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Hidden in Plain Sight is an experiment, it is an act of trust in artists, a risk - like all art, delving into what art spaces could be. A space where set and prop, costume and custom, expectations and tradition can be left behind. So in its place, the soul or it remains, exposed, for all to see. Story telling.

A night of many art forms, a multidisciplinary collection of Perth creatives, who have stories to tell, whose voices deserve our fullest attention, who will take centre stage, demand the room, and fill our hearts with words and music and movement.

We build mausoleums for the “traditional” arts, the Opera, the Ballet, Shakespeare, we wear our finest clothes, sip champagne, and they sell expensive tickets to see old stories get told (again)… but just for some. Those who can enter such spaces. Yet, they’re still just stories, words written by writers, words performed by performers, with an add of glitz and glamour, privilege and production, status and sponsors, they’re all still just stories.

This multidisciplinary spoken word theatre event centres poets speaking their truth, so please be aware their raw and honest emotions may trigger some audience members, as they explore a diverse range of culturalsocial-political topics with compassion and courage.

Poetry often explores the human at its most real, aiming to name the unspoken, to explore it, to heal from it, and to reduce its power over us. This is the potential of spoken word, a relationship between the writer, the reader and the listeners, and we know depending on the current season of our lives, we are not always ready to hear every truth.

We wish to encourage all audience members to be kind to themselves, if at any time you are feeling overwhelmed you may leave the space without judgement. This evening is a night of storytelling and sharing, of safety and trust, and we hope you feel welcomed to our space.