On Having Been Here

OnHavingBeenHere

ON HAVING BEEN HERE

Poetry and Music
Directed by Alexis Fishman
Featuring Judi Hall, Rosalie Fishman and Michael Leibowitz

An intimate poetry reading with music bringing together three distinctive Jewish Australian voices whose work is shaped by long lives, deep memory and a restless curiosity about the world. Performed by the poets themselves and accompanied by music and projected visuals, On Having Been Here offers a rare opportunity to encounter mature artistic voices still actively questioning, noticing and responding to the world around them.

By turns funny, philosophical, intimate and haunting, the evening explores ancestry, migration, love, loss, aging and the strange business of being human — asking what we carry forward, what we leave behind, and what it means to have truly been here.

Featuring

  • Alexis Fishman
    Alexis Fishman — Director

    Director, theatre-maker and performer whose work centres on Jewish stories, storytelling and live connection. Creator of six original solo cabaret works presented internationally, she is known for bringing together music, text and theatrical framing across performance, direction and storytelling practice.

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    Rosalie Fishman - Performer

    Writer and poet whose work draws on experiences of migration, memory and Jewish life. Following a career in education, leadership and culture-building, she turned her attention to poetry and continues to approach writing as a practice of learning, renewal and connection.

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    Judi Hall - Performer

    Writer, poet and former teacher and lawyer whose work is shaped by experiences of migration, community and belonging. She has shared her poetry publicly over the past decade and remains interested in the ways place, community and urban life shape human connection.

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    Michael Leibowitz - Performer

    Poet and painter based in Sydney. Originally from Johannesburg and trained as a medical practitioner, he has published the poetry collections Looking In, Wardrobe of Secrets and Mellow Fruitfulness, with work also appearing in international journals.