Blak Box: Precarities

Overview

Barangaroo's expansive sandstone event space The Cutaway — on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation — is set to host an immersive mash-up of music, spoken word and sound design for two nights this September. Long-standing Bankstown creative company Utp presents Blak Box: Precarities, an electrifying exploration of exactly that — precarity.

Defined, precarity is a state of unpredictability. Uncertainty and doubt mixing in with our day-to-day. On Friday, September 2 and Saturday, September 3, these transient fluctuations will be explored via Blakfella-style cabaret, bespoke music compositions and spoken word.

Sound artist and journo Daniel Browning has curated a hard-hitting lineup of performers. There's poet and activist Lorna Munro spitting quick-fire spoken word, DOBBY and his superb musical talents and the violin mastery of Eric Avery. Plus, Ancestress will be bringing her creatively charged determination for change and star of ABC's Black Comedy Steven Oliver expanding his creative repertoire. Backdropping the live performances is lighting design from Karen Norris of Bangarra Dance.

Not sure what to expect? Think a 60-minute, boundary-pushing, First Nations-driven artistic exploration of where we all sit as we lurch towards the unknown.

Blak Box: Precarities is a project commissioned by the NSW Government. To find out more and secure your tickets, head to the website.

Image: Rhett Hammerton