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★★★★ Reviewed January 6 The work begins with darkness, silence and undifferentiated shapes, slowly awakened by insects, dim light and the sound of slow breath. A crouching figure slowly emerges from a bed of clay and, in gathering light, the sounds turn to stertorous effort, rising in intensity as the labour of extending the clay bed across the performing area grows. Jane Sheldons performance of Poem for a dried up river combines opera, poetry, physical theatre and art. Cred...

Clay play: Artist gets down and dirty with a tonne of earth Normal text size By the time Jane Sheldon finishes rehearsals, shes covered in clay. "Clay in my hair, clay between my toes. It definitely results in a very grubby performer at the end," she says. The Sydney soprano and composer has created quite a mess with her new artwork – Poem For a Dried Up River – on show at Carriageworks from Thursday as part of the Sydney Festival. Jane Sheldons Poem For a Dried Up River will have its Aust...