Saturday 20 April from 7pm to 8:30pm Sunday 21 April from 2pm to 3:30pm
Yasmin Arkinstall is a twenty-something-year-old opera singer, TikTok dancer and Western Sydney girl, whose life is turned upside-down by her search for diagnosis and treatment for sensorimotor OCD.
Follow Yas on her journey through various therapies and therapists, with a bit of R&B, a dash of music theatre, a TikTok dance, and a whole lot of delicious, defiant, and occasionally heartbreaking, opera.
Please note: 'OCDiva' is technology-enabled to allow the artist, who lives with significant disability, full control of each performance. Not all shows include all songs; each show is different. We hope you enjoy this groundbreaking format.
All performances conclude with a Q&A with members of the Creative Team.
Running time: approximately 60 mins, plus up to 30 minutes' Q&A.
Content warning: 'OCDiva' contains themes relating to mental health and ableism.
A new opera by Eve Klein
Libretto by Yasmin Arkinstall / Sharna Galvin / Sarah Penicka-Smith
Movement Director: Jana Castillo
Designer: Olivia Watkins
Conceived and produced by Sarah Penicka-Smith and Melanie Penicka-Smith / Penicka-Smith Arts & Event Management.
Original project development by Sharna Galvin, Melanie Penicka-Smith and Sarah Penicka-Smith.