 Event |
The Decay of Lying
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| Venue |
The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
NZ International Festival of the Arts (Wellington) |
| First Date |
28 February 1992 |
| Last Date |
4 March 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A clever, witty and biting satire on New Zealand the way we never intended it to be, but definitely as it is. Comments on the systems of colonisation, European manners and habits imposed. Text in Maori and English, read by Hone Kouka and Bruce Phillips. |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Dance
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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 |
Music by Jean Baptiste Lully, played by the Wellington Regional Orchestra, conducted by William Southgate. Final programme by Artistic Director Harry Haythorne. Part of a new show by the RNZB. This was Wright's first commission for the company. Show also includes Orpheus, chor. Graeme Murphy to music by Stravinsky, and Four Last Songs, chor. Rudi van Dantzig from the Dutch National Ballet.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
204766 |
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