My Heart is a Beast

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Event My Heart is a Beast
Venue Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date May 2009
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Set of protocols for a Street performance event. From dawn to dusk, My Heart is a Beast is a spatial investigation of urban living places (streets, malls, parks) bringing a mythic entity into the heart of the city. This creation takes its inspiration from a major figure in the Celtic pantheon: Cernunnos, the powerful god of Nature depicted with deer antlers on his head, a symbol of his close connection with the animal world. Revered as the guardian of lush woods and forests, He symbolizes fertility, regeneration and the life force that animates all living things; the harmony of the universe.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Improvised
Street Theatre
Ecological Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stephen Bain Director
France Hervé Director
Stephen Bain Performance Artist
Geoff Maynard Gilson Performance Artist
France Hervé Performance Artist
Josh Rutter Performance Artist
Alexa Wilson Performance Artist
Stephen Bain Video Artist
Works
Text Nationality France
New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Season 1, presented as part of the Living Room, Auckland City Public Performance Season May 2009. Season 2, presented in the Christchurch Arts Festival July 2009.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Email Email from France Hervé
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 209736