Earthfire

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Event Earthfire
Venue Rotorua, Rotorua, New Zealand
First Date 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description 'A piece for theatre suspended very exactly between reality snd fantasy, past and present. […] The Maori girl, Ahi, uncertain of her on identity and culture, is led by Nga, an older creation, to survey her present in the light of the past and so finds he strength and personality. We are shown how her life s linked with the land and its remote origins…r'.
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Dance
Music
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Janice Fry Actor Serpent
Martin Harris Actor Adam
Tereapi Ina Actor
Peter Tulloch Designer
Peter Tulloch Director
Peter Tulloch Lighting Designer
Beatrice Yates Singer
Ian McDonald Writer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information 'The huge cast (about 300) [is] probably the largest ever assembled on a New Zealand stage.' (Listener 3/1/1981, p. 27).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 199379