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THE THURSDAY GROUP PRESENT
'COMMUNE: A GOTHIC ECO-OPERA'
COMMUNE: A GOTHIC ECO OPERA
COMMUNE: A Gothic Eco Opera is a multi-artform performance work created and directed by Alex Clouston, through Melbourne experimental music project The Omega Point, in collaboration with psychophysical theatre ensemble The Thursday Group. Combining quadraphonic electronic sound, a kinetic choir that moves as one body, immersive physical theatre, original costume design, and video works — COMMUNE takes audiences on a ritualistic journey from the dawn of time into a speculative post-apocalyptic future. A meditation on ecological collapse, technological acceleration, utopia and its failures, and what it means to be human.
COMMUNE is simultaneously a live performance, a vinyl audio release (Commune I & II), and a series of short films — each released as a chapter in an unfolding world. The original 2022 show saw a sold-out run supported by City of Melbourne Arts Grants. We are currently in active weekly development with The Thursday Group, working toward a full 2027 presentation.
THE OMEGA POINT?
THE OMEGA POINT (Naarm) — Part ritual, part musical performance. The Omega Point is the project of artist, director and performer Alex Clouston, weaving intense dirge-like harmonies and ethereal soundscapes across influences ranging from Gregorian chant to psychedelic rock, electronica and industrial music. Performing from solo to collective, most frequently with core collaborators Mark Conroy and Alex O'Connell, The Omega Point creates what they call eco-requiems — embodied, experimental works at the intersection of music, ritual and ecology. The Omega Point recently completed a European tour performing at Sameheads (Berlin), The Horse Hospital (London), Le Chaton Independent (Paris), PDF (Vienna) and Dragu Vardai (Vilnius).
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ABOUT ALEX CLOUSTON
Alex Clouston (they/she) is a multi-media artist, music producer, director and performer who has exhibited, performed and directed works across Europe and Australia. They are the originating artist and creative director of COMMUNE, and the connective thread between The Omega Point and The Thursday Group.
Highlights include performances for SONAR Festival of Media Art (Spain), GfBK Gallery (Berlin), WeArePrimary Gallery (Nottingham), and Dancehouse (Melbourne). They hold three years of full-time vocational training at the European Theatre Institute, Berlin, and a BA in Fine Arts from UNSW Sydney.
Alex is a Creative Learning Facilitator at Arts Centre Melbourne and a current member of The Thursday Group ensemble.
THE THURSDAY GROUP
THE THURSDAY GROUP — A Melbourne-based theatre ensemble investigating psychophysical theatre practice and co-devised performance-making. Under the guidance of Artistic Director Tessa Marie Luminati, they explore the Suzuki Method of Actor Training, Jerzy Grotowski, and their own evolving variations of theatre practice and devising.
After a sold-out 2025 Melbourne season of their co-devised work Falling Heads, the ensemble performed the work in Odense, Denmark, funded by Odense Municipality.
THE WORLD OF COMMUNE
COMMUNE IS AN A/V WORLD
COMMUNE is structured as a series of thematic chapters — each one its own atmospheric world, with choreography, text, music and lighting design built around a specific theme. From the birth of the universe to societal collapse, corporate alienation, liberation, and the imagining of a post-apocalyptic commune — the chapters unfold across theatrical performance, short film, vinyl release, and visual works.
COMMUNE MUSIC
PARTNER WITH COMMUNE
We are currently seeking presenting venue partners, co-producers, and mentorship organisations to support the development and 2027 presentation of COMMUNE. If you are interested in being part of this work — as a presenter, collaborator, or supporter — we would love to hear from you.
CONTACT
BOOKINGS (AT) THEOMEGAPOINTMUSIC.COM
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