 Event |
The Tempest
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| Venue |
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand |
| First Date |
2007 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Based on Shakespeare's play. MAU brought Shakespeare's themes of statelessness and colonisation into the present. A political, insightful work, it featured Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui, dancers from ecologically fragile Kiribati and activist Tame Iti. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Romantic
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
Ponifasio named Best Contemporary Choreographer of the year in the Listener.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
195811 |
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