"A moment of cultural change that sits up there with Du Champs exhibition of a urinal as an art object...my god, I want David Cronenberg to see this. All the horror, liberation and shock of the new was right there, cascading, screaming, ugly and brilliant and gorgeous in implication and effect."
Andrew Harper, Make and Do
“Dada may be the answer to an absurd world.
Relâche is one of those rare total artworks that is beyond description, but it's pure magic and truth.”
Ryk Goddard, ABC Hobart
“Go to this.”
Brian Taigen Ritchie, Violent Femmes
“Bloody hell!”
Richard Tuohy, Artist Film Workshop
"Relâche is a delight! So clever to connect and evolve a film from a century ago and what a relief to find space in film again, to really think. I found it deeply philosophical and poignant."
Sam Doust, Director at Art Processors
“It was absolutely fucking out of this planet totally brilliant!!!!!! You have shown us what the world can be in such an incredible way!!!!!! I'm just so blown away at how radical, how important and how beautiful it all was.”
Audience Member
“Between the joy and raucous Dada inspired absurdity, was so much beauty and sadness…a requiem for humans and our earth… amidst the insanity of political madness… and progress… at all costs… are artists dancing and singing and writing poetry to this wild ride we call life… making and bringing visible meaning to these times that are so difficult to articulate… we need this.“
Audience Member
The cinematic entr’acte – a standout segment ... The film’s 16mm analogue-to-digital-to-analogue journey encapsulated Relâche’s whimsical humour and striking imagery, serving as a visual tapestry of the production’s motifs.
Lesley Graham, Artshub Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I don't think I've ever seen or experienced anything as wonderful as this.”
Audience Member
“Relache is up there as one of the best shows we have ever experienced. Heartwarming, funny, thoughtful, inspiring, engaging, challenging and inclusive. Beautiful to watch , impossible to forget.”
Audience Member
“There was such profound truth amongst the dada chaos. A reminder of the impact of art and the very tangible change it creates. You could feel it buzzing in the audience!”
Audience Member
The first SEE production I’ve ever seen - I can’t understand why I’d never heard of you before. It was the best thing I’ve ever seen in Hobart - in 50 years!
Audience Member