Dancing On Your Grave

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Event Dancing On Your Grave
Venue Pacific Blue Festival Club, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 2010
First Date 27 February 2010
Opening Date 27 February 2010
Last Date 5 March 2010
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A five-piece troupe of deceased and downtrodden music hall artistes take you on a tour through performers’ purgatory. With live music written and performed by Steve Blake and Nigel Burch, this deliciously funny production is a cabaret-style theatre act with a devilish twist. “Toe-tapping epitaphs, spectral harmonies and bone- rattling banjoleles” are all part of Dancing on Your Grave’s deadly delights. Determined and resolute, the performers dance and sing their way through manic banjo tunes, resplendent with gruesomely witty lyrics. Styled to look like ‘vaudeville zombies’ with a touch of gl
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Cabaret
Music Hall
Dance Theatre
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lea Anderson Choreographer
Lea Anderson Director
Steve Blake Musical Director
Steve Blake Musician
Nigel Burch Musician
Simon Corder Production Designer
Steve Blake Songwriter
Nigel Burch Songwriter
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Further Information Featuring the Corpse de Ballet, The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme 2010 New Zealand International Arts Festival programme
Event Identifier 155934
Dataset AusStage