SELF PORTRAIT

Bondi PAVIlion SHOWS

Self Portrait is a work-in-progress season that exists at a difficult moment in time. With great respect to the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack, I would like to honour them and their families with a post-show tribute session. Two work-in-progress shows will be presented at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre supported in part by Waverley Council’s Local Creative Collaborations Program.

3 June 2026 at 7:30 PM

4 June 2026 at 11:00 AM

SUPPORT THE PROJECT

If you’d like to support this upcoming work-in-progress season funds will go towards artist fees and production costs. Your support will assist in the creation of this timely and important work. Your gifts small and large are highly appreciated. Thank you! Tax deductible donations can be made via the Australian Cultural Fund

JEWISH FLAMENCO

Jewish and flamenco cultures are inextricably linked and share a history from time of the expulsion of the Sephardim from Spain and Portugal until present day. Sephardi culture and its deep connection embedded in flamenco, through Jewish liturgy, music, rituals, wisdom and lore. Judeo-Spanish and flamenco cultures are inextricably linked and share a history from time of the expulsion of Jews in 1492 until present day.  

We carry stories in our bodies. Step inside the world of the dance studio, where movement, memory and identity intertwine. A “live portrait” is performed by Annalouise Paul, who shares stories of her Sephardi ancestry and invites the audience into the intimate space where her art and ancestry meet. Through contemporary flamenco, song and story, Self Portrait blends themes of migration, memory and identity, unveiling the existence of multiple cultural affinities and the many layers of life’s experiences passed down to each of us.

Read more about this unique history in the Australian Jewish News and The Jewish Independent below.