gallery space with limited seating. Visits will be enhanced by some introductory knowledge about Henry V and Back to Back theatre’s approach to performance.
Inside the gallery
Immersive sensory elements include:
- seating with embedded speakers that produce vibrations
- wall surfaces designed to be touched
- movable furniture that can be arranged to suit your needs.
Want to know more?
Download the synopsis and discussion points.
About Back to Back Theatre
Back to Back Theatre is an internationally-renowned contemporary performance company based in Geelong Victoria. The company creates work that “questions the assumptions of what is possible in theatre, but also the assumptions we hold about ourselves”.
This innovative and inclusive company has won prestigious awards including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre as part of the 2024 Venice Biennale.
Acknowledgment
Agincourt is an ACMI Commission, generously supported by Rachel Griffiths and Andrew Taylor.
Back to Back Theatre gratefully acknowledges Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, the TAC, and Creative Partnerships Australia through its Plus1 Initiative for supporting the project.
Back to Back Theatre is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, the City of Greater Geelong and the Anthony Costa Foundation.
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