BEAT MAGAZINE: 'Assimilate’ Winner of Young Creatives Award - Melbourne Fringe

‘Assimilate’ highlights the cultural oppression still happening in society

Article by Beat Magazine

If you had to pitch your show to a stranger, what would you say? 

Assimilate is a storytelling-driven piece that uses movement, song, soundscapes and visuals to represent what assimilation is versus integration. It does this by exploring themes of language, identity, belonging, migration, detachment and community. 

What do you want the audience to take away from your show? 

Society is complacent with cultural genocide. We can only co-exist and integrate by accepting the individuality, uniqueness and diversity of all cultures and creating space for its people to practise. 

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https://www.beat.com.au/assimilate-highlights-the-cultural-oppression-still-happening-in-society/

Tamara Lee Bailey