MEET THE ARTISTS: THE VALENTINA
The Rebel Alliance is an independent Auckland based theatre company. Founded in2006 we have to date presented 11works, 7of which have been premieres of new New Zealand plays. We also started off the development of Centrepoint which co-won the Adam Award for best new New Zealand play in 2015.
John Verryt – Illustrator
John has created designs for a diverse range of projects from Badjelly the Witch to King Lear to The Magic Flute. John Trained in design for live performance at Theatre Corporate and Mercury Theatre and is an established practitioner in the New Zealand performing Arts industry.
John has and is working extensively with many companies including Silo Theatre, Auckland Theatre Co., Indian Ink Theatre Co., Live Live Cinema, Nightsong Productions, World of Wearable Arts, The Large Group, Auckland Arts Festival, Tawhiri Productions, NZ Opera, MOTH, Michael Parmenter Dance, Douglas Wright Dance, Atamira Dance, Okareka Dance, Black Grace Dance, NZDC, Red Leap Theatre.
Anders Falstie-Jensen - Writer, Director
Anders hails from Viborg in Jutland, Denmark and has lived in Aotearoa New Zealand since 2001. He is the producer, writer and director for The Rebel Alliance. In his past he has worked as the national publicist for the New Zealand International Film Festival; as a stage manager for Massive Theatre Company and Douglas Wright Dance Company and as a production manager for numerous independent productions. From 2014 to 2021 he was a programmer for Auckland Live and was responsible for several Summer in the Square events on Aotea Square as well as putting together the Fringe Town programme at the Auckland Town Hall in 2019/20/21.