 Event |
Blood Relative
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| Venue |
New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
Dunedin Fringe Festival |
| First Date |
8 March 2018 |
| Last Date |
11 March 2018 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Unknown |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A solo dramatic re-telling by trans non-binary performer Ren (of the award-winning 'Ze': queer as f*ck!), featuring their former self as married lesbian 'Michelle,' Michelle's staunch evangelical mother Edith, and beloved grandmother Mildred in the days surrounding Mildred's death. Over the course of a few months, Michelle is faced with losing her one unconditionally loving family member Mildred, and discovering the degree of her infertility due to endometriosis (an inherited trait). As Michelle and Edith care-take Mildred, Michelle struggles with her expectations and disappointments of biological bonds. In the shadow of death and disconnection, she must examine her remaining power and possibility to define and make 'family' for oneself. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Queer
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
NZ Fringe Festival 2018 [supported by WCC] at Gryphon Theatre, 22 Ghuznee Street, Wellington From 17 Mar 2018 to 18 Mar 2018 NZ Fringe Festival 2018 [supported by WCC] at BATS Theatre Propeller Stage (return season), Wellington From 17 Mar 2018 to 18 Mar 2018.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
204507 |
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