 Event |
Keskidee Aroha
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| Venue |
Multiple (tour), New Zealand |
| First Date |
1979 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Included excerpts from several plays, such as Lament fro Rastafari by Jamaican Edgar White; Eden by Steve Carter; Scenes from Soweto by Steve Wilme; Malcochon by Derek Wlacott; If Belae Street Could Talk by Alex Baldwin, and a sketch by Wanjiku Kiarie. 'The tour effectively sought to translate the cultural mediums and messages of Black Liberation into Brown Liberation - mana motuhake (self-determination) - and in a way that might spur on the transformation of (post-)settler New Zealand society.' (Shalom, 85). |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
Accompanied by Rastafarian musicians the Ras Messengers. Overseas Touring Company. North Island marae & community centres, beginning with Te Hapua (near Cape Reinga). Other venues included the Kohitere Training Centre for Delinquent Boys; Ngati Otara Marae.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
199084 |
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