 Event |
The Māori Troilus and Cressida
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| Venue |
Te Papa Tongarewa (Museum of New Zealand), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012 |
| First Date |
9 March 2012 |
| Opening Date |
9 March 2012 |
| Last Date |
10 March 2012 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
See this very special Te Reo Māori version of Shakespeare’s tragedy before it travels to play at London’s Globe. More than sporting greatness will descend upon London in 2012. As part of the city’s Cultural Olympiad, the Bard’s Thames-side theatre presents Globe to Globe – an unprecedented programme of 37 multi-lingual Shakespeare productions from around the world. Representing New Zealand will be Ngākau Toa’s adaptation of Troilus and Cressida with a new translation by Te Haumiata Mason. Set during the Trojan wars, Troilus and Cressida follows the love between a Trojan prince and maiden |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Indigenous
Tragedy
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
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Description |
| Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
155264 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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