{"id":432,"date":"2014-05-13T22:04:55","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T22:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/expressivearts\/?p=432"},"modified":"2014-05-18T21:28:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T21:28:49","slug":"original-theatre-works-to-feature-at-next-wellington-arts-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/expressivearts\/2014\/05\/13\/original-theatre-works-to-feature-at-next-wellington-arts-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Original theatre works to feature at next Wellington Arts on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/05\/WomenandWarimage-e1400018501157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-434\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/05\/WomenandWarimage-e1400018501157-133x300.jpg\" alt=\"WomenandWarimage\" width=\"133\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Save the date now for your next Wellington Arts on Wednesday culture-fix &#8211; and be the first to see brand new devised multi-media\/performance works by Massey Wellington theatre students.<\/p>\n<p>The Student Theatre Showcase at Wellington Arts on Wednesday on\u00a0May 28 will feature a modern drama mosaic entitled &#8216;Women and War&#8217; (with a linked series of\u00a0pivotal scenes from the great modern dramatists Ibsen and Brecht, directed and performed by 139.303 Modern Drama students), plus three brand new, innovative short multimedia\/performance works devised by students in 139.223 Creative Processes.<\/p>\n<p>In their devised works, the Creative Processes students use theatre, film and creative writing to explore ideas about individuality and creativity. \u00a0Their works engage with both Classical and Enlightenment ideas about &#8216;genius&#8217; and &#8216;the muse&#8217;, subverting and challenging myths of the &#8216;tortured artist&#8217; while simultaneously acknowledging the students&#8217; own struggles to find an artistic &#8216;voice&#8217;. \u00a0The result is a series of personal and compelling narratives about artistic processes, and the place of art and creativity in 21st Century Aotearoa\/New Zealand Society.<\/p>\n<p>Where: The Theatre Lab, Room 5D14, Massey University Wellington campus<\/p>\n<p>When: Wednesday May 28, 12.30 to 1.30<\/p>\n<p>What:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women and War \u2013 Key scenes from &#8216;A Doll&#8217;s House&#8217; and &#8216;Mother Courage&#8217; reinterpreted for our times<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Not Me&#8217;, &#8216;Support Group&#8217; and &#8216;Noir&#8217;: The premiere of three original performance pieces about creativity<\/li>\n<li>Q&amp;A with the student directors, writers and performers at the end of the show<\/li>\n<li>Free light refreshments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Artwork credit: By Virginia Wickham, Creative Processes student, as part of her &#8216;Me Box&#8217; assignment work.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Arts on Wednesday Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WellyArtsWednesdays\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WellyArtsWednesdays<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the date now for your next Wellington Arts on Wednesday culture-fix &#8211; and be the first to see brand new devised multi-media\/performance works by Massey Wellington theatre students. 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