A Fist Full of Wits: A Fist Full of Wits – for the record
16 May @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm AEST

The human voice – the most immediate instrument – intimate, vulnerable, and unavoidably honest. Multiply that by 15. Add music. Add text. Activate the 5 wits. Activate you, the audience, and you have A Fist Full of Wits, a new and innovative vocal ensemble led by Creative Director, June Tyzack.
‘for the record’ allows you to catalogue the flora and fauna of Handel, Brisotto, Mealor, and a folk song. There’s a murderer for the record too! Having climbed up Purgatory with space engineer Aurélien Hallopeau, you’ll enter a world of Love, Hope, and Contemplation.
Our work may be playful or profound, luminous or unsettling — but it is always deliberate, and you will be affected. Book now to be seated at a table of four in the dramatic atmosphere of the 1840’s Founders Room at Salamanca. The bar will be open before and during the event.
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