Event | Idol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umbrella Event | Sidetrack Theatre Contemporary Performance Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Date | 27 September 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Date | 27 September 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Date | 27 September 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Professional Cooperative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | An idol has been defined as a "person, thing that is the object of excessive devotion; phantom". "IDOL interrogates all that is sacred between stars (of show biz, pop music, and the cinema) and their adoring fans. The borderline between the idol and the fan blurs, and at times seems to disintegrate altogether. It is a show of extraordinary comic vitality, wit and schizoid energy. It explodes the conventional audience-actor relationship. It has been hailed as hectic, vocal, musical and aggressive, at times muted and lyrical." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Group-devised Interactive |
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Subjects |
Pop music
Popular Culture Young adults |
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Text Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Further Information | Idol was performed also in schools (1991 to 1994) and many other seasons including a Northern Australian tour, The Next Wave Festival and it was presented at the Vancouver International Children's Festival. The majority of the performances included Meme Thorne as a performer. Occasionally Nigel Kellaway replaced Rolando Ramos as a performer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 60887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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