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Inanna's Descent



Inanna and Dumuzi photo by Heidrun Ls˙hr
<i>Inanna and Dumuzi</i>         photo by Heidrun Ls˙hr

Production Details

Cast:      6 performers 
Crew: 3 technicians

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Click for review in The Australian 8/7/2002


Click for review in Realtime 2/8/2002



PERFORMERS

Enki- Inanna's (grand)father Michael Cohen
Ereshkigal's demon Carlos Gomes
Archeologist Katia Molino
Inanna Chris Murphy
Dumuzi- Inanna's husband Dominique Sweeney
Ereshkigal- Inanna's sister Yumi Umiumare


PRODUCTION TEAM

Directors Carlos Gomes & Michael Cohen
Producer Michael Cohen
Business Manager Kate Dennis
Production Manager Damian Leonard
Composers / Sound Designers Felicity Fox & Gene Gill
Costume Designer Janine Hilder
Projections Craig Walsh & David Thomasson
Lighting Designer Richard Montgomery
Audio Operator Rohan Longhurst
Set Designer Joey Ruigrok
Sculptor/Prop-maker Shigeyuki Ueno
Dramaturgical Consultant Catherine Zimdahl
Publicist Kate McMurray
Graphic Design Zoe Sadokierski
Technical Consultant Russell Emerson
Administration Assistant Emily Smith
Set Builders Timothy Henderson & David Rogers




Site requirements

Underground.
(tunnels, carparks, basements, water reservoirs)
Set is flexible and dependent on projected audience numbers and site capacity (50 - 200 people).
There are two performance areas.
One is the dig which is a flexible space where various aspects of the archeological dig take place.
The other requires a performance area of 4m x 4m with the audience seated around.
Technical requirements available on request.





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Inanna's Descent is supported by:
NSW Ministry for the Arts
The NSW Ministry for the Arts

Australia Council for the Arts
This project is assisted by the Australia Council,
the Australian Government's arts funding & advisory body,
through its audience & market development division

Department of Performance Studies
Department of Performance Studies
University of Sydney

State Rail Authority