 Event |
Tea
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| Venue |
Q Theatre Loft, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
Auckland Arts Festival 2018 |
| First Date |
9 March 2018 |
| Opening Date |
9 March 2018 |
| Last Date |
18 March 2018 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
From a story of two brothers trying to make sense of Sri Lanka under colonial rule, to workers' rights on a tea plantation, to war and protest during the country's violent uprising, to a speculative future concerned with the environment, the narrative scope of this play is truly expansive. Matching its sophisticated rendering of grand themes and visual motifs is an opulent tableau of movement, a lavish set designed by visual artist Tiffany Singh, and an original score inspired by traditional Indian and Sri Lankan music. Also drawing on the work of Arundathi Roy and the magic realism of Salman Rushdie, Tea represents Karunaharan's epic creative vision finally realised - at Auckland Arts Festival in 2018, a special world-premiere theatre event. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Colonial
Environment
War
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
http://2018.aaf.co.nz/events/tea-at-q-loft-2/index.html |
| Library Collection |
Auckland Arts Festival 2018 website - archived by the National Library via https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/wayback/20180329080106/https://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/ |
| Programme |
http://2018.aaf.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Tea-ShowProgramme-WEB.pdf |
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| Event Identifier |
157343 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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