The Garden of Paradise

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Event The Garden of Paradise
Venue Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS
Umbrella Event Ten Days On The Island 2005
First Date 1 April 2005
Opening Date 1 April 2005
Last Date 3 April 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description "The Garden of Paradise" is a little known story by Hans Christian Andersen. Ten Days On The Island has commisoned this new work for children to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Denmark's most famous storyteller and poet. A young prince goes in search of the garden of paradise and meets an old woman in the forest. Her sons are the four winds: north, south, east and west and each tells a tale of the places they have seen.
It is theatre made through puppetry, music, dance, visual magic and poetry
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Dance
Music
Puppetry
Children's Theatre
Poetry
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Graeme Murphy Choreographer
Constantine Koukias Composer
Ben Cobham Designer
Andrew Livingston Designer
Ben Winspear Director
Michaela French Video Designer
Hans Christian Andersen Writer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Denmark
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 66990