 Event |
Tempest: Without a Body
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| Venue |
Esplanade Theatre, Singapore, Singapore |
| Umbrella Event |
Singapore Festival of Arts 2011 |
| First Date |
27 May 2011 |
| Last Date |
28 May 2011 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
In Tempest: Without A Body, Lemi Ponifasio makes a powerful, visually ravishing and apocalyptic response to the sinister escalation of post-9/11 state powers and the erosion of individual freedoms. Infused with the potent shadows of Paul Klee's Angelus Novus, Tempest interweaves Shakespeare's Tempest story of institutional injustice with the ideas of Italian political philosopher Giorgio Agamben. The resulting work questions how readily contemporary society accepts practices that have been previously considered inhuman and exceptional. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Dance Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
Samoa
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Singapore Arts Festival 2011 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
211093 |
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