A SHORT HISTORY OF ASIAN NEW ZEALAND THEATRE
BY NATHAN JOE
BY NATHAN JOE
Performance essay meets spin class.
Welcome to
A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre
A retrospective and history lesson in 10 Exercises
A performance lecture
A personal essay with many persons
An epic poem spanning the last 30 years (or so)
An essay within an essay within a…
A sometimes linear
Sometimes non-linear
Chronology of events
Of feelings, of thoughts
After all, history like memory, is fragmentary, elliptical, untrustworthy
But worth searching for
An Asian performer is tasked with the mission to deliver a presentation on Asian New Zealand theatre history while riding a stationary bicycle.
WITH THANKS TO:
Louise Jiang, Tim Wong, Zephyr Zhang, Izzy Robinson.
11-14 June, 2025
7:00PM
Te Auaha
te whanganui-a-tara
AS PART OF KIA MAU FESTIVAL
22 NOVEMBER, 2024
6:30PM
Tūranga
CHRISTCHURCH
AS PART OF TINY FEST
30 JULY - 3 AUGUST, 2024
8:00PM
MAIN STAGE
BASEMENT Theatre
LOWER GREYS AVE, Auckland
CAST - Te WHANGANUI-A-TARA
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NATHAN JOE
PERFORMER
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DAWN CHEONG
PERFORMER
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CASSANDRA TSE
PERFORMER
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DYLAN MENON
PERFORMER
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SEAN DIONEDA RIVERA
PERFORMER
CAST - TāMAKI MAKAURAU
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NATHAN JOE
PERFORMER
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RAVI GURUNATHAN
PERFORMER
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JESS HONG
PERFORMER
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KALYANI NAGARAJAN
PERFORMER
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AMANDA GRACE LEO
PERFORMER
TEAM
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NATHAN JOE
WRITER/DIRECTOR
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NAHYEON LEE
CO-PRODUCER
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PENNIE CHANG
CO-PRODUCER
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DARRYL CHIN
AV DESIGN
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TEI.
SOUND DESIGN
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ZANE ALLEN
LIGHTING DESIGN
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TALIA PUA
SET DESIGN SUPPORT
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TIM WONG
GRAPHIC DESIGN
(BASEMENT THEATRE SEASON) -
ROSABEL TAN
DRAMATURG
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JINKI CAMBRONERO
POSTER & CAST PHOTOGRAPHY
(BASEMENT THEATRE SEASON) -
RAE LONGSHAW-PARK
TECHNIAL OPERATOR
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JOHN HARRIS
BIKE DESIGN
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CAMILA ARAOS ELEVANCINI
GRAPHIC DESIGN
(KIA MAU SEASON)
