Alter Boy: In Death We Wed

Year

2021

Synopsis

In Death We Wed by Alter Boy. AUSLAN Performance: Laura Bullock.

About the Work

Perth act Alter Boy are three deaf and hard-of-hearing musicians doing something genuinely radical: expanding what music can be and who it's for. Their work alternates between sound and silence, subverting the traditional listening experience by designing it from a deaf perspective outward. In Death We Wed is a love story drawn from ancient Greek mythology — two gay lovers — delivered entirely without sound, its narrative carried by Auslan performer Laura Bullock.

We shot this as a co-production between Acid Flicks and studiosix, with deep consultation from deaf mentor Hadley Johnson. The silence is intentional. That's the point.

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