The Far Side of the Moon

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Event The Far Side of the Moon
Venue ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2018
First Date 22 March 2018
Opening Date 22 March 2018
Last Date 25 March 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description To see a show from Canada's visionary director Robert Lepage is to experience pure theatrical magic. His smash hit The Far Side of the Moon is a spellbinding, funny and technically exquisite exploration of both inner and outer space performed as a one-man show. Publicly the race to the moon is consuming Americans and Russians, while privately two estranged brothers are brought together by their mother's death. Phillipe is a shy philosopher struggling with his thesis about the effect of space travel on popular culture. Andre is a successful TV weatherman and extrovert, who sees the galaxy's my
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Person Show
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marie-Claude Pelletier Assistant Set Designer
Pierre-Philippe Guay Assistant to the Director
Peder Bjurman Collaborator Artistic Collaborator
Laurie Anderson Composer
Adam Nashman Consultant Script Consultant
Robert Lepage Director
Peder Bjurman Original Conceptualiser Project Originator
Yves Jacques Performer
Robert Lepage Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Canada
Production Nationality Canada
Further Information In co-production with: Aarhus Festuge; Auckland Arts Festival; Festspillene i Bergen; Berliner Festspiele, Berlin; BITE:03, Barbican, London; Bonlieu scène nationale, Annecy; Cal Performances, University of California at Berkeley; Change Performing Arts, Milan; Cultural Industry Ltd., London; Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg; Dublin Theatre Festival; Espace Malraux Scène Nationale Chambéry-Savoi
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web http://2018.aaf.co.nz/events/the-far-side-of-the-moon-at-asb-theatre-2/index.html
Programme http://2018.aaf.co.nz/assets/Uploads/FarSideoftheMoon-ShowProgramme-WEB.pdf
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/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 157347