The Playground NZ Ltd and La Mama ETC Present
NEW ZEALAND NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
MARCH 12-29, 2015
LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATER CLUB
NEW ZEALAND NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
MARCH 12-29, 2015
LA MAMA EXPERIMENTAL THEATER CLUB
The New Zealand New Performance Festival represents the best of New Zealand contemporary performance across a wide variety of genres, from dance to stand up comedy, physical theatre to installation. With nine works presenting over a three week period at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, the festival showcases award-winning and internationally respected artists, who are each curious, innovative, and eager to discover the next wave of performance. Experience these unique creative voices that are witty, direct, and profoundly kiwi.
SLEEP/WAKE
PLAYGROUND NZ
Award-winning art-science performance with stunning visuals by director/designer Sam Trubridge. "When we sleep, we don't perform. But the moment we wake up, we enter the world again." Presented in Auckland Festival 2008.
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PLAYGROUND NZ
Award-winning art-science performance with stunning visuals by director/designer Sam Trubridge. "When we sleep, we don't perform. But the moment we wake up, we enter the world again." Presented in Auckland Festival 2008.
THEPLAYGROUNDNZ.COM
ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER
THE PLAYGROUND COLLECTIVE
The acclaimed new theatre work by writer Eli Kent and Robin Kerr, from the award-winning PlayGround Collective. It is the eighth major work from the Collective since they formed in 2007, winning 9 Chapman Tripp awards since their inception.
THE PLAYGROUND COLLECTIVE
The acclaimed new theatre work by writer Eli Kent and Robin Kerr, from the award-winning PlayGround Collective. It is the eighth major work from the Collective since they formed in 2007, winning 9 Chapman Tripp awards since their inception.
ON THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES OF HILARY CLINTON TAKING ME AS HER YOUNG LOVER
ARTHUR MEEK
A theatrical lecture based on one man's obsession. After a year living in New York, Arthur Meek revisits and refocuses his award winning 2008 mission from Helen Clark to Hilary Clinton, in time (he hopes) for the 2016 elections.
ARTHUR MEEK
A theatrical lecture based on one man's obsession. After a year living in New York, Arthur Meek revisits and refocuses his award winning 2008 mission from Helen Clark to Hilary Clinton, in time (he hopes) for the 2016 elections.
CHET BAKER: LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
GOLDTHORPE CREATIVE
Jazz and theatre come together on stage in the gripping story of a music legend- the haunting, unforgettable music that made Chet Baker famous, and the visceral, self-destruction that made him infamous.. "Mercifully and darkly funny" (The Age, Melbourne).
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GOLDTHORPE CREATIVE
Jazz and theatre come together on stage in the gripping story of a music legend- the haunting, unforgettable music that made Chet Baker famous, and the visceral, self-destruction that made him infamous.. "Mercifully and darkly funny" (The Age, Melbourne).
CHETBAKERSHOW.COM
FOR YOUR FUTURE GUIDANCE
BINGE CULTURE
Interactive performance in the style of a self-help seminar, giving you the skills and knowledge to survive the new you-topia. "One of the country's most exciting, direct and original theatre companies." (NZ Herald)
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BINGE CULTURE
Interactive performance in the style of a self-help seminar, giving you the skills and knowledge to survive the new you-topia. "One of the country's most exciting, direct and original theatre companies." (NZ Herald)
BINGECULTURE.CO.NZ
SO-SO GANGSTA
JAMES NOKISE
Two time Billy T nominee and comedy guild's 2013 male comedian of the year James Nokise brings hip-hop culture back to the USA via the Pacific and Aotearoa NZ. A one hour combination of stand-up, powerpoint, and satire.
JAMES NOKISE
Two time Billy T nominee and comedy guild's 2013 male comedian of the year James Nokise brings hip-hop culture back to the USA via the Pacific and Aotearoa NZ. A one hour combination of stand-up, powerpoint, and satire.
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MARCUS MCSHANE
Endurance based performance installation by Marcus McShane that constructs a self-propelled artist studio. The work brings together sustainable ethics, madcap invention and endless production of art.
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MARCUS MCSHANE
Endurance based performance installation by Marcus McShane that constructs a self-propelled artist studio. The work brings together sustainable ethics, madcap invention and endless production of art.
MARCUSMCSHANE.COM
BREAK-UP (WE NEED TO TALK)
BINGE CULTURE
The break-up lasts for six hours and is fully improvised. The audience may to come and go as they please.
BINGECULTURE.CO.NZ
BINGE CULTURE
The break-up lasts for six hours and is fully improvised. The audience may to come and go as they please.
BINGECULTURE.CO.NZ
LISTENING POSTS
LUDICITY
Pervasive theatre journeys through the streets of New York. This covert installation uses location-based mobile media to rethink notions of community, privacy and dialogue in relation to place.
LUDICITYDESIGN.COM
LUDICITY
Pervasive theatre journeys through the streets of New York. This covert installation uses location-based mobile media to rethink notions of community, privacy and dialogue in relation to place.
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