Dimanche

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Event Dimanche
Venue TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020
First Date 12 March 2020
Opening Date 12 March 2020
Last Date 15 March 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description It’s a typical Sunday. A family is about to spend the day together. But the walls are shaking, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside and the storm has only just begun. Meanwhile, three travelling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. They film, with what little equipment they have, Earth’s last living species: three wild animals on the brink of extinction. What is normal in a radically changing world? Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity caught out by the uncontrollable forces of nature. “Meticulously made using a skilful mix of mime, video, object and puppet theatre to enchanting effect” (Edinburgh Guide), Belgian creatives Focus & Chaliwaté’s almost wordless performance observes the ingenuity and stubbornness of humans as they go to absurd extremes to keep up a sense of normalcy despite the chaos of an ecological collapse.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Mime
Puppetry
Video Art
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bret McKenzie Curator
Sicaire Durieux Director
Sandrine Heyraud Director
Julie Tenret Director
Sicaire Durieux Performer
Christine Heyraud Performer
Sandrine Heyraud Performer
Sicaire Durieux Writer
Sandrine Heyraud Writer
Julie Tenret Writer
Text Nationality Belgium
Production Nationality Belgium
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.festival.nz/events/all/dimanche/
Programme New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020 programme
Event Identifier 153995
Dataset AusStage