Honour Bound

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Event Honour Bound
Venue TSB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 2008
First Date 13 March 2008
Opening Date 13 March 2008
Last Date 16 March 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Electrifying audiences in Australia, the UK and Europe, Honour Bound pushes the limits of live performance with its hyper-athletic and agile aerial work. Nigel Jamieson's award-winning production raises crucial questions about the balance between the pursuit of national security and the protection of human rights.
Set in an eight-metre-high metal cage, Honour Bound fuses aerial acrobatics, dance, theatre and film to tell the story of Australian David Hicks and his five-year incarceration without trial at Guantanamo Bay. Told through the eyes of Hicks' parents, Honour Bound is a deep and personal journey combining a soundscape of phrases from moving testimonies, excerpts of letters and official documents with a cascade of projected images of Guantanamo Bay and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
Nigel Jamieson is a theatrical visionary responsible for some of the world's most enthralling large-scale productions such as the Tin Symphony for the Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Honour Bound won three awards at the Sydney Theatre Awards, including Best New Australian Work.
Exceptional and unforgettable, Honour Bound is a production of rare intelligence and power.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Dance
Film
Acrobatics
Aerialism
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Garry Stewart Choreographer
Paul Charlier Composer
Terry Hicks Consultant
Brendan Shelper Coordinator Aerial Coordinator
Genevieve Dugard Costume Co-ordinator
Nigel Jamieson Creator
Nigel Jamieson Designer
Nigel Jamieson Director
Damien Cooper Lighting Designer
David Garner Performer
Alexandra Harrison Performer
David Mueller Performer
Marnie Palomares Performer
Brendan Shelper Performer
Paul White Performer
Trevor Ahearn Production Manager
Finton Mahony Rigger
Paul Charlier Sound Designer
Narelle Lewis Stage Manager
Scott Otto Anderson Video Artist
Nicholas Dare Co-Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Co-devised by the performers.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme 2008 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts programme
Event Identifier 155297
Dataset AusStage