Event |
macbEth
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Venue |
ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Umbrella Event |
Auckland Arts Festival 2015 |
First Date |
11 March 2015 |
Opening Date |
11 March 2015 |
Last Date |
14 March 2015 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Set in today’s Congo, macbEth is an inspired adaptation of Verdi’s arresting and intense opera.
In this re-creation, a group of Congolese refugees stumble upon a trunk filled with sheet music, costumes and gramophone recordings of Verdi’s Macbeth. This theatrical paraphernalia becomes the catalyst for a dramatic re-telling of Shakespeare’s tale of ambition, corruption and witchcraft, with the Macbeths as war-lords, the three sisters as double-crossing businessmen and Dunsinane as the Great Lakes region of Central Africa.
macbEth features a mix of Verdi’s original score with imaginative |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Opera
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Related Events |
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Text Nationality |
South Africa
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Production Nationality |
South Africa
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
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Description |
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Event Identifier
| 154676 |
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