TRANSFIGURED NIGHT
With BalletCollective Aotearoa and the New Zealand String Quartet
Two people walk through a bare, cold grove;
The moon races along with them, they look into it.
Award-winning choreographer Loughlan Prior fuses dance with music in his visceral adaption of Schoenberg’s ‘Verklärte Nacht’ – TRANSFIGURED NIGHT. Based on the mystical poem by Richard Dehmel, it is a celebration of new life, the duality of conflict and resolution and, ultimately, the reconciliation of one with the universe.
The moon races over tall oaks,
No cloud obscures the light from the sky,
`Into which the black points of the boughs reach.
Coupled with Dvořák’s gorgeously Slavonic string sextet, this night of intimacy, intensity and spiritual metamorphosis is given life by BalletCollective Aotearoa and New Zealand String Quartet in a moving journey of courage, strength and human warmth.
A woman’s voice speaks…
(from ‘Verklärte Nacht’ by Richard Dehmel, translation by Stanley Appelbaum)
TABEA SQUIRE
I Danced, Unseen
DVOŘÁK
String Sextet in A major, Op 48
SCHOENBERG
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Laura Saxon Jones
William Fitzgerald
Tabitha Dombroski
with Artistic Direction and Choreography by Loughlan Prior
Helene Pohl violin
Monique Lapins violin
Gillian Ansell viola
Serenity Thurlow viola
Rolf Gjelsten cello
Ken Ichinose cello
TOUR DATES
9 – 23 March 2021
DURATION
97 minutes including an interval
LOCATIONS
Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Plymouth, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin & Invercargill
PRICE RANGE*
Full Price $34 to $64
Concession Price $24 to $59
Limited $10 ‘Rush Tickets’ available
*prices differ city to city and exclude ticketing and booking fees.
GENRE
Contemporary, Classical, Romantic, Dance, Theatre
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For the first time we are offering audio description in each centre for this tour. A trained audio describer will provide a live, objective description of the visual elements of the performance. The narration is transmitted to audience members who are wearing an earpiece, with the earpiece attached to a pocket-sized radio receiver.
Your AD ticket will include:
• Touch tour, prior to the performance
• Audio described concert
• Free companion seat
• Usher assistance (if required)
• Pre-recorded programme notes (if required)
• Guide dog access (if required)
For bookings, call 0800 CONCERT (266 2378)
AUCKLAND
Tue 9 Mar at 7.30pm
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
HAMILTON
Wed 10 Mar at 7.30pm
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
HAWKE’S BAY
Thu 11 Mar at 7.30pm
Toitoi: Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre
PALMERSTON NORTH
Sat 13 Mar at 7.30pm
The Globe
WELLINGTON
Mon 15 Mar at 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
NEW PLYMOUTH
Wed 17 Mar at 7.30pm
TSB Showplace
NELSON
Fri 19 Mar at 7.30pm
Nelson Centre for Musical Arts
CHRISTCHURCH
Sat 20 Mar at 7.30pm
The Piano
DUNEDIN
Mon 22 Mar at 7.30pm
Glenroy Auditorium
INVERCARGILL
Tue 23 Mar at 7.30pm
Civic Theatre