Monkey

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Event Monkey
Venue Capital E, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 2004
First Date 28 February 2004
Opening Date 28 February 2004
Last Date 14 March 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Children will gasp, shout and laugh at the amazing tale Monkey. Presented by Capital E's National Theatre for Children, Monkey tells the story of 4 New Zealand children - 2 Chinese & 2 European and their schoolground fight that leads them into another dimension. The 4 children are turned into animals with tails and snouts and sent on a quest to save themselves from the White Bone Demon. A mix of old and new, the tale uses Asian Monkey mythology's magical hero and Goku from television's Dragonball Z in a blend of music, masks, puppetry, and theatrical wizardry in a swirling children's tale.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Family
Music
Puppetry
Children's Theatre
Mask
Subjects Chinese
Legends
Martial Arts
Multimedia
Myth
Related Events
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stephen Butterworth Actor Buddha
Salesi Le'ota Actor Sam
Jamie McCaskill Actor Dodger
Stephen Tamarapa Actor Roger
Sonia Yee Actor Pepe
Peter J Wilson Artistic Director
Shi Mei Lin Choreographer
Gareth Farr Composer
Tolis Papazoglou Designer
Marianne Taylor Lighting Designer
Lynda Chanwai-Earle Writer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme 2004 New Zealand International Arts Festival programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 155610