Maquina Hamlet

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Event Maquina Hamlet
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 2000
First Date 31 October 2000
Opening Date 31 October 2000
Last Date 4 November 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description From the collective memory of a century which has proved humanity's capacity for terror and violence comes a production of rare power and brutality.
There is nothing equivocal or sentimental about the work of El Periferico de Objectos - Argentina's most innovative and confronting theatre company. Formed in 1989 in Buenos Aires by 5 writers, directors and actors, the company creates compelling narrative from simple objects, dolls and puppets,
Macquina Hamlet, written by the great German playwright Heiner Muller, casts a forensic spectre on the corrupt, brutal and alienating rhetoric of the
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Subjects Corruption
Death
Power
Terrorism
Violence
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Norberto Laino Designer Dolls and Objects Designer
Ana Alvarado Director
Emilio Garcia Webhi Director
Daniel Veronese Director
Jorge Doliszniak Lighting Designer
Heiner Muller Playwright
Celicia Candia Sound Composer Original Music and Sound Design
Carl Weber Translator Editor
Works
Further Information Australian debut, Melbourne exclusive. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 2000 guide
Event Identifier 101047
Dataset AusStage