theatre works presents
by nikki viveca & kitty san pedro
The Femme Commandments
17 - 21 OCTOBER | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY | FRINGE FESTIVAL
The Femme Commandments
VENUE
by nikki viveca & kitty san pedro
Nikki Viveca is a 40-something Latvian Australian trans woman, a poet, burlesque artist and comedian. Kitty San Pedro is a 40-something Greek Australian cis woman, a classically trained violinist who now plays music of the Greek underground. Both of them have repeatedly broken their family’s hearts by not following expected paths through life.
This is a show about the rules and expectations placed on women. Told from a personal and intimate perspective, it will use poetry, story-telling and music to explore what it means to be your own woman in a world determined to tell you how you should be and how you’re doing it wrong.
Something like a cross between a poetry reading and an indie folk concert, the Femme Commandments covers topics women often feel we can’t (or shouldn’t) talk about. Bodily autonomy and the changes we make (or don’t) to our bodies to fit social ideas. Parenting outside the expected social structures. “Acceptable” ways of ageing. “Acceptable” ways of being queer. "Acceptable" ways of talking about these kind of topics.
Nikki's poetry combines humour and pathos, allowing for gentle exploration of taboo themes, while Kitty’s music evokes and soothes emotion. In a world that is an increasingly challenging place for all women, this show voices resistance and offers hope and comfort.
There are rules for being a woman. Thou shalt burn the rules.
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THE FEMME COMMANDMENTS is double billed with MINUSONESISTER
Explosives Factory
DURATION
60 minutes
WARNINGS
15+
DATES + TIMES
Tue 17 October @ 9:00pm
Wed 18 October @ 7:00pm
Thu 19 October @ 9:00pm
Friday 20 October @ 7:00pm
Saturday 21 October @ 4:00pm
Saturday 21 October @ 7:00pm
*alternating times due to a double bill with MINUSONESISTER
This show is a lock-out performance. No latecomers will be admitted. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$30.00
CONCESSION*
$25.00
DOUBLE BILL
$20.00
20 at $20**
N/A
MOB TIX
$20.00
Double Bill tickets are available at the door only
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
CREDITS
MEET THE ARTIST -
Nikki Viveca
Nikki Viveca is a multidisciplinary artist living on Wurundjeri land in Naarm / Melbourne and working in poetry, standup comedy, theatre, improv and burlesque.
Her performance talents were featured recently in cabaret spectacular Gender Euphoria, which was an official show of Sydney World Pride.
Nikki has won both the Midsumma Poetry Slam and Melbourne Spoken Word’s singular Trans Poetry Slam and she was a runner up in the 2019 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize.
She is also the creator of three solo comedy shows: Wasp Movie, The Lazy Show and Asexual Healing, which she has performed in Melbourne and around Australia.
