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“What is lovely about the organisation is it grew out of people’s desire to keep making work with each other; the company grew around that desire to make work and collaborate,” Sulan says.

The ensemble chose the name after brainstorming the qualities of the group. “There’s a raucousness and an exuberance that’s in the room but also that idea of being raw and authentic and exactly who we are,” says Sulan.

Back in 2019, when Here We Are Amongst You was first mooted, discussions centred on how a show “designed to be a gift for the world” would look.

Glass by Rawcus.Credit:Aaron Walker

“We talked about our interconnectedness, what happens together, belonging, rest and pause, and breath and stillness,” Sulan says, as well as “generosity and how we can be with difference with grace and care and kindness”.

Asking the same questions again in 2020 and 2021, even with the pandemic irrevocably altering our lives, the ensemble found the original concept reverberated more than ever.

The current ensemble includes Clem Baade, who has been with the organisation since it began, Michael Buxton, Rachel Edward, Harriet Devlin, Nilgon Guven, Lynzaat, Mike McEvoy, Paul Matley, Ryan New, Kerryn Poke, Leisa Prowd, Louise Riisik, Prue Stevenson and Danielle von der Borch. The core design team includes Jethro Woodward in sound, Richard Vabre in lighting and Emily Barrie in design.

Rawcus’ Song For a Weary Throat at the Melbourne Festival in 2018.

Rawcus’ Song For a Weary Throat at the Melbourne Festival in 2018.Credit:Sarah Walker

Sulan’s approach to making art has always been about large groups, and what happens with people in groups. She studied theatre at the VCA and, as well as running Rawcus, has worked with Geelong’s Back To Back Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Stuck Pigs Squealing, The Women’s Circus and Melbourne Fringe.

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After more than two decades, Sulan has decided it’s time to hand the baton over.

“It’s a real privilege to work with people over a long time because you form a creative language with each other and you spur each other on,” she says, adding that it’s a bittersweet decision. Two co-artistic directors, Katrina Cornwell and Morgan Rose, will take the reins in July.

Asked about highlights, Sulan cites working with choreographer Mark Brew in San Francisco on Glass in 2019, and Side Show in 2004, the first work with what would become the current creative team.

That said, Sulan is proud of everything the group has created. “Any time you’ve dreamed something and you get to see it come into being, it’s pretty special,” she says.

“I still feel deeply in love with the company and the ideas and the art, so I want to leave with that …” Sulan says. “I’m excited for them as to what happens next; I’m a cheerleader for life.”

Here We Are Amongst You is at Arts House, North Melbourne, from June 29 to July 10.

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“What is lovely about the organisation is it grew out of people’s desire to keep making work with each other; the company grew around that desire to make work and collaborate,” Sulan says.

The ensemble chose the name after brainstorming the qualities of the group. “There’s a raucousness and an exuberance that’s in the room but also that idea of being raw and authentic and exactly who we are,” says Sulan.

Back in 2019, when Here We Are Amongst You was first mooted, discussions centred on how a show “designed to be a gift for the world” would look.

Glass by Rawcus.

Glass by Rawcus.Credit:Aaron Walker

“We talked about our interconnectedness, what happens together, belonging, rest and pause, and breath and stillness,” Sulan says, as well as “generosity and how we can be with difference with grace and care and kindness”.

Asking the same questions again in 2020 and 2021, even with the pandemic irrevocably altering our lives, the ensemble found the original concept reverberated more than ever.

The current ensemble includes Clem Baade, who has been with the organisation since it began, Michael Buxton, Rachel Edward, Harriet Devlin, Nilgon Guven, Lynzaat, Mike McEvoy, Paul Matley, Ryan New, Kerryn Poke, Leisa Prowd, Louise Riisik, Prue Stevenson and Danielle von der Borch. The core design team includes Jethro Woodward in sound, Richard Vabre in lighting and Emily Barrie in design.

Rawcus’ Song For a Weary Throat at the Melbourne Festival in 2018.

Rawcus’ Song For a Weary Throat at the Melbourne Festival in 2018.Credit:Sarah Walker

Sulan’s approach to making art has always been about large groups, and what happens with people in groups. She studied theatre at the VCA and, as well as running Rawcus, has worked with Geelong’s Back To Back Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Stuck Pigs Squealing, The Women’s Circus and Melbourne Fringe.

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After more than two decades, Sulan has decided it’s time to hand the baton over.

“It’s a real privilege to work with people over a long time because you form a creative language with each other and you spur each other on,” she says, adding that it’s a bittersweet decision. Two co-artistic directors, Katrina Cornwell and Morgan Rose, will take the reins in July.

Asked about highlights, Sulan cites working with choreographer Mark Brew in San Francisco on Glass in 2019, and Side Show in 2004, the first work with what would become the current creative team.

That said, Sulan is proud of everything the group has created. “Any time you’ve dreamed something and you get to see it come into being, it’s pretty special,” she says.

“I still feel deeply in love with the company and the ideas and the art, so I want to leave with that …” Sulan says. “I’m excited for them as to what happens next; I’m a cheerleader for life.”

Here We Are Amongst You is at Arts House, North Melbourne, from June 29 to July 10.

A cultural guide to going out and loving your city. Sign up to our Culture Fix newsletter here.

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