After a sellout 2015 season at the Basement Theatre and winning the Equity New Zealand Award for Best show by an Emerging Artist at the 2015 Auckland Theatre Awards, Alice Canton takes her solo show ORANGUTAN on the road and out to Auckland secondary schools.

As part of the Basement Theatre’s Schools Programme, in association with the Asia New Zealand Foundation and the Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate, the show will tour Mount Roskill Grammar School, James Cook High School, Edgewater College, Papakura High School, Onehunga High School and Selwyn College.

ORANGUTAN is now available to be booked by other Auckland Secondary Schools.

Dates:
Monday 1st August, Wednesday 3rd August, Thursday 4th August and the week beginnning Monday 15th August - Friday 19th August

Venue:
Hosted at your school. A performance space of 4m x 4m minimum, van and power access is required. The production bring their own rig, lights and sound system.

Duration:
Show: 45 minutes  (No interval)
Post-show Q+A: 20 mins
Workshop: 45 minutes

Suitability: Year 9 -13    Subjects: Drama; Dance; Music; English; Sustainability; Social Sciences

Tickets:
1 x show: $240.00 (based on 30 students @ $8.00/person)
2 x shows (same day): $360.00 (based on 60 students @ $6.00/person)
Workshop: $150.00 (based on 30 students @ $5.00/person)
1 x show + workshop: $390.00
2 x shows + 2 x workshops: $660.00

Bookings:
aj.canton@gmail.com/ 021 2222 437

Note: Ticket price includes a post show discussion session and an online Education Pack/ Study Guide resource. Workshops can be specifically tailored to cover topics such as devising, mask, movement or Balinese music.

Developing from the tradition of Balinese masked performance, ORANGUTAN is a story about curiosity and survival. Set in the native rainforest of Borneo, an orangutan silently experiences an extraordinary voyage into the unknown. The tale is told through a rich physical score of mask and sound that rapidly unravels the journey.

“One obvious advantage to the captivating non-verbal format, and the simplicity of the production overall, is that this will play virtually anywhere in the world.  And indeed it ought to, since the clear unspoken message is one everyone should ‘hear'.” - Nik Smythe, Theatreview.

Canton, a graduate from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, draws on her vibrant adventures through Southeast Asia. After receiving a grant from the Asia New Zealand Foundation in 2011, she travelled through Malaysia and Singapore researching traditional performance practices before arriving in Indonesia to learn the art of Balinese mask carving and dance. The show features hand-made masks by Canton.

Beyond the curtain, Canton hopes ORANGUTAN will create pathways for younger audiences to discuss pressing social and political concerns.

"Encouraging young people to engage with live performance makes them an active art audience. It’s an opportunity to enhance classroom learning, and for students to experience something a little different. I can’t wait!” - Alice Canton

This tour is made possible with funding support from: