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Presenting ...Dark Tourists

Presenting ...Dark Tourists

A new work by
Malia Johnston & Emma Willis

“Profound and intelligent” Raewyn Whyte, National Radio

“Powerful, evocative, moving and beautiful, this seamless collaboration between playwright / dramatist Emma Willis and choreographer Malia Johnston is ephemeral in craft and themes.” Alexa Wilson, Theatreview

Roll up, roll up; the last bird on earth is for sale. A distinctly ecological work, Dark Tourists takes the phenomena of tourists’ attraction to death and disaster – or ‘end of the world’ tourism - as the point of departure for a meditation on how we respond to loss, whether personal or global.

The audience is led through a world on the brink of disappearance by a string of narratives that focus on the personal relationships and bonds between performers: three old crows who fight over the remains of a barren landscape, a man who cannot escape his past, a woman who only wants to know “where it happened”, a mischievous tour guide and an unseeing tourist.

Movement, theatre, music and song are woven together in a delicately balanced investigation of aftermath. Alternately poignant, funny and confronting, this is a daring new work by some of New Zealand’s most important young artists.

This provocative piece of dance theatre, staged as part of the 2008 Fringe, is co-directed by award winning contemporary choreographer Malia Johnston and Chapman Tripp winning theatre artist, Emma Willis and features a stunning sound score and live performance by Eden Mulholland. The ensemble cast includes Peter Daube (Madigan’s Quest, Orange Roughies, Taki Rua, ATC) Sean MacDonald (Black Grace) Claire Lissaman (Soapbox, Maui – One Man Against The Gods) Paul Young (Touch Compass, Outlaw Creative) and Julia Milsom (Touch Compass, Outlaw Creative, Soapbox)

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Dark Tourists will be performed at Te Whaea Theatre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington, 20th - 24th February at 8pm; 23rd February at 10pm; 24th February at 4pm.

Tickets are $15-24 plus booking fee and can be booked through Ticket Direct by calling 0800 4 TICKET, or via www.ticketdirect.co.nz There will be door sales

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