The Intergalactic History of Pairs is a thematic concert with theatrical form.
An eyeball arrives as a solitary object onstage, soon it finds another eyeball, a nose and a mouth. They fit together like magic and soon form a kind of unity.
The face becomes a body, the body becomes a collection of pairs. Each phase is a seemless integration of video, music, performance and objects.
Comissioned for Capital E (the National Children's festival of New Zealand), The Intergalactic History of Spheres allows a visual theme to drive a loose narrative around a tight collection of new tunes from one of New Zealand's most unique and popular bands. The musicians, each adept performers in their own right, embody a shifting landscape of mood and theatrical discovery.
Highly regarded worldwide for their originality and ability to make a crowd of any size get up and dance, The Orchestra of Spheres have toured with the best of European bands through the All Tomorrow's Parties concert series. Their music rides the wave of both critical and popular aclaim. This concert sees them focus on theatricality and accessibility to young audiences to great success earlier this year at the Paramount Theatre in Wellington.
Duration - 45 mins
