The Esplanade lies between the Manawatu river and Palmerston North city, New Zealand, where I am currently living, and it is always alive, even more during warm summer nights.
This time and for a couple of weeks during evenings and weekends we were able to enjoy King Lear, the play, directed by Jaime Dorner, Massey University visiting artist-in-residence.
The play takes place under a giant sequoia tree and tells about dementia, elder abuse, family violence, sibling rivalry, greed, spying, treachery, torture, adultery, over-reaching power, cruelty, war, loyalty, friendship and love, all today's themes, I think.
Before commencing the orchestra started playing, and people in silence respectfully listen to them while drinking some wine and beer:
Some minutes later King Lear approaches the watchers and starts counting them:
What follows is a small piece of it, recorded one warm night, surrounded by birds twitting,
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