Joshua Rutter, Motoko Kikkawa and Shannon Watt in
Unacceptable Archaeologies on the Dowling St steps
yesterday. Photo by Jane Dawber.
Well, that was nerve-racking!
The play I bravely, but probably foolishly, agreed to take
part in, Head Full of Toys, had its world premiere at
the Fortune Theatre last night and I was an absolute bundle
of nerves - yeah, thanks work "mates" - after a day of unkind
ribbing at the ODT.
The play is on again at 9 tonight, before the final
performance at 5pm tomorrow.
Whew!
The fringe was beginning to sprawl over the central city
yesterday.
It was like a scene from Zombies Dawn of the Dead at
the gothic Dowling St steps, as Joshua Rutter, Motoko Kikkawa
and Shannon Watt drew a large crowd with their eerie movement
and sound piece, Unacceptable Archaeologies.
I saw the Red River production of Core, a series of bizarre
and, seemingly, unrelated, vignettes, in a blackened High St
warehouse on Thursday night.
It will be fascinating to see part two of the performance
piece, which opens at the Blue Oyster Gallery at 5.30pm on
Tuesday.
The fringe fun goes into overdrive this weekend.
Three of New Zealand's top buskers perform at the Busking
Blitz at the Otago Farmers Market today.
"Rubberband Man", Shay Horay, will attempt to break his own
world record for the most rubber bands on a human face, Mark
"Slim Pickins" O'Neill returns with his death-defying
sword-swallowing act and Chris Davis will attempt some
one-upmanship with a spot of chainsaw-juggling.
An interesting performance today will be the Full [expletive]
Moon collaboration, I Am A Strange Loop, which
explores the concept of radio in art.
The troupe caused some head-scratching at the ODT, as
its name includes a naughty word not suitable for a family
newspaper, hence the [expletive].
Radio One 91FM and Toroa Radio 1575AM will broadcast
different material simultaneously, during a live music
performance in the Otago Pioneer Women's Memorial Association
building.
The two radio stations are merging their programming
especially for the performance.
At the Blue Oyster Gallery today, Alex Bennett gives his
"taxidermied" wind instruments an airing in Stagpipes and
Wheeze Box at 6pm.
Same time, same place tomorrow Aerolineas presents the
multimedia In Mono.
Pecha Kucha, the Japanese art of chitchat, also returns to
the festival at 7.30pm tomorrow in the Dunedin Public Art
Gallery.
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