 Event |
Woyzech on the Highveld
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| Venue |
Paramount Theatre, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand International Festival of the Arts 1996 |
| First Date |
20 March 1996 |
| Opening Date |
20 March 1996 |
| Last Date |
24 March 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Puppets and humans come together in this interpretation of Buchner's tale of love, desperation and murder. Alban Berg's Opera Wozzeck and a seminal Werner Herzog movie are based on Buchner's story of an ordinary man driven by circumstances to self destruction. Woyzech on the Highveld brilliantly combines animation, actors, almost life-size puppets and haunting music. William Kentridge, writer, artist and film maker, transposes the German classic to the shanty shebeens and shacks of a 1940s Johannesburg mining township, imposing his mastery over a myriad of art forms. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Music
Puppetry
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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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 |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
New Zealand International Festival of the Arts 1996 programme |
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| Event Identifier |
156484 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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