Gaff Aff

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Event Gaff Aff
Venue Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2011
First Date 16 March 2011
Opening Date 16 March 2011
Last Date 19 March 2011
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description NZ PREMIERE.
Is life turning with you or are you turned by life? A high-octane, head-turning mix of theatrics, music, fine art, choreography and silent movie-style clowning comes together in the ingeniously funny world of acclaimed Swiss duo Zimmermann & de Perrot, described by The New York Times as "a precisely calibrated blend of mime, physical theatre and silent-movie-style comedy". For the spun-out office worker (Zimmermann) at the centre of Gaff Aff, everything is in flux. He runs in rings, twists, turns and contorts his body in an effort to keep up, as the set transforms and reforms around him. The ground literally moves beneath his feet as the stage - two gigantic turntables, one inside the other - spins in multiple directions, according to the whims of de Perrot, who is both puppet master and DJ. De Perrot's musical soundscape, created live, fuels the ever-evolving chaos, sending Zimmermann's Everyman into a tailspin. With amazing feats of physical prowess, Zimmermann somehow manages to negotiate the weird world he inhabits.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Mime
Music
Physical Theatre
Clowning
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dimitri de Perrot Composer
Dimitri de Perrot Creator
Martin Zimmermann Creator
Dimitri de Perrot Performer
Martin Zimmermann Performer
Text Nationality Switzerland
Production Nationality Switzerland
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Library Collection Auckland Arts Festival 2011 website - archived by the National Library via https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/wayback/20110323070046/http://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/
Web http://2011.aaf.co.nz/events/gaff-aff.aspx.html
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 157368