Welcome to Assembly for the Future, with our host Alex K and First Speaker Alice Wong. Disabled oracles have existed throughout time. What will they say in 2029, when some disabilities have disappeared due to technology and cures? Listen to the tale from Alice Wong, the Last Disabled Oracle, and the wisdom she shares from her ancestors. This Assembly took place on 6 August 2020 as part of BLEED Festival, commissioned, by the City of Melbourne through Arts House as part of BLEED 2020. Assembly for the Future is the first project of The Things We Did Next, co-created by Alex Kelly & David Pledger and produced by Not Yet It’s Difficult & Something Somewhere INC.

This Assembly first took place on 6 August 2020 as part of BLEED Festival 2020, commissioned by the City of Melbourne (Australia) through Arts House.

Assembly for the Future is a project of The Things We Did Next, co-created by Alex Kelly & David Pledger and produced by Sophia Marinos with Not Yet It’s Difficult. thethingswedidnext.org/assembly-for-the-future/

Artistic Credits:
Keeper of Time & coCurator for the Future: Alex Kelly
Dramaturg & coCurator for the Future: David Pledger
Producer for the Future: Sophia Marinos
First Speaker: Alice Wong
Respondents: Kera Sherwood-O’Regan, AM Kanngieser Moderators: Pippa Bailey, Tim Baker, Huong Truong, Amber Hammill, Sophie Hyde, Jordan Lacey, Tim Hollo, Debris Facility, El Gibbs, Eleanor Jackson
Assembly Artists in Residence: Jinghua Qian, Joshua Santospirito
Usher: Robbie McEwan
Visual Design: Elliat Rich
Composer: Aaron Cupples
Video editor: Lewis Isaacs