EN ROUTE
2 years ago
ONE STEP AT A TIME LIKE THIS and RICHARD JORDAN PRODUCTIONS LTD
(AUSTRALIA)
Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Auckland CBD (see details below)
After hugely successful seasons in Edinburgh, London, Chicago,
Seoul, Brisbane, Darwin, Launceston, Melbourne and Adelaide, the
pedestrian-based live art experience en route comes to Auckland
Arts Festival 2013. From 6 to 24 March, audiences armed with MP3
players and mobile phones will be taken on a unique and personal
journey through the thoroughfares and back alleys of Auckland
City.
en route is an expedition into the core of the city, tailor-made
for Auckland. Played out to a poetic soundtrack from NZ musicians
and bands, en route is more than a performance, audio tour or
interactive perambulation, it's a warm-hearted and hand-crafted way
to engage with the city like never before.
Utilising mp3 players, mobile phones, urban streetscapes and cafés,
en route invites participants on an inward and outward journey
through the paths and alleyways of the city. Directions,
instructions and music intertwine with the wanderings, observations
and experiences of the participant. The spontaneous choreography of
passers-by, streets, lanes, buildings and detritus, becomes the
canvas onto which the participants can project their own
reflections, narratives and meanings. en route is an exciting
opportunity to stop, think, take time out and see the city through
new eyes. It promises to change the way audiences see Auckland,
themselves and others.
en route comes to Auckland hot on the heels of en route - East
London where it was part of the London Cultural Olympiad. Its
many awards include Best Live Art at Melbourne Fringe 2009, Best
Theatre Production at Adelaide Fringe 2010, and the 2009 Australian
Green Room Awards for Production and Creative Collaboration (both
in Theatre - Alternative & Hybrid Performance).
en route is created and produced by one step at a time like this
and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. one step at a time like this
comprises four Melbourne-based artists, Suzanne Kersten, Clair
Korobacz, Paul Moir and Julian Rickert, who have a history of
creating site-responsive and conversation-based work including
Southern Crossings, a multi platform audio journey at Melbourne's
Southern Cross train station which won the 2010 Green Room Award
for a Site Specific Production, a Melbourne International Arts
Festival Commission, Pop Up Project; Contemplating Gold, a walk-in
outdoor cinema installation; and Pillow Talk, a bed for casual
discourse. en route also engages a large team of local volunteers
for the season, which runs every day of the Festival (see dates and
times below).
www.aaf.co.nz
... you feel like a spaced-out invader with a free pass to
everywhere and X-ray powers of hearing that tune you in to the
city's stream of consciousness****. - Time Out London
… you'll see [your] city in a way you have never seen it before.
...the experience will be revelatory****.
- The Chicago Tribune
SEASON DETAILS
Event en route
Where Central Auckland starting location will be
revealed via text message approximately 24 hours before your en
route session time.
en route does not end where it begins.
Each person must bring a mobile phone (fully charged) - it's not
possible to do the route without it.
Dress for the weather and walking.
Performances occur rain or shine, so be sure to dress for that
day's forecast.
Please note there is a limit of 8 people per session.
When Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March
Monday - Friday, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pm
Saturday - Sunday, 10.30am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm
Duration Allow approx 1hr 30mins - you set your own
pace
Price GA $39 / Friend/Conc $34
Bookings Book at THE EDGE: www.buytickets.co.nz / 09
357 3355 / 0800 289 842
Group bookings: groups@the-edge.co.nz / 09 357 3354
Information www.aaf.co.nz
Social Media Facebook: facebook.com/Aklfestival
Twitter: @Aklfestival
Media enquiries Siobhan Waterhouse, Publicist. P: +64
(0)9 374 0317 | M: +64 (0) 22 126 4149
E: siobhan.waterhouse@aucklandfestival.co.nz
CREATIVE CREDITS
Created and produced by: one step at a time like this and Richard
Jordans Productions Ltd
one step at a time like this: Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Paul
Moir and Julian Rickert
ONE STEP AT A TIME LIKE THIS and RICHARD JORDAN PRODUCTIONS LTD
(AUSTRALIA)
Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Auckland CBD (see details below)
After hugely successful seasons in Edinburgh, London, Chicago,
Seoul, Brisbane, Darwin, Launceston, Melbourne and Adelaide, the
pedestrian-based live art experience en route comes to
Auckland Arts Festival 2013. From 6 to 24 March, audiences armed
with MP3 players and mobile phones will be taken on a unique and
personal journey through the thoroughfares and back alleys of
Auckland City.
en route is an expedition into the core of the city,
tailor-made for Auckland. Played out to a poetic soundtrack from NZ
musicians and bands, en route is more than a performance, audio
tour or interactive perambulation, it's a warm-hearted and
hand-crafted way to engage with the city like never before.
Utilising mp3 players, mobile phones, urban streetscapes and
cafés, en route invites participants on an inward and
outward journey through the paths and alleyways of the city.
Directions, instructions and music intertwine with the wanderings,
observations and experiences of the participant. The spontaneous
choreography of passers-by, streets, lanes, buildings and detritus,
becomes the canvas onto which the participants can project their
own reflections, narratives and meanings. en route is an exciting
opportunity to stop, think, take time out and see the city through
new eyes. It promises to change the way audiences see Auckland,
themselves and others.
en route comes to Auckland hot on the heels of en
route - East London where it was part of the London Cultural
Olympiad. Its many awards include Best Live Art at Melbourne Fringe
2009, Best Theatre Production at Adelaide Fringe 2010, and the 2009
Australian Green Room Awards for Production and Creative
Collaboration (both in Theatre - Alternative & Hybrid
Performance).
en route is created and produced by one step at a time
like this and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. one step at a time
like this comprises four Melbourne-based artists, Suzanne Kersten,
Clair Korobacz, Paul Moir and Julian Rickert, who have a history of
creating site-responsive and conversation-based work including
Southern Crossings, a multi platform audio journey at
Melbourne's Southern Cross train station which won the 2010 Green
Room Award for a Site Specific Production, a Melbourne
International Arts Festival Commission, Pop Up Project;
Contemplating Gold, a walk-in outdoor cinema installation;
and Pillow Talk, a bed for casual discourse. en
route also engages a large team of local volunteers for the
season, which runs every day of the Festival (see dates and times
below).
www.aaf.co.nz
... you feel like a spaced-out invader with a free pass to
everywhere and X-ray powers of hearing that tune you in to the
city's stream of consciousness****. - Time Out London
… you'll see [your] city in a way you have never seen it
before. ...the experience will be revelatory****. - The
Chicago Tribune
SEASON DETAILS
Event en route
Where Central Auckland starting location will
be revealed via text message approximately 24 hours before your en
route session time.
en route does not end where it begins.
Each person must bring a mobile phone (fully charged) - it's not
possible to do the route without it.
Dress for the weather and walking.
Performances occur rain or shine, so be sure to dress for that
day's forecast.
Please note there is a limit of 8 people per session.
When Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March
Monday - Friday, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pm
Saturday - Sunday, 10.30am, 1.30pm, 4.30pm
Duration Allow approx 1hr 30mins - you set your
own pace
Price GA $39 / Friend/Conc $34
Bookings Book at THE EDGE: www.buytickets.co.nz
/ 09 357 3355 / 0800 289 842
Group bookings: groups@the-edge.co.nz / 09 357
3354
Information www.aaf.co.nz
Social Media Facebook:
facebook.com/Aklfestival
Twitter: @Aklfestival
Media enquiries Siobhan Waterhouse, Publicist.
P: +64 (0)9 374 0317 | M: +64 (0) 22 126 4149 |E:
siobhan.waterhouse@aucklandfestival.co.nz
CREATIVE CREDITS
Created and produced by: one step at a time like this and
Richard Jordans Productions Ltd
one step at a time like this: Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz,
Paul Moir and Julian Rickert