Atamira Dance Company Leads the Way in Māori Contemporary Dance With TOMO
Atamira Dance Company presents TOMO – a tale of wairua told through dance, light and architecture.
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Auckland & Wellington Head Down the Rabbit Hole in January 2020
Families, young people, Mad Hatters – line up, line up and don’t be late! This Summer, after four smash-hit seasons across Australia and the United States, the brilliant stage show, Alice in Wonderland – Live on Stage, is finally falling down the rabbit hole to New Zealand, in January.
Three powerhouse creative talents join this year’s Manawa Ora
Three powerhouse creative talents join this year’s Manawa Ora production Unique collaborative model will produce a stage show to remember.
Largest Programme Ever for Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2019
Show Me Shorts, NZ’s biggest little film festival opens across Aotearoa from 5 October – with sixty short films and three music videos, chosen from a record 2040 entries.
Gala Concert In The Presence Of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
One of the world’s greatest sopranos, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, will be honoured at a star-studded gala event on Wednesday, 20 November, celebrating her remarkable career and also the renaming of the Aotea Centre’s ASB Theatre to the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre.
The Blind Date Project, Q Theatre, 29 August 2019
It’s SAD Hour at the Locket Bar and Karaoke Club. Barkeep/Karaoke Queen (Yvette Parsons) is singing her heart out as patrons (the audience) trickle in. Anna (Natalie Medlock) sits at the bar checking her phone waiting for her Tinder date to arrive. There’s a comfortable vibe to the place – it could be any bar […]
Janet Frame’s Iconic Novel Brought To The Stage In World First
Beloved New Zealand author Janet Frame’s landmark novel will be brought to life on stage for the first time ever. Filled with fierce heart and visual splendour, Owls Do Cry is considered one of New Zealand’s landmark novels, and is making its world premiere in Frame’s childhood hometown of Ōamaru (4 and 5 October), before heading […]
Japanese Focus at Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2019
Japan features prominently in the minds of New Zealanders this year with the forthcoming Rugby World Cup, Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The Show Me Shorts Film Festival, too, is bringing Japanese culture into the spotlight by partnering with the Asia New Zealand Foundation, the Japan Foundation and the Embassy of Japan for this year’s Festival.
Taurima Vibes presents Atawhai 2019
Taurima Vibes presents ATAWHAI 2019, in association with Changing Minds. Structured to engage different pockets of the community in specifically tailored ways, for its fifth year Atawhai will support five different programmes throughout September and October across the Auckland region, strategically timed with Mental Health Awareness Week from September 23-29.
Auckland Honours Dame Kiri
One of the world’s greatest sopranos, Kiri Te Kanawa, is being celebrated in a grand theatre tradition, with a permanent tribute to be unveiled at Auckland’s Aotea Centre on 20 November.