Presented by St Martins in partnership with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

“Do we have to have hope to evolve?”

Leading audiences on an interactive performance adventure through Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, children and teenagers ask ‘impossible questions’ about evolution, adaptation and hope.

An ode to the planet, Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again invites audiences into small moments: feet on the grass, back against a tree, face in the wind.

Music, rhythm and projections interlace with children’s stories of change and connection to nature. Part living sculpture, part call to attention, Gene Tree immerses audiences inside a chorus of children’s voices, dreaming futures together within the nooks and crannies of the Gardens.

Dates

4th - 13th Nov 2022, Friday - Sunday 6.30 PM

Accessibility

This performance is assisted wheelchair accessible. Contact the Royal Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre on (03) 9252 2429 for further information.

Auslan interpreted performances

Sunday 6 November
Saturday 12 November

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australian Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again has also been made possible due to the contribution of the JumpStart! grant from VicHealth and an Annual Arts grant from the City of Melbourne. St Martins also acknowledges the support we have received from the Besen Family Foundation and the Robert Salzer Foundation in funding this project.

Image Credit: Michael Carmody