 Event |
Desdemona
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| Venue |
The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
The Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000 |
| First Date |
15 March 2000 |
| Opening Date |
16 March 2000 |
| Last Date |
18 March 2000 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Director Ong Keng Sen is the most important theatrical creator to have emerged from Singapore's relatively brief contemporary cultural period. Articulate and experimental, his work ranges from formal stage to street installation and more recently ha has been forged collaborations between various Asian performance disciplines. His Lear has been an international success and now he embarks on a project dear to his heart for some years - the story of jealousy and power for which Shakespeare chose the male character Othello as the pivot. Working closely with the Perth based installation/video arti |
| Description Source |
Brochure |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Experimental
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
Singapore
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The Playhouse venue was sometimes referred to as The Optima Playhouse at this time.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
The Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000 guide |
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| Event Identifier
| 100362 |
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