 Event |
Buried Venus
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| Venue |
St James Theatre (1930-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
NZ International Festival of the Arts (Wellington) |
| First Date |
6 March 1996 |
| Last Date |
7 March 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The title - Buried Venus - proves increasingly appropriate as a number of males of all ages seek the females missing from thier lives: the mothers who went out to the ball after lulling their baby boys to sleep, the adolescents who are just finding out how flirting lead to other things but not always, the lovers who were so lyrical, the spouses who have died. The Festival is proud to premiere this new work, which uses the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice as a departure point. 'The misunderstanding between and within the sexes is the space where the action takes place. It is a space filled with longing, hilarity, misunderstanding, blame, love, fear, violence. And avoidance. In this void lurk strange and wonderful dances.' - Douglas Wright. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Dance
Dance Theatre
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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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| Further Information |
Douglas Wright is New Zealand's foremost choreographer. He produces powerful and challenging works of great beauty, humour and lyricism. His recent work, Forever, received standing ovations in Europe, Australia and throughout New Zealand.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
New Zealand International Festival of the Arts 1996 programme
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
190837 |
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