Moon Rabbit
Rising
- 29 Jun – 10 Jul Downstairs Theatre
- Approx. 50 minutes (no interval)
Moon Rabbit
Rising
Inspired by the legend of 后羿 (Hou Yi) and 嫦娥 (Chang’e)
Devised by the company
Directed by Nicole Pingon
- Venue Downstairs Theatre
- Dates 29 Jun – 10 Jul
- Duration Approx. 50 minutes (no interval)
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In times past, there were ten suns in the sky. Each sun would take their turn to rise and set, until one day all ten suns leapt out together and ran wild…
In-between suns, moons, heaven and earth lives the story of 后羿 (Hou Yi) and 嫦娥 (Chang’e); two dreamers connected through time, and bound to our present. A story retold, and reimagined for millennia.
Guided by those who have travelled before, Moon Rabbit Rising embarks on a theatrical adventure through times past, dreams shared and worlds of boundless imagination. As we await the rising moon, what stories dance in the shadows?
The development of this work was supported through Shopfront Arts Co-op’s Open Shop program.
TEAM
- Nicole Pingon
Director
Read full bioNicole Pingon (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, theatre maker, and artist facilitator working across live performance, installation and digital mediums. Expanding across and between mediums, Nicole’s practice tends to be collaborative, curiosity-led, and process-driven. Most recently, Nicole directed Little Eggs Collective’s Moon Rabbit Rising for Belvoir 25A, which won three Sydney Theatre Awards. Other directing […]
Nicole Pingon
Nicole Pingon (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, theatre maker, and artist facilitator working across live performance, installation and digital mediums. Expanding across and between mediums, Nicole’s practice tends to be collaborative, curiosity-led, and process-driven.
Most recently, Nicole directed Little Eggs Collective’s Moon Rabbit Rising for Belvoir 25A, which won three Sydney Theatre Awards. Other directing credits include: Blush Opera’s new Australian opera, Chop Chef for Riverside Theatres Parramatta (co-directed with Kenneth Moraleda), Shopfront Junior Ensemble’s Mums Tell Dad Jokes Too (co-directed with Tasha O’Brien), and Blush Opera’s forthcoming Songs of the Sirens, an ocean-side operatic experience for Bondi Festival. As assistant director: Opening Night (Belvoir, dir. Carissa Licciardello), Ate Lovia (kwento/Red Line, dir. Kenneth Moraleda), The Lies We Were Told (Shopfront/Monkey Baa, dir. Natalie Rose). Nicole has created audio works for The Wheeler Centre, Constellations and is the sound designer on Bad Taste, an SBS podcast. In 2022, they presented a participatory performance score as part of Temporary Position’s De-Choiring series at Phoenix Central Park. Nicole is a member and collaborator of the Little Eggs Collective and Ninefold Ensemble, and a passionate teaching artist.
Cast
- Mym Kwa
Mym Kwa
- Jon Lam
Jon Lam
- Jasper Lee-Lindsay
Read full bioJasper studied acting at the Academy of Film, Theatre and Television. His stage credits include Moon Rabbit Rising (Little Eggs Collective/25A), Follow Me Home (ATYP), and The Monologue Collective (KXT). Screen credits include Too Many Ethnics (In-Between Productions), Percentages (Diversity Arts Australia), and Legend of the Five (Benjamin Jon Creative Media). Jasper is also a […]
Jasper Lee-Lindsay
Jasper studied acting at the Academy of Film, Theatre and Television.
His stage credits include Moon Rabbit Rising (Little Eggs Collective/25A), Follow Me Home (ATYP), and The Monologue Collective (KXT). Screen credits include Too Many Ethnics (In-Between Productions), Percentages (Diversity Arts Australia), and Legend of the Five (Benjamin Jon Creative Media).
Jasper is also a playwright whose work has been developed and produced by ATYP, as well as an independent theatre producer, having produced plays such as Chewing Gum Dreams (Green Door Theatre Company) and Yellow Face (Dinosaurus Productions).
- Monica Sayers
Monica Sayers
- Rachel Seeto
Rachel Seeto
Creatives
- Julia Robertson
ProducerJulia Robertson
- Annie Stafford
ProducerAnnie Stafford
- Esther Zhong
Costume DesignerEsther Zhong
- Bill Chau
Set DesignerBill Chau
- Christine Pan
Composer and Sound DesignerChristine Pan
- Tyler Fitzpatrick
Lighting DesignerTyler Fitzpatrick
- Sammy Read
Lighting ActualiserSammy Read
- Adam Yoon
Dramaturg/SwingAdam Yoon
- Natasha Pontoh-Supit
Stage ManagerNatasha Pontoh-Supit
