Cambodia
Robert Farmer (2004), Cambodia
Theatre director and performer Robert Farmer worked with the Australian Theatre of the Deaf for four years. His highly successful Rob Roy Show, which utilises visual skits, signed songs, storytelling and jokes, has toured internationally. Farmer’s residency was based with Cambodian Deaf Development in Phnom Penh, enabling him to implement a program of theatre workshops with deaf children across five provinces in Cambodia. Workshops included developing skills in acting, creative writing, educational performances and the presentation of a show. The show was presented during the International Day of the Deaf Persons Celebrations in 2004, using gestures, sign language and visual movement unique to Deaf Theatre.
Funded by the Australia Council.
Funded by the Australia Council.
Paea Leach (2011), Cambodia
Paea Leach is a dancer, performer, writer, teacher and choreographer who has worked both independently and with Chunky Move in Melbourne and Australian Dance Theatre, Adelaide. She has vast international experience and is currently based between Australia and Brussels where she performs and tours the work BABEL throughout Europe. At Amrita Performing Arts in Phnom Penh, Paea aims to collaborate with local dancers to create a new work that addresses issues based around a country rich with history and turmoil. (SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS, WA)