Strange Resting Places

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Event Strange Resting Places
Venue Auckland Museum Auditorium, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2007
First Date 18 March 2007
Opening Date 18 March 2007
Last Date 22 March 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In World War II there were three strong elements that connected Maori with the Italians: kai, waiata and whanau - not to mention cunning, thievery, vino and the ladies. Italy 1944: the battleground between the Allies and the Germans. The Allied advance comes to a grinding halt at Monte Cassino with the 28th Maori Battalion thrown in the thick of it. A young Maori soldier goes out to steal food; an Italian takes cover in a stable. The two men find themselves trapped in a dangerous face-off, but with Germans just outside their hideout, they realise they need each other to survive. Through songs and laughter, in Italian, Maori and English and drawing on numerous hilarious and moving characters, Strange Resting Places tells the stories of the Maori Battalion in Italy. Extensively researched and a work in progress by Taki Rua Productions, Rob Mokaraka and Paolo Rotondo, Strange Resting Places is theatre created from contemporary storytelling and personal experience.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Indigenous
Music
Storytelling
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rob Mokaraka Performer
Paolo Rotondo Performer
Rob Mokaraka Playwright
Paolo Rotondo Playwright
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Auckland Arts Festival 2007 (Electronic Archive). Archived by the National Library of New Zealand. Digital Collection = Kohinga Matihiko 81268192800002836 Alma Collection
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 157958