The Bruce Bornholdt Season of Dr Buller's Birds
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When:
| Sat 25 Feb ’06–Sun 19 Mar ’06 |
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Where: Circa Theatre, 1 Taranaki St, Te Aro, Wellington Show map
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"After sketching the likeness of this defenseless chick, I sacrificed his little life on the altar of science and made a pretty little cabinet specimen of the skin." Walter Buller
A vivid account of the clashes between Empire and Nature in the 19th century, Dr Buller’s Birds unfolds on the shores of Lake Papaitonga as two old friends meet to close some weighty business. Walter Buller, ornithologist and intimidating barrister, prepares one last specimen as he awaits ailing war hero Te Keepa Rangihiwinui.
With a haunting cinematic soundscape and a set developed with the support of Weta Workshop, Nick Blake’s stunning theatrical version of a moment in our nation’s history paints a landscape in crisis, where only the fittest survive and the huia is a helpless casualty. Is nature any safer with us?
Writer and Director – Nick Blake
Lighting Design – Martyn Roberts
Sound Design – Matt Lambourn
Projection Design – Andrew Brettell
With Peter Hambleton and Rawiri Paratene
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