Staging the Audience: The Sydney Front (2012)

Over the course of the seven years they worked together (1986-1993), the performers of The Sydney Front transformed themselves from the extravagant display of frenzied divas in their first work, Waltz (1987), to stage managers invisibly influencing the actions of the audience as they enacted The Stations of the Cross in Passion (1993). This DVD presents a kaleidoscope of images and archive footage from all seven of The Sydney Front's major works, accompanied by observations from the voices of the company members still working in Sydney. The images and commentary from the performers reflect on The Sydney Front's shifting encounters with their audiences and their unfolding working methods.