KILLJOY

KILLJOY

By Parkin Projects AS PART OF IN.HOUSE 2023

Welcome to the grind.

9 – 11 MARCH

RR1, STATE THEATRE CENTRE OF WA

In the confines of an office space, two workers are locked in corporate submission. A seemingly mundane office block is turned inside out. Something menacing lies beyond the fluorescent lights.  

Killjoy is a cult horror film meets live dance-theatre work inspired by the Japanese ‘salaryman’ phenomenon. A satiric look at toxic capitalist culture and an individual's pursuit to find meaning in the corporate world. The work explores parallels between the psychological demands of professional dancers as compared to white-collar workers climbing the corporate ladder. In this world, movement is exhaustive, repetitive and laborious. A comment on overwork and burnout. 

Worlds collide as strategies misalign. Time is irrelevant here… 

Performance Dates & Times

Thursday 9 March, 6.30pm

Friday 10 March, 6.30pm
(includes IN.CONVERSATION, a post-show discussion/ Q&A)

Saturday 11 March, 6.30pm

PRICING INFORMATION

ALL TICKETS $20

CONTENT WARNING

Adult themes and references to violence, sexual harassment, death.

Strobe lighting, haze and smoke FX.

This season of IN.HOUSE is curated by Raewyn Hill and supported by City of Perth.

The development of Killjoy has been supported by STRUT Dance through its 2022 SEED Residency Program and its Groundworks season. 

CREATIVE TEAM

Kimberley Parkin-Parkin Projects
CHOREOGRAPHER & SET/ COSTUME DESIGNER

Kimberley Parkin
PARKIN PROJECTS

GEORGIA VAN GILS_2022 by Stefan Gosatti
REHEARSAL CO-DIRECTOR

Georgia Van Gils

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MUSIC

Elise Reitze-Swensen & Rosie Taylor
FEELS

Kimberley Parkin costume set costume designer
SET/ COSTUME DESIGNER

Kimberley Parkin
Object House - Declan Macphail 

Peter Young 
BA Lighting 2019
LIGHTING DESIGNER

Peter Young

Sophia Morgan
STAGE MANAGER

Sophia Morgan

CAST

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RHIANA KATZ
Photographer
LUTHER WILSON

REVIEWS

Parkin keeps the action minimal but strange; there’s a strong sense of animosity between the characters...for anyone who has worked in an office it’s all too recognisable 

- SEESAW MAGAZINE