Event |
The Crossing
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Venue |
Victorian Arts Centre Forecourt, Southbank, VIC |
Umbrella Event |
Melbourne International Festival of the Arts |
First Date |
12 October 1991 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
The work was a street play, written and directed by David Baird. It was an apocryphal tale of the passage from Winter to Spring in which a strange caravan of characters wandered the face of the earth, on a quest to locate and cross the 'edge' of the seasons. Their purpose, to release the Sun from the evil grip of Winter. |
Description Source |
Website |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Puppetry
Visual Theatre
Street Theatre
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
www.handspantheatre.com.au |
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Event Identifier
| 126731 |
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