Kiwi-made Theatrical Spoken-word Event Coming

Why Don't We...? Created by The Literatti www.theliteratti.com

Prepare to be puzzled and a-maze-d as poets, musicians and dancers respond to each other asking the Big Questions; Why do we... ? Why do we pollute, kill, make cars, become fanatic over religion? Bring your shopping bag full of questions - take-away answers will be available for you in this spectacular dramatisation of poetry in sound, visuals and motion.

The performance begins with a pre-show outside the theatre where improvisational movement troupe The White Wall will engage with the audience in a human labyrinth. They will be reacting to the space, people and nature, “and that means urban nature, green nature or human nature,” says dancer Siri Embla of The White Wall. "We relate - we make connections –stories, poems, sculpture … in a moment. We breathe - we are still - we move - we keep moving. "

Inside the theatre the show kicks off with an enchanting puzzle dance by AUT dance company. Then we meet the characters. They are in bar, in a place near you, in a soon-to-come future. Under the creative direction of poet-performer Christian Jensen and supported by spoken word producers Printable Reality, seasoned and accomplished poetic performers The Literatti provide their voices. They ask and answer the BIG questions about identity, conditioning, media, honesty and wisdom.

We follow six characters who feel a strong need to escape from the control of the society:

GP Anon (Jai MacDonald)
is the bar manager and generally in charge of keeping the bar in
some sort of order as well as serving you the audience
the best cocktails in town.

Hir (Zanni YEAH!)
is the owner of the bar and oversees things as she pleases.
She is the speaker of the unspoken, wanting to engage in conversation
about all the things you might think or say behind closed doors.

Ala (Miriam Barr)
is the Muse of the Garden Bar; That is to say she watches everything and tries to inspire the others to action. The strong willed
who can see through anything.

Gnoss (Daniel Larsen)
is a true patron; a regular of the Garden Bar whose presence is as
firm as a foundation. He will research and point out which mountains to climb.

X (Shane Hollands)
s the local Monk or Sage or perhaps more accurately a Boheme of indulgence from donations in return for a string of brutal honesty.

Ism (Christian Jensen)
is both a protagonist character and the narrator; The Ringmaster of
the story; the elusive I who moves in and out of the story and sometimes talks directly to you, the Audience.

ENDS

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