Pour Antigone

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Event Pour Antigone
Venue The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event The Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000
First Date 3 March 2000
Opening Date 3 March 2000
Last Date 6 March 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This exquisite work was made seven years ago and represents the first contact of Mathilde Monnier with African performance and styles. It is a strong fusion in which one has the sense that a real collaboration occurred - that Monnier took every bit as much from the dancers from Burkina Faso as they took from her. In an elegant, simple and functional set by Annie Tolleter, the work also features dance, song and music from Mali, including a special treat in the performance of one of that country's most famous percussionists. Opening the season of reworked classics in the Playhouse, this is a mu
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mathilde Monnier Choreographer
Zani Diabate Composer Percussion
Christophe Sechet Composer
Annie Tolleter Set Designer
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Playhouse venue was sometimes referred to as The Optima Playhouse at this time.. The first of two works programmed in this year's Festival to showcase the development of Mathilde Monnier's work over a period of years.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure The Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000 guide
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100356