iDNA was a collaboratively devised performance by the PACT Collective 2016, co-directed by Katrina Douglas and Fredrick Copperwaite.

 

This collaboration between the PACT centre for emerging artists and Moogahlin Performing Arts offered performative responses to the notion of identity and the relevance of a family tree in an era of scientific DNA testing. Collectively developed over three months, the culminating performance in November showcased a selection of scenes devised from given stimuli. Tied together by ensemble motifs of the family tree, the performance highlighted diverse family heritage and personal ideas of self. While contributing to the collective scenes, Bonnie performed a self-written monologue on the personal significance of her Nanna's "black box" of family heritage. She also performed a TEDtalk-esque duologue alongside Sam Wang spruiking the invention of "Treebook", a modern way to connect with new and old family members via social media. 

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Photo credit: Carla Zimbler and Victoria Lee.