The Massey University School of English and Media Studies is bringing renowned international performance artist Violeta Luna to Wellington this month and you can see her free – for one night only.
Violeta Luna’s performance combines video, physical theatre and electronic music by her collaborator David Molina, to create a multi-faceted narrative of forceful and subversive imagery, mixed with powerful rituals of memory and resistance. Addressing topical issues of globalisation, indigeneous peoples’ rights to flora and fauna, and genetic modification, her show will take the audience on a spectacular and thought-provoking journey.
Born in Mexico City, Ms Luna qualified in Acting from the Centro Universitario de Teatro, and La Casa del Teatro. Her innovative work combining theatre, performance art and activism to explore modes of awareness-building and community engagement has taken her around the world.
She has performed and taught workshops throughout Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the United States of America. While in New Zealand, in addition to her keynote presentation and public performance at the Australasian Drama Studies Association 2014 conference, Ms Luna will deliver an experimental theatre and performance workshop exploring issues of body and identity, at Massey University’s Wellington Campus Theatre Laboratory from June 21-23.
• Violeta Luna will be in New Zealand for the ADSA conference, June 25-28 2014, see conference details at http://www.adsa.edu.au/conferences/next-conference/restoring-balance-ecology-sustainability-performance-vuw-25-28-june-2014/
• Her evening performance at the conference is open to the public – Come to the Grand Hall, Museum Building, Massey University, 7pm to 8pm, Thursday June 26. See details and a map at: http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2014/violeta-luna-nk603-action-for-performer-and-e-maiz/wellington