Feather Star is a choreographic commission by Alicia Frankovich that explores human and non-human entanglements, attuning a myriad of bodies to the beauty and diversity of interdependent ecological systems. Frankovich seeks out new images and imaginaries in the age of the Capitalocene —an epoch defined by extraction and overconsumption —to find alternative ways of living and being in the world.

Derived from a child’s existential questions, Feather Star is a movement work that unfolds through a relational exchange between performers (trained and untrained) into choreographic knowledge-making, vocal utterances, and sound. Motifs are drawn from the microscopic realms of symbiotic bacteria to the motions of underwater creatures, and the interplanetary escapism of Big Tech. By enlisting performers to layer and embody imagery, Feather Star figures possible modes of queer world-building and resistance in the context of climate collapse.

Feather Star will be presented at UQAM for two performances only, 1pm, Fri 28 February 2025 and 3pm, Sat 1 March 2025. This event is free to attend, booking is required.

Please note: This event will run for approximately 20-40 minutes. It will feature limited seating. When registering, please provide details of your access requirements if seating is essential for your attendance.

Feather Star is presented in association with the concurrent exhibition at UQAM, These Entanglements: Ecology After Nature curated by Anna Briers.

Performers:
Deanne Butterworth, MaggZ, Daniel R Marks, Molly McKenzie, Enzo Nazario, Bea Rubio-Gabriel, Gemma Sattler.

Production Assistant:
Ruth Höflich.

Music:
Igor Kłaczyński.

Sound Technician:
James Clark.

Feather Star is cocommissioned and copresented by The University of Queensland Art Museum (UQAM) and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).

Feather Star will be presented at ACCA (Naarm/Melbourne) 6pm, Sat 22 February 2025, 6pm Mon 24 February 2025. Free to attend, for more information on the ACCA performance click here.

Image: Alicia Frankovich. Rich in World, Poor in World 2023. National Gallery of Victoria. Performers: LJ Connolly-Hiatt, Mara Galagher, Shelley Lasica,
Shian Law, Enzo Nazario, Erin O’Rourke, Lana Šprajcer, Angelita Biscotti, Jesse Gall, Erin Hallyburton, Alexis Kanatsios, Daniel R Marks, Rajdeep Puri. Music: Igor Kłaczyński. Photos: Keelan O'Hehir. Courtesy of the artist, Starkwhite, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland and 1301SW, Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal Country/Sydney.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.