Event |
Bahok
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Venue |
Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
Umbrella Event |
OzAsia Festival 2009 |
First Date |
16 October 2009 |
Opening Date |
16 October 2009 |
Last Date |
17 October 2009 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
Named aft er a Bengali word meaning ‘carrier’, bahok explores the ways in which the body carries national identity and a sense of belonging. Th e eight dancers from diverse cultures, traditions and dance backgrounds – Chinese, Korean, Indian, Slovakian, South African and Spanish – act out their att empts to communicate through dramatic dance and spoken vocabulary as they wait out their airport limbo. Th eir destination is unknown. |
Primary Genre |
Dance
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Organisations |
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Production Nationality |
China
England
|
Event Status |
Completed
|
Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
https://www.ozasiafestival.com.au/media/2226/ozasia-brochure-2009.pdf |
Newspaper |
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Event Identifier
| 82812 |
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