LANDING: gathers seven diverse offerings from Aotearoa New Zealand around a large table which forms a landscape upon which the work can be viewed. The work ranges from the epic „landscape opera" of CARMEN and a contemporary reworking of Puccinťs La Bohéme, through the specifically commissioned performance pieces of Ricordi! and Alley to Samoah Butoh in AVA, and „bi-cultural" drama captured in PURAPURAWHETU and HE APAKURA TOHORA: Sing Whale! The table is a vessel: a place of landing and an object to be landed; carrying the work to Prague, profiling and presenting New Zealand Design, as well as referring to a space of collaboration, gathering and meeting that is unique to the Theatre. LANDING invites the viewer to be seated and discover the work, becoming an active participant in the exhibition... a guest at the theatrical feast.
- Helene Todd
* 1957, London
Specialization: lighting designer
Additional information: She works as freelance light designer, graduated from Auck-land University. She studied music and English literature. Operates in light design as a collaborative performance medium and teaches at Te Whaea (National Dance and Drama Centre) and at the Victoria University of Wellington (Department of Theatre and Film). Also works as tutor at universities. In 1999 she was co-commissioner and co-designer for the New Zealand exhibit at PQ and she was awarded the UNESCO Prize. Her work is particularly concerned with the event that occurs between the performing body and light and how this defines the space of performance.
- Lemi Ponifasio
Lano, Samoa
Additional information: Born in 1962 in Lano, Samoa. He graduated from Auckland University and is the artistic director of MAU Dance Company and La Mata Theatre. Operates as director, choreographer, dancer and designer.
Exhibiting works
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: (Devised Piece: AVA),
Maidment Theatre Auckland (MAU, Dance Company)
(Maidment Theatre Auckland (MAU, Dance Company)),
1998, Director: Lemi Ponifasio, , Albert Refiti - Designer ; Identification of exhibit:
video, others, kava bowl with video projection
- Tolis Papazoglou
Athens, Greece
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer
Additional information: Born 1945 in Athens. Stage and costume designer, works for the Onstage Project Company. Teaches at the Athens Technological Institute, at the Sír John Cass School of Art in London and atthe City Literary Institute in London. Vice-president of the Australian Production Designers Association and commissioner generál of the Australian exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial 1991.
Information from catalogue 1999:
He graduated from Athens Technological Institute (stage design) and Sir John Cass's School of Art in London. Currently operates as a freelance stage and costume designér, performance space designer and design tutor at Toi Whakaari, New Zealand Drama School in Wellington and at the Victoria University of Wellington ( Architecture and Design). In 1991 he participated at the PQ as an exhibitor and commissioner for Australia.
Exhibiting works
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Jan Bolwell + Keri Kaa + Sunny Amey: He Apakura Tohora: Sing Whale! (He Apakura Tohora: Sing Whale!),
Te Papa National Museum of New Zealand
(Te Papa National Museum of New Zealand),
1998, Director: Jan Bolwell + Keri Kaa + Sunny Amey, Helene Todd - Lighting design ; Identification of exhibit:
model , photo, model and photographs
- Mark McEntyre
* 21.11.1960, Christchurch
Specialization: set designer
Education: BFA (Honours), Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Cantebury
Collaboration with theatres: Auckland Theatre Company, Christchurch Arts Festival
Teaching activities: Programme Leader, Bachelor of Performing Arts, School of Art & Design, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Continuing collaboration with directors: Roy Ward, Shona McCullagh
Additional information: Stage designer and sculptor. In 1991 he graduated from ILAM School of Fine Art, Canterbury University. Christchurch. He temporarily works as a ecturer in design, 3-D design, stage, film, TV design and as a freelance designer. Currently he co-operates with Canterbury Opera Company and Taki Rua Theatre and works as lecturer in 3- Dimensional Studies at Christchurch Polytechnic of New Zealand.
He received UNESCO Prize on PQ in 1999.
- Kate Hawley
Wellington
Additional information: Born in 1970 in Wellington. She graduated from Motley School of Theatre Design in Wellington, Covent Garden (Post Graduate 1995/96) and the Summer School of the Royal Opera House in London. Currently co-operating with a touring production of The Rivals by Sheridan. She now lives and works in London, designing for film, theatre and TV. In 1995 she received a Golden Key award in the Bratislava Festival.
Exhibiting works
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Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme (La Boheme),
St. James Theatre
(St. James Theatre),
1998, Director: Colin McColl, , ; Identification of exhibit:
costume, object, costume and scenic objects
- Diane Prince
New Zealand
Additional information: Born in 1952 in New Zealand. Stage and costume designer, mixed media artist, she is involved in art installations. Currently unemployed.
Exhibiting works
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Briar Grace Smith: Purapurawhetu (Purapurawhetu),
Taki Rua Theatre
(Taki Rua Theatre),
1997, Director: Cathy Downes, , ; Identification of exhibit:
model , others, model and weavings sitting above table
- Andrew Thomas
Additional information: Born in 1964 in New Zealand. He has Diploma in Visual Communication Design, currently operates as a freelance designer, also practising exhibition design and electrical music composition for dance and film. He is the holder of the award Australasian Frisbee Disc Champion.
Exhibiting works
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Jack Body + Geoff Chapple: Alley (Alley),
State Opera House
(State Opera House),
1998, Director: Chen Shi-Zheng, , Helene Todd - Lighting design ; Identification of exhibit:
model , others, book and model
- Tracy Grant Lord (Tracy Grant)
* 1961, New Zealand
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Education: Bachelor of Spatial Design, AUT University, Auckland
Collaboration with theatres: Sydney Theatre Co, Auckland Theatre Company, Singapore Dance Theatre, Australian Opera, Australian Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet
Participation in other important exhibitions: WSD Toronto 2005
Continuing collaboration with directors: Pamela Rabe, Simon Phillips, Raymond Hawthorne, Colin McColl, Gary Harris, Janek Schergen
Awards: Winston Churchill Award (1987); Olivier Nomination (UK) 2004
Additional information: Tracy Grant Lord is a leading stage designer of theatre, opera and ballet. Her career began serving a 10 year design apprenticeship at the Mercury Theatre (Auckland) and since then she has worked as a freelance designer with the major performance companies throughout Australasia. She is a Winston Churchill Fellow, has a Bachelor of Spatial Design from Auckland University of Technology and her work has been chosen to represent performance design in New Zealand, at the Prague Quadrennial (Czech Republic) in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. She was also selected to exhibit at the World Stage Design exhibition in Toronto (Canada) in 2005.
Highlights of her work include the acclaimed Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 50th Anniversary production of Romeo and Juliet, which premiered at Sadlers Wells in London in 2004. This production then went on to receive an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Dance Production in the UK in 2005.
Recent projects include “In The Next Room” (2011) for Sydney Theatre Company, “Sleeping Beauty” (2010) for Singapore Dance Theatre, “Oliver!” (2009) and “Le SUD” (2010) for Auckland Theatre Company and a new festival opera work “Electric” (2011).
Exhibiting works
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Georges Bizet: Carmen (Carmen),
North Shore Events Stadium
(North Shore Events Stadium),
1998, Director: Raymond Hawthorne, ; Identification of exhibit:
model , others, lighting box and magnifying glass
