White-costumed performers dance amid falling confetti and scattered paper in vivid blue and green light.

Crescent, The Vaults (VAULT Festival)2019

GIRLS

The Production

A raucous, tender physical-theatre work from The PappyShow, GIRLS brings together a diverse intergenerational ensemble of women to reclaim the stories, memories and experiences of girlhood and womanhood.

37 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Kane Husbands
Movement Director: Rachel Hosker
Lighting Design: Saul Valiunas
Set & Costume Design: Helena Bonner
Sound Design: Roly Botha
Photography: Steve Gregson

A lone performer in a pale top stands in dim blue-purple light against a black stage.

An ensemble of performers in varied costumes gathers on a bare black stage under purple light.

Performers are spread across a black-box stage, with one performer standing forward in a striped top and scarf.

A performer in a pale pink patterned outfit holds a hand to her mouth in a warm spotlight.

A performer in a brown dress and fur-trimmed coat stands holding a handbag in warm light.

A performer in a bright orange outfit and wide-brimmed hat faces forward against a dark background.

A performer in a knit hat, red scarf and vest gestures animatedly beside black balloons.

Two performers crouch at the front of a magenta-lit group scene with open-mouthed expressions.

A performer in a green jacket sings or speaks into a microphone at a keyboard.

Several performers cluster tightly together under purple light, leaning toward the centre of the group.

The ensemble stands in a wide line across the stage under bright overhead lights.

A performer in a floral robe stands alone in a cool blue spotlight while the ensemble waits behind.

Three performers in pale pink, orange and white costumes stand side by side in close view.

A performer in a knit hat and red scarf smiles at the front of a group arranged behind her.

A performer in a black jacket and brown trousers dances under a bright overhead light while others watch behind.

One performer lifts another across their body in a magenta-lit space.

Two performers lean cheek-to-cheek and smile in saturated blue and pink light.

A performer in a grey sleeveless dress holds an open notebook in the foreground while other performers stand in shadow behind her.

A performer in an orange outfit dances while another performer lies on the floor with one leg raised.

A performer in a brown dress gestures with one raised hand as other performers stand behind her.

A performer in a grey sweater leans forward and gestures with an intense expression.

A performer in a turquoise top and floral robe looks out from a warm spotlight.

An ensemble group advances across the stage with a performer in a knit hat and scarf at the front.

A line of performers holds large black-and-white portrait photographs across the stage.

Four performers smile while holding large black-and-white portrait photographs.

A seated group surrounds a standing performer holding a large black-and-white portrait photograph.

A performer in a floral robe looks up warmly from within a seated group.

One performer adjusts the tie or collar of another performer in a dark blazer.

A dance ensemble in dark school-uniform-like costumes stands in a purple wash with a performer centred at the front.

A low, wide view shows dancers in a purple wash with the central performer crouched and arms extended.

Performers in white costumes reach upward with long strips of fabric under purple and blue light.

The ensemble in white stands amid heaps of torn paper spread across the stage.

A performer in a white dress speaks or sings into a microphone under pink and purple light.

A performer in a white dress supports another performer leaning back with raised arms as others watch.

One performer lies on a paper-strewn floor while another bends over them and the ensemble watches.

A lone performer kneels in a pool of blue light on a paper-strewn stage.

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