Birds With Skymirrors

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Event Birds With Skymirrors
Venue St James Theatre (1930-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event NZ International Festival of the Arts (Wellington)
First Date 29 February 2012
Last Date 1 March 2012
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description On the Pacific island of Tarawa, Samoan choreographer Lemi Ponifasio took an encounter with birds flying with glittering pieces of plastic waste in their beaks as the vision to create this extraordinary and epic work.
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Dance
Organisations
  • MAU, Production Company
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lemi Ponifasio Choreographer
Rosie TeRauawhea Belvie Dancer
Kasina Campbell Dancer
Tiui Elisara Dancer
Kelemete Fu'a Dancer
Ioane Papalii Dancer
Teataki Tamango Dancer
Ofati Tangaroa Dancer
Gerard Tatireta Dancer
Arikitau Tentau Dancer
Maereke Teteka Dancer
Tebau Utiata Dancer
Tuirina Wehi Dancer
Lemi Ponifasio Director
Helen Todd Lighting Designer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Samoa
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information World premiere 8 July 2010 Theater der Welt 2010 RUHR, Germany.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 199107