Venue: Arcadia House, 570 Victoria Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051
Two shows :
“Borte: Empress of the World”
This is a public workshop presentation of a new piece of music theatre in partnership with the Kazakhstan government and Eurasian Creative Guild. Written by Dulut Isabekov, 80 year old Kazakhstan’s premiere playwright. The play set in 1210 AD puts on stage an extraordinary woman’s story. Börte, the first wife of Genghis Khan, as the Empress of the World.
Starring
Isobel Kilmartin, Jessica May and the Young World Choir, and co-directed Peter Kalos
What’s Next for Borte: Empress of the World?
- 8 October, public workshop performance in Melbourne, Australia
- 18 October, public workshop performance in Almaty, Kazakhstan
- 21 October, Moving forward to a workshop performance at the Kazakhstan embassy in London, UK
- 10-16 December, The premiere of the full show in Melbourne, Australia as part of the International Eurasian Festival.
