 Event |
Tent
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| Venue |
Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1 October 2008 |
| Last Date |
5 October 2008 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Parmenter: 'I am trying to find a new approach. My partnering form tends to rattle on at an even rate - mainly because it takes a certain rhythm to lift the body from one place to another. I am trying to find a new rhythmical aliveness, spontaneity. The pattern of 'lift and lift and lift' - I am so over it.' 60% of the show will be improvised for each performance. This is also radical, as he is renowned for his finely wrought craftsmanship, with movement honed to the nth degree. 'This piece is about fragility, how fragile living is - its impermanence, the finitude of the human body. It's to do with skin as well; the tent defines an inside and outside, with a permeable membrane between…'. |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Dance
Improvised
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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 |
Parmenter chose for this show dancers with divergent training backgrounds and different levels of experience. (Listener). Maidment Theatre Auckland 13 - 19 October, as part of Tempo - new Zealand Festival of Dance.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
203387 |
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