Vitalstatistix, formerly Vitalstatistix National Women's Theatre, is a women's theatre company based in

Port Adelaide Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the ...

, South Australia.

History

Vitalstatistix was founded in 1984 by artists Roxy Bent, Ollie Black and Margie Fisher. It was originally based in the old Holden factory in Port Adelaide, but since 1992 has been housed in the heritage-listed Waterside Workers Hall. It became known an Australia's most prolific full-time professional women's theatre company and was instrumental in the development of many female directors, actors, writers and designers.

Events and people

The organisation is well-known for multidisciplinary annual arts event, Adhocracy. Notable artists/groups who have worked with Vitalstatistix include Melbourne-based experimental theatre company The Rabble, Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, documentary theatre maker Roslyn Oades; former artistic director of State Theatre Company of South Australia, Rosalba Clemente; and former artistic director Catherine Fitzgerald.

Recognition

It received

South Australian Ruby Awards The South Australian Ruby Awards, also known as the Ruby Awards, are annual awards which recognise outstanding achievement in South Australia’s arts and culture sector. They were named in honour of arts champion Dame Ruby Litchfield (1912–200 ...

in the 2014 Innovation category for ''Adhocracy'' and a 2018 award for Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation or Group.

References

{{authority control Performing arts in Adelaide Theatre companies in Australia