Johnston [creates] astounding events by integrating light, sound, projection, aerialists and dancers to conjure magic. - STUFF
Prepare to be transported into a world where exhilarating aerial and dance performance collide with the magic of light and live music.
Known for her innovative projects and creative direction on World of WearableArt (WOW), Malia Johnston collaborates with renowned aerial designer Jenny Ritchie, performance designer Rowan Pierce, composer Eden Mulholland and musician Anita Clark alongside an exceptional all-female cast to bring this Festival spectacle exclusively to Wellington.
BELLE's unique purpose-built circus apparatus, designed for choreography in the air, transforms the world above us into a space of dreams, desires, ancestry and otherworlds.
Celebrating female strength and agility, BELLE’s performers “miraculously appear and disappear defying gravity” (Stuff) with sculptural light portals and richly textured sound enhancing the powerful imagery created by the dancers.
A cinematic and suprising performance, BELLE invites you into a transformative experience that will leave you wanting more.
The development of BELLE was supported by the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
Suitable for audiences aged 8 years and over. Audience care: contains strobe lighting.
There is a post-show talk on Saturday 16 March.
Whai whēako mai ki te huinga o te ao kori iritaura, rama pīataata, me te puoro mataora, mutunga kē mai o te ngahau pārekareka ake nei.
He mea hanga tahi tēnei whakaaturanga e te pūkenga nei o WOW, a Malia Johnston, rātou ko te tohunga kori iritaura a Jenny Ritchie, ko te kaihoahoa whakaari a Rowan Pierce, me te kaitito a Eden Mulholland. He kāhui whakaari wahine katoa anō hoki ngā kaiwhakaari i te kauoapa nei.
Ko te whakaaturanga kounga ake nei tēnei o BELLE. He kupu Wiwī a Belle mō te kapuwai, he ngārara tē mau e te autō.
Creative Director
Malia Johnston
Aerial Choreography, Apparatus & Costume Design
Jenny Ritchie
Production Designer
Rowan Pierce
Composer
Eden Mulholland in collaboration with Jol Mulholland & Anita Clark
Aerialists
Imogen Stone
Katelyn Reed
Ellyce Bisson
Rosita Hendry
Dancers
Brydie Colquhoun
Jemima Smith
Anu Khapung
Nadiyah Akbar
Aleeya Mcfadyen-Rew
Live Musician
Anita Clark
Producer
Rose McGrannachan
Stage Management
Micheal Lyell and Gina Heidekruger
Rigging
Tom Hoyle and Nic Balkum (Yoocrew)
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$29.00 – $89.00
A-Reserve | $89.00 |
B-Reserve | $69.00 |
C-Reserve | $49.00 |
A-Reserve Child | $39.00 |
B-Reserve Child | $29.00 |
St James Theatre
- For Access tickets please email access@festival.nz
- Wheelchair accessible
- Very Visual
Show duration 55 mins. No interval
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