Six Degrees Festival
7 Emerging Theatre Practitioners, 5 Dynamic, New Shows
Established In 2018, the Six Degrees Festival is a staple of the Victoria University MFA (Creative Practice) at Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies.
Fun, quirky, serious, or thought-provoking, the shows produced under the festival have served as launching pads for the careers of many successful arts practitioners.
This year Wellington audiences will be treated to a 2nd Six Degrees Festival in one year!
Following on from a sold-out January festival, that included gems such as; Isaac’s Hoopers Blip and Romina Meneses’ We The Outsiders, the 6 Degrees Festival- December Edition- will delight audiences with another smorgasbord of emerging talent straight out of Victoria University's MFA in Creative Practice.
There are four main bill shows, these include: a narrative-led audio walk that invites audiences to experience Te Whanganui-a-Tara through the lens of Chinese immigrants, at the turn of the 20th century.
A design-focussed piece that follows Alma as she journeys through her own mind, to better understand the world inside her head. A participatory horror production, where the audience gets to be a jury, and a feminist adaption of Shakespeares' Antony and Cleopatra. There will also be a rehearsed play reading of a new play- based on a cosmic horror short story.
Explore 2024 Six Degrees Programme Below:
“The Six degrees festival is smorgasbord of emerging talent straight out of Victoria University's MFA in Creative Practice.”
Verdict
4 - 7 December In The STAGE, 8PM
Featuring the trials of three well-known gothic literature characters: Dr Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde, Verdict’s courtroom sees the souls of the dead put on trial for their sins. You, damned souls of the audience, are the jury tasked with sending them to either the Above, a sanitised afterlife for those who have atoned for their sins, or the Below, a hellish place for those who are yet to seek redemption.
Alma and the Mind Galaxy
4 - 7 December In The Dome, 6:30PM
Join Alma on a trip through her complicated and fascinating mind. After falling asleep she is sent on a fantastical journey, confronting the way her brain works to better understand the world inside her head. Guided through a dream space by an unknown entity, Alma encounters moments from her past, reckons with fears of the future, and explores how and why she interacts with the world in her own unique way.
Encounter
10 - 14 December in The DOME, 4:30PM & 6:30PM
Encounter is an immersive audio experience blending powerful storytelling with authentic soundscapes. The latest work by Cadence Chung—published poet, composer, and classical vocalist, Encounter is crafted with Chung’s signature poetic narratives, taking audiences on a journey to rediscover Wellington through the eyes of those who helped shape its history and continue to contribute to its future.
The King In Yellow - Playreading
11 - 14 December IN THE STUDIO, 7PM
Desperate to break out of a critical and creative slump, director Thomas Wilde undertakes the first ever production of strange and enigmatic play The King In Yellow. But some strange, supernatural force begins to corrupt those working on it, amplifying parts of their personality and drawing them into an obsession with the play. Only lead performer Amber seems to recognise how the company is descending into madness, but can she break free of the play’s hold long enough to bring the curtain down?
The 3 Wives of Antony
11 - 14 December in the Stage, 8PM
Shakespearean classic but make it fiercely feminine! Antony and Cleopatra follows Mark Antony and his story of war and the struggle for power and a little love on the side. This is history - we are looking at Her-Story. The Three Wives of Antony reframes the story to focus on our criminally underrated and under-appreciated WOMEN.
Follow Fulvia, Octavia, and of course, Queen Cleopatra and see the classic from a new angle! With the focus now shifted from the traditional masculine narrative to a more female-centric re-telling. A feminist take on a Shakespearean Classic - following three criminally under-appreciated women in a "man's world”.
