Mr Moon from 'What Now', a popular New Zealand children’s TV series, visits van Asch Deaf Education Centre (van Asch College as it was called then) to teach the students street theatre skills, in preparation for their own live performance. We see the students continue to refine their skills, even when not at practice with Mr Moon. As part of the preparation, the group visits Wellington to watch a performance at the New Zealand Festival by the Montreal Street Theatre group, in March 1988.
van Asch students learn street theatre skills from Mr Moon
1988 •
- Storytelling/Performances
- TV/Media
After Mr Moon has been teaching Van Asch Deaf Education Centre Deaf students street theatre skills, they watch a performance from the Montreal Street Theatre at the New Zealand Festival in Wellington, in preparation for staging their own live performance.
Original format:
FILM COLREVORIG
Reference number:
TVNZ13-01-TV88
Copyright status:
Television New Zealand
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