Celebrate the final day of Having it all, all, all with a film screening of Stephanie Beth’s IN JOY (1980), presented in association with CIRCUIT Artist Moving Image. Following the screening, join Beth in conversation with CIRCUIT Director Mark Williams and Gus Fisher Gallery Public Programmes & Engagement Officer Tara Parsons.
IN JOY follows facilitator Maggie Eyre as she leads a group of ten women in a five-day theatre workshop. As the film progresses, we see the workshop participants embrace the opportunity to explore the parameters of their own selves through “movement, fantasy, play and performance.” In the films’ opening Eyre states her aspiration for female empowerment – “I want women to become more autonomous… to take more control of their lives… to know that collective creativity is possible.”
Throughout the film Eyre is a vibrant presence, encouraging the women to centre their own sense of self as they undertake a series of movement and voice exercises. In turn, this sometimes leads to emotional experiences for the workshop participants who are supported by their fellow group members.
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