REVIEW: Access (Auckland Pride)

February 7, 2023

[Emotions Laid Bare] I walk into Freyberg Place and see a large sign being put up on the outside of the Ellen Melville Centre. It outlines the instructions for participating in Access – sit opposite the performer, choose an emotion from a menu of six, and stay as long as you like. I watch as the space is prepared: a […]

REVIEW: Access (Auckland Fringe)

September 9, 2022

[Experiment in Empathy]  Access is an interactive, durational art performance presented by Hamish Annan.  Created in collaboration with Katie Burson and Rob Byrne the piece invites the audience to both witness and experience an array of emotions.   The piece is formed from a few simple elements: two chairs are set facing each other from opposite ends of a rectangle marked […]