HOW FAR DO YOUR ARMS REACH?

A collaborative performance between artist Tobias Allen and Footnote New Zealand Dance commissioned by City Gallery Wellington to mark the exhibition Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days. Exploring the relationships between death, queerness, physical remembrance and historic loss through ACTION, the performance examines Derek Jarman’s legacy in conversation with that of his Aotearoa contemporaries, particularly Douglas Wright (MNZM) (1956-2018) the renowned New Zealand dancer, writer, and choreographer.  

Moving between the figures of Jarman and Wright, the art forms they used, the histories and politics they traverse, How Far Do Your Arms Reach? brings the spirit of the exhibition Delphinium Days to the heart of Pōneke – an awakening of the gallery though an invocation of those who have passed.  

performed on November 15th, 2024, in the vacant City Gallery Wellington Building.

Photographs shot by Dayle Palfreyman

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