Read a Director's Note from Petra Kalive and learn more about the unique movement training the cast went through in our conversation with Movement Director Xanthe Beesley in the Touching the Void programme.
Published on 13 January 2022
Programme
Touching the Void programme
Learn more about Touching the Void, a jaw-dropping adventure that will transport to the snow-capped peaks and glacial crevasses of the Peruvian Andes.
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Feature
Climbing into character
The cast of Touching the Void tell us how they embody their characters for each performance.
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Interview
Reaching new heights
Touching the Void is possibly the show where Xanthe Beesley’s role as Movement Director is more important than ever. She talks to us about working with the cast to evoke the physicality of climbing the rugged, icy terrain of the Peruvian Andes on stage.
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Interview
Back to the Void
Touching the Void dramatises the true story of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, and their treacherous descent down a glacial Andean mountain. Ahead of its Australian premiere at MTC, the real Yates spoke to us about the beauty and humour of climbing.
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Melbourne Makers: Andrew Bailey
How do you create a mountain without actually building a mountain? Set designer Andrew Bailey tells us how he faced this challenge for Touching the Void – an epic tale of survival, endurance and adventure in the Peruvian Andes.