 Event |
Linnaeus, Prince of Flowers
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| Venue |
Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| First Date |
16 February 1996 |
| Last Date |
2 March 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Unknown |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The story of Carl Linnaeus, the great 18th Swedish botanist who struggled to arrive at a system of naming, hence ordering, the whole natural world of plants ad animals became a complex metaphor for humankind's persistent and disastrous efforts to classify, comprehend and control the universe we live in. Interwoven stories ranging from fairytales to classic myths to King Lear and the Book of Revelation. (Theatre News). |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Secondary Genre |
Pageant
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
29 actors who also danced, sang, stilt-walked, played instruments and breathed fire and 30 drummers, dancers, musicians and singers led the audience on a magically evocative journey through the Botanical Gardens, pausing in 16 places to mmake brilliant use of space and flora in presenting episodes of Linnaeus' life. (Theatre News). Toby Gough was a British director.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
188832 |
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