Tungoungou/Metamorphoses

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Event Tungoungou/Metamorphoses
Venue Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 16 October 1993
Last Date 23 October 1993
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Five Maori and five Greek and Roman myths will be presented by the students. O'Sullivan has written the transformation stories from Greek and Roman mythology based on Ovid's Metamorphoses and Apirana Taylor has based his tranformation stories on Maori myth and legend. Two waiata have been composed by Hone Hurihanganui….Much of the performance will take the form of a banquet with actors and audience sharing food and drink. The audience will also move around the school during the performance.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Promenade
Subjects Bicultural
Māori
Myth
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bert van Dijk Director
Vincent O'Sullivan Playwright
Apirana Taylor Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information An end-of-year performance by the first year students at Toi Whakaari.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 191261