Angie and Brad are love's young dream. With their movie-star
good looks and impending nuptials, the couple are the toast of
Auckland society. The big day draws closer and Angie begins to
doubt her all-American fiancé is the marrying kind. When Charles
shambles his way back into her life, she finds herself caught in a
hopeless love triangle. As her suitors square off, Angie is forced
to choose between her head and her heart.
Master of Ceremonies Witi Ihimaera has created a madcap take on
modern romance. From rugby clubroom to inner-city nightclub, hotel
reception to church, The Wedding is a distinctly homegrown
love story. The major commission of 2006 reunites the acclaimed
creative team - choreographer Mark Baldwin, designer Tracy Grant
and lighting designer John Rayment - that gave Royal New Zealand
Ballet its groundbreaking ballet FrENZy. Combining pure
classical technique with a contemporary edge, The Wedding is set to
the Gareth Farr's sparkling new score.
It's a marriage made in heaven. "The Wedding is a
triumph of popular ballet. It takes an ordinary wedding and gives
it a brilliant makeover with a rich tapestry of incident and action
making it contemporary and accessible… This is a ballet the company
can be proud of. It will make a great touring show locally and
internationally." - The National Business Review.
Credits
Seasons: 2006
Choreography: Mark Baldwin
Costume Design: Tracy Grant
Dramaturgy: Raymond Hawthorne
Lighting Design: John Rayment
Music: Gareth Farr
Original Concept and Narrative: Witi Ihimaera
Set Design: Tracy Grant