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.

Produced by Punctum Productions

“I was there for Amanda Grace Leo’s spin class, the bike an apt metaphor for cycles of inspiration and despair of making a creative career in Aotearoa, and the importance of recognising the people who have ridden before you, the people who have ridden beside you, and the people who will ride after you.” — Theatre Scenes
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