Adventures in the land of Otilee

Tawdry Heartburn’s Manic Cures

Written by Otilee on February 15, 2010 – 2:41 pm -

“If you could tell your deepest, darkest secrets – would you? Should you?”

In early January I did a portait series for Performing Lines WA promoting award-winning performing artist James Berlyn in his free interactive performance, installation ‘Tawdry Heartburn’s Manic Cures‘ as part of this year’s Perth International Arts Festival .

I had a great time working on this project with both James and the fabulous Sarah at Performing Lines. James was hilarious and awesome to work with – animated expression after animated expression and not forgetting Sarah’s long hours spent artfully sticking all the the secrets to reams of cardboard for the backdrop!

A little about Tawdry;

A six-foot-five nail technician, palmist and Manic-Curist of Secrets hoping to achieve ‘a world without secrets, to un-furrow the brows of millions and heal the consternation caused by unspoken truths – one set of nails at a time!’

“The performance unfolds in an intimate 15 minute conversation between Tawdry Heartburn, and a single audience member or “client”. Surrounded by varnish, typewriters and things unsaid, Tawdry will professionally paint and polish your nails while inviting you to consider divulging a secret via his collection of mechanical “gossip” machines.” (Performing Lines WA)

To offload and pretty-up get yourselves down to Beck’s Music Box on the Esplanade in the city (Perth) on the following February dates; 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28.

Do it!