Critical Path residency in partnership with MARCS Institute of Brain, Behaviour, and Development, Western Sydney University
Critical Path is delighted to be supporting Avalon Ormiston and Bianca Yeung for the research and development of their new work BiPolar Express. BiPolar Express is a cross-medium collaboration between writer Bianca Yeung, dancer/choreographer Avalon Ormiston, and director Isabella Milkovitsch, blending dance and theatre to explore the lived experience of bipolar disorder. During their Critical Path residency in the Research Room and at the MARCS Institute of Brain, Behaviour, and Development, Avalon will develop the work’s choreographic language via focused research with a small ensemble, refining the work’s physical vocabulary and deepening our psychological inquiry. Collaborating with producer Phaedra Brown and performers Grace White, Tom Evans, Naomi Belet and Isabella Ciappara, the group will bring this work to life in preparation for its premiere at Sydney Fringe Festival this September.
CREDITS:
Writer/Performer – Bianca Yeung
Director – Isabella Milkovitsch
Producer/Performer – Phaedra Brown
Choreographer/Performer – Avalon Ormiston
Performer – Grace White
Performer – Tom Evans
Performer – Isabella Ciappara
Performer – Naomi Belet
Composer and Sound Designer – Maddy Briggs
Lighting Designer – Jasmin Borsovszky
Tech Operator – Eliza Dodd
BiPolar Express is supported by Critical Path, The MARCS Institute, Sydney Fringe Festival, Flight Path Theatre and the Australian Cultural Fund.
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LOCATIONS
THE DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
1C NEW BEACH ROAD, DARLING POINT, NSW, 2027
GADIGAL & BIRRABIRRAGAL COUNTRY
The Drill Hall is wheelchair accessible.
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THE MARCS INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN, BEHAVIOUR, AND DEVELOPMENT
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
160 Hawkesbury Road
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
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IMAGE ID: Photo of a group of performers gesturing with their arms. One is looking up with arms opened wide, one is looking down with arms and wrists folded in towards their belly, and one is looking behind them with a large smile on their face.
IMAGE CREDIT: BiPolar Express showing at MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, in partnership with Critical Path, 2025, writing/performance by Bianca Yeung, directed by Isabella Milkovitsch, choreography/performance by Avalon Ormiston, production/performance by Phaedra Brown, performance by Grace White, Tom Evans, Isabella Ciappara, Naomi Belet, composer/sound by Maddy Briggs, Tech operator Eliza Dodd, photo by Akiko Nanri.
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Critical Path respectfully acknowledges the Gadigal and Birrabirragal peoples of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land where the organisation is based.