Event | 
					 Viva La Vida: Frida Kahlo 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Gasworks Main Theatre, Albert Park, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					29 April 1993 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					29 April 1993 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					22 May 1993 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Incidents from Frida Kahlo's own tragic life are hauntingly presented and many images stay hovering in the mind long after the play is over | 
				
			
				
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					Reviewer's Opinion | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Other
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Puppetry
						
							
						 
						
						
						
							Biographical
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Art
						 
						
						
							Artists
						 
						
						
							South America
						 
						
						
							South Americans
						 
						
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				       Artwork:  Viva La Vida - Frida Kahlo, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Costume earrings from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Costume ring from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Costume ring from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Dress worn in Viva La Vida, Handspan Theatre, 1993, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Head dress from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Head dress from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Neckpiece from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Neckpiece from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Skirt worn in Viva La Vida, Handspan Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Costume:  Top worn in Handspan Theatre production Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Photograph:  Ponch Hawkes, Viva La Vida - Frida Kahlo, 1993
 
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				       Photograph:  Ponch Hawkes, Viva La Vida, 1993
 
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				       Photograph:  Ponch Hawkes, Viva La Vida: Two Fridas, 1993
 
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				       Prop:  Icon from Handspan Theatre's Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Prop:  Panel from Handspan Theatre's Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Prop:  Scissors prop used in Viva La Vida, Handspan, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Puppet:  Frida Kahlo from Viva La Vida, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1993
 
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				       Rehearsal Recording:  Viva la Frieda: Frieda Kahlo, University of New England,  Stage on Screen Collection, 10 May 1993
 
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				       Review:  Helen Thomson, The Australian, 7 May 1993
 
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				       Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 6 May 1993
 
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				       Review:  Mary-Anne Caleo, Melbourne Times, 5 May 1993
 
				             
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						| Works | 
						
						
							
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
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									| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record | 
									
									May 1993 | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Reviewed By
					
					
						 | Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 12 October 2016 | 
						
				
				
			
			
				
					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					18626 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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