Artists

re:group performance collective is an independent theatre company comprised of dear friends who work together to make live cinema and contemporary performance.

We are Mark Rogers, Solomon Thomas, Malcolm Whittaker, Steve Wilson-Alexander and Carly Young. We are based between Sydney and Wollongong. Our growing body of work includes: ‘Coil’ (2022-2023), ‘POV’ (2024-2026) and ‘AUTO-TUNE’ (2024-2026). These acclaimed works and others have been made and presented extensively across the country, in both regional and metropolitan contexts, as well as in cahoots with major organisations and festivals including Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St. Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, RISING Festival, Perth Festival and Adelaide Festival.

In Residence at Bundanon

THE MILAN CONFERENCE is a new theatre work made by re:group and an ensemble of d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing performers. Performed entirely in Auslan, it uses a mix of interpreting, voicing, creative captioning, visual vernacular and video design to discover a unique theatrical language. Through this, we tell the story of the closure of a Deaf program and the children, teachers and parents fighting for what’s next. By reflecting on the original Milan conference that took place in 1880 and creating a contemporary parallel—our group of Deaf and hearing artists reckon with what education looks like, when people won’t listen.

Through this, we tell the story of the closure of a Deaf program and the children, teachers and parents fighting for what’s next. By reflecting on the original Milan conference that took place in 1880 and creating a contemporary parallel—our group of Deaf and hearing artists reckon with what education looks like, when people won’t listen.