2 extraordinary stage events next week @ The Basement

2 extraordinary stage events in Auckland, next week @ The Basement Theatre

1. Aotearoa Found in Translation

A live literature project exploring the experience of becoming a New Zealander.
100's of favorite poems, on a team of belonging and identity - submitted by authors and community, 42 best poems adapted for the stage,
8 professional actors + 5 poets live at The Basement 19-20-21st March
Inspiring and transformational, this is a live poetry show like you have never seen it before.
2. Insomnia in a DayDream
Fresh from Auckland Fringe Festival, described as: "Poetry for the Senses" - theatrical-performance fusion of song, dance, poetry, movement, music and visuals. The Basement 21-22-23rd March
What happens when you cannot daydream. Is it a gift, or a curse? 'Insomnia' takes you for a dive into the subconscious mind - personal, interpersonal and universal.

Double bill on Thursday 21st, 6pm

tickets: www.iticket.co.nz

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Monday 14th March 2013, for immediate release :

“Poetry for the Senses”
“Insomnia in a Daydream”
Fresh from Auckland Fringe landing into Basement Theatre

What keeps you real?
'Insomnia in a Daydream' is a new theatrical production created by Juliet Shelley, gus Simonovic and Siri Embla (Lovers Walk – a Poetic Journey in Eight Scenes). On a backdrop of inspirational visuals Peter Brierley-Millman and soundscape composed by Lawrence Brock (AKA Dubtext), gus and Siri are bringing to life a stage-dream of kinetic and oral poetry. A sumptuous feast for all your senses, mind and heart.

The statistics show that 57% of people are affected by sleep difficulties. With more than a quarter of the population suffering from a chronic sleep problem, insomnia is highlighted as a major public health issue. On a large scale, the world we live in is faced with increasing uncertainty and threats which further impact on our already volatile and vulnerable existence. As a result, we sleep less, we dream less. We don`t get enough rest – but, we keep going. Insomnia takes its toll, in many forms. Fueled by coffee, sugar, energy drinks, alcohol or any other modern drug of our choice, our society is becoming more exhausted and more and more delusional.

What happens when Insomnia spreads its fingers into our day-life? When, not only eating our dreams away, it impacts on our imagination and enters our last refuge – our daydreams.The reality, as we know it, is reduced to an iridescent bubble made of our illusions, fears and half-wishes. In an attempt to protect ourselves from this condition we are sent into a different state.
'Insomnia in a Daydream' is a multimedia theatre performance exploring the layers of that new reality. What happens when you cannot sleep? What happens when you cannot daydream. Is it a gift, or a curse? 'Insomnia' takes you for a dive into the subconscious mind - personal, interpersonal and universal.

What keeps you real? Insomnia in a Daydream. Duration : 42 minutes

video teaser : www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gID8W4e-EY
review: http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=5489

What: Printable Reality presents : “Insomnia in a Daydream”
When: 21st March, 6pm ( double bill with Aotearoa Found in Translation )
22-23rd March 2013, 7pm
Where: The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, Auckland
Book tickets: www.iticket.co.nz $15/$10

more info : www.printablereality.com

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“Aotearoa – Found in Translation”
Poetry of our Ancestry, Story of our Belonging

Printable Reality Actors Ensemble brings to life a contemporary performance/live literature project exploring the experience of becoming a New Zealander. Inspired by poetry from New Zealand and around the world, adapted for the stage and directed by gus Simonovic and Gail Romano –
Aotearoa is a cloud in motion, a place of becoming,
where our personal journeys are at the centre of the story.

Music: Dubtext Visuals : Siri Embla

Printable Reality Actors Ensemble:
Jennifer Austin, Steven Ciprian, Denise Snoad,
Lee ah yen Faatoia, Jordin Lincoln, Daniel Pujol, Prema Cottingham and Rebecca Parr.
Plus special appearance by Rosanna Raymond,
and surprise live appearances by Auckland poets.

more info:www.printablereality.com

Coming to the Basement Theatre:
19-20-21 March 2013, 7pm
(21st March double bill with Insomnia in a Daydream 6pm)

Tickets: $20 from www.iticket.co.nz

Multicultural society is our reality. New Zealand is a country of immigrants, a modern nation built on diversity. Historically, all New Zealanders have come from somewhere, some before some after. They have all bought parts of their tradition, language and culture – threads from which the tapestry of our modern day Kiwi-culture is woven.

Poetry as an art form is as old as human existence. Initially developed through oral tradition and folk song, it predates literacy. Spoken word evolved further through writing, reading, translation and performance, and it is so central to all cultures. Over the past four months, favourite poems from all around the world were collected by various NZ communities, individuals and poets. In adopting and adapting them for this performance, parts of those poems are “lost in translation”, leaving behind the old homeland, and parts have been “found in translation” – finding a new home and contributing to the new culture. The resulting collection of poems and excerpts is transformed into a 40-minute spoken word performance complemented by sound and images.

The project aims to use language and poetry to deepen the understanding of where we “come from,” individually and collectively, and what makes us who we are today. The story of our belonging, our uniqueness and identity is told using a blend of old modern voices, perceptions and expression.

Inspiring and transformational, this is a live poetry show like you have never seen it before.

ENDS

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