Demeter's Dark Ride - An Attraction

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Event Demeter's Dark Ride - An Attraction
Venue Bats Theatre Company, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event STAB Commission
First Date 21 October 2005
Last Date 5 November 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description A theatrical procession through the BATS building, transformed as never before. Dark rides have long been a part of human culture, involving descents into underworlds of some description – from the Eleusinian Mysteries to the 19th century Ghost Illusions and Magic Lantern shows to the glorious tack of the 20th century amusement park House of Horrors. Like those before, this dark ride draws heavily on the comic, the camp and the ludicrous - but the aesthetic is also beautiful, mysterious and surreal, reflecting the deeper themes which underlie the journey.
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Promenade
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Hannah Davis Audio Visual Designer
Janet Dunn Costume Designer
Donna Dementé Designer
Stuart Shepherd Designer
Madeline McNamara Devisor
Madeline McNamara Director
Lisa Maule Lighting Designer
Jeff Henderson Musician
David McNamara Musician
Pipi Ayesha Evans Performer Baubo
Pedro Ilgenfritz Performer Hades
Madeline McNamara Performer Madame D'Ott
Kilda Northcott Performer Demeter
Sally Rodwell Performer Aleuromancer
Carlos Wedde Performer Persephone rod puppet
Helen Jamieson Producer
Carlos Wedde Puppeteer
Annie Ferris Set Designer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information 'Sublime Spectral Entertainment Comes To BATS Theatre'. McNamara presented a prototype of Demeter's Dark Ride – An Attraction as one of her graduation pieces for the MA in Directing at Toi Whakaari in 2004.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 193294