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Published on November 9th, 2017 | by Admin

La Vie Dans Une Marionette (Life In A Puppet)

Following critical success at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Yirramboi Festival, La Vie Dans Une Marionette (Life In A Puppet) – the gleeful, whimsical tale of a lonely pianist and the puppet he buys to keep him company, returns for a season at Arts Centre Melbourne from 16-20 January 2018.

Performed with buckets of charm by award-winning New Zealand Company White Face Crew, La Vie Dans Une Marionette brings together physical theatre, comedy, dance and music in the European traditions of clowning and commedia dell’arte with a uniquely New Zealand flavour that delights audiences young and old alike.

White Face Crew Co-Founders Tama Jarman and Jarod Rawiri take to the stagewith Christopher Ofanoa for the Arts Centre Melbourne season.

Tama Jarman, whose acting credits span film, TV and theatre (Everest, Erebus: Into the Unknown, Red Leap Theatre’s The Arrival) plays the part of The Pianist with Christopher Ofanoa, a professional dancer withThe New Zealand Dance Companyand achoreographer/ dancer with Auckland hip hop outfit Freshmans Dance Crew, playing his friend The Puppet.

Well-known Maori actor Jarod Rawiri rounds out the cast playing The Moon. Best known for his on-going role on New Zealand’s much-loved daily soap Shortland Street, Rawiri performance credits traverse theatre (Tu, The Prophet and I, George Nepia by Hone Kouka for which he won Best Overall Performance at the 2011 Chapman Tripp Awards, feature film (Matariki, Fantail) and short film (Laundy, I’m Going to Mums).

La Vie Dans Une Marionette was White Face Crew’s first theatre work, premiering at Auckland Fringe Festival in 2013 to critical acclaim and a Fringe Award nod from Auckland Arts Festival. Ever since, the performance group has captured hearts and imaginations alike. Renowned for their laugh-out-loud antics, the Crew interacts with audiences via their unique style of physical comedy. Drawing from the best elements of physical theatre, clowning, contemporary and hip-hop dance styles, the White Face Crew throw in improvisation, spontaneity and good old fashioned fun to create work that is fun for all ages.

“Superb … Marvellous … Sublime … So good! … Absolute joy … World class” Theatreview

“…contagious joy about the performances in this wonderfully odd piece…little gem of a show.” Australian Arts Review

Credits:
Creators: Tama Jarman, Justin Haiu and Jarod Rawiri

Performers:
The Pianist Tama Jarman
The Puppet Christopher Ofanoa
The Moon Jarod Rawiri
Set and Costume Design White Face Crew
Music by Yann Tiersen and Tama Waipara

Arts Centre Melbourne presents White Face Crew’s
La Vie Dans Une Marionette
16-20 January 2018
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne

Book at artscentremelbourne.com.au

Tickets : Full $35, Child/Under 30’s $25. There is an $8.50 transaction fee per order.
Duration: 55 minutes no interval

 


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