Before Trilogy begins, Nic Green appears on stage to inform us that due to
unforeseen circumstances, her co-performer, Laura Bradshaw, would not be
participating this evening. Rather than cancel it, Green has fortunately
decided to make some changes to allow the show to work. I say fortunately, because Trilogy ends up being a brilliant
feminist performance art piece on women reclaiming their bodies and their
rights, and it would have been an absolutely shame to miss out on this
experience.The first part of Trilogy looks at how women's bodies are presented in the public eye and how women view their own bodies. Green begins with a humourous cheerleading routine that eventually turns into a group of about 30 Melbourne women performing a dance with a freer choreography. However, these volunteers are naked and cover all shapes, sizes, ages and races. They dance joyfully and connect with each other, allowing all their body parts to move along to the music uninhibited. These women are proud and will not conform to the expectations that they must be quiet and passive. It is a physical celebration of women and their bodies, of being a woman and of what it means to be a woman.