A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre

Punctum Productions

Welcome to
A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre
A retrospective and history lesson in 10 Exercises
A performance lecture
A personal essay with many persons
An epic poem spanning the last 30 years (or so)
An essay within an essay within a…
A sometimes linear
Sometimes non-linear
Chronology of events
Of feelings, of thoughts
After all, history like memory, is fragmentary, elliptical, untrustworthy
But worth searching for

An Asian performer is tasked with the mission to deliver a presentation on Asian New Zealand theatre history while riding a stationary bicycle. Performance essay meets spin class.

Date and Time:

Friday 22nd of November, 6:30 pm

Location:

Tūranga, F01, TSB Space

Trigger warnings:

none

Friday, Paid, Performance, Spoken Word

About

Nathan Joe 周润豪 is a Chinese-Kiwi playwright and performance poet. He was born and raised in Ōtautahi, but is currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau. He was the recipient of the 2021 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award and the 2020 National Poetry Slam Champion. His poetry short film, Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems, commissioned by Going West Writers Festival, premiered internationally at the Toronto Queer Film Festival 2022. His best known work Scenes from a Yellow Peril premiered at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in 2022. He is also the curator behind DIRTY PASSPORTS, a BIPOC spoken word lineup show.