Expressions season brochure – July to December

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Expressions season brochure – July to December
EXHIBITIONS
PUBLIC PROGRAMMES
LEGO® PROGRAMMES
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Expressions Whirinaki Arts & Entertainment Centre
MEET THE LEGO® MASTERS
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST · 1–2PM · SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
FREE · NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Join with top builders from the Wellington region to hear tricks of the
trade and handy techniques used by the LEGO® masters.
CLASSIC KIWIANA KAI
LEGO® SPEED BUILD COMPETITION
LITTLE EXPRESSIONS: ART FOR LITTLE PEOPLE
FRIDAY 12 AUGUST · 7PM · $95 · BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL ON TICKETEK.CO.NZ
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST · 2–4PM · FREE
TWO CATEGORIES: AGES 5–8 YEARS & 8–15 YEARS · BOOKING REQUIRED
TUESDAYS, DURING TERM TIME 9.15 – 10AM · $30 PER TERM FOR MATERIALS
Celebrate classic Kiwiana cuisine featuring Aotearoa’s most loved traditional
ingredients with mouthwatering modern twists. Featuring five courses
set alongside local artist Katherine Morrison’s exhibition Camp together
with renowned singer Jade Eru. Leave your gumboots at home, put on your
glad rags and visit Upper Hutt for a ‘flash as’ degustation of Kiwi cuisine.
Enter into a speed build competition to complete a series of build
challenges within a time limit. Great LEGO® prizes to be won.
Weekly art sessions for little people aged 3-4 years old. 45 minutes of
discovery and fun, with something new every week! Places are limited so
bookings are essential and parent/caregiver supervision is required.
In association with Visa Wellington on a Plate and The Silverstream Retreat
CAMP: TALK AND TOUR
SUNDAY 31 JULY · 1PM · FREE · NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Katherine Morrison provides insights into her textile work; Camp.
WELLINGTON REGIONAL ARTS REVIEW
FIBRE ART; UNROLLED
GUJI GUJI
BRICK FLICKS
SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER · 1PM · FREE · NO BOOKING REQUIRED
30 JULY – 9 OCTOBER
24 SEPTEMBER – 20 NOVEMBER
Join artists from Creative Fibre Wellington as they share their secrets.
THURSDAY 14 JULY · 10AM & 11.30AM · SUITABLE FOR AGES 2 ONWARDS
$8 PER TICKET · UNDER 2 ON KNEES FREE · BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Iconic movie scenes made out of LEGO® by UK artist Warren Elsmore.
Featuring large scale photographs, models and a giant brick pit for you to
build your own creations, this is an exhibition for LEGO® lovers young and old.
The bi-annual review of recent works by artists from the Wellington
region. This exhibition showcases a range of media and artists.
Guji Guji is content with his life as a duckling, despite the fact that he doesn’t
look anything like his brothers. Guji Guji is a beautiful story about and
through difference using shadow puppets by Shanghai puppet artist Nancy Xu.
Image credit: AR 2104 -14, David Brown
Proudly supported by Heartland Bank
Presented by Expressions Whirinaki Arts & Entertainment Centre, in association with Little
Dog Barking Theatre Company
Proudly supported by Hutt Mana Charitable Trust, Toy World and Wellington LEGO® User Group
Image credit: Brick Flicks; Jurassic Park, 2014, photograph by Warren Elsmore
CATWALK TO COVER
CAMP
FOR THE LOVE OF COLOUR
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
THE LEGO® MOVIE
26 NOVEMBER – 12 FEBRUARY 2017
SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER · 1PM · FREE · NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Direct from the fashion shows of London, Paris, Milan and New York,
exclusively to Expressions Whirinaki, Upper Hutt, comes Catwalk to Cover.
For King & Country: New Zealand's First World War on Film is a
70-minute film programme including exerts from 38 films covering New
Zealand’s experience of the war.
SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER · 1PM · SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES · $5 PER TICKET
BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED
Through a series of candid photographs from top catwalk photographers
—Kirstin Sinclair, Chris Moore, Matt Lever and Philip Meech—and clothes
by leading national and international designers, Catwalk to Cover provides
a behind-the-scenes insight into the creative world of the fashion show.
Covering the backstage to front row, catwalk and street style, and
including designers such as Prada, Vivienne Westwood, Karl Lagerfeld,
and Alexander McQueen this exhibition puts the spotlight on the catwalk.
This exhibition is coming to New Zealand from The Fashion and Textile
Museum, London; a cutting edge centre for contemporary fashion.
16 JULY – 18 SEPTEMBER
15 OCTOBER – 20 NOVEMBER
Textile artist Katherine Morrison has hand-crafted a large scale
installation reflecting her ultimate camping companions. Wander into
her series of tents made from upcycled NZ wool blankets.
Fresh new fibre craft from the Creative Fibre Art Wellington including
felted, knitted, knotted and woven work.
Image credit: Photograph by Chris Moore
Image credit: courtesy of Creative Fibre Art Wellington
Proudly supported by Forsyth Barr, Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club, Creative Communities,
and Mainfreight New Zealand
Toured by The Fashion and Textile Museum, London
Image credit: Camp, Katherine Morrison
Courtesy of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
An exclusive showing of the 2014 The LEGO® Movie;’ the first-ever, fulllength theatrical LEGO® adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher
Miller. Enjoy this 3D computer animated story which has become a classic.
MINECRAFT MASTERCLASS
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER · 1-2PM · FREE · BOOKING REQUIRED
BUILT ENVIRONMENT MASTERCLASS
Watch our curious character Shu explore the different items in a house
and figure out how they work and who they are. Together with our endearing
character, we discover the uniqueness of the world we create for ourselves.
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER · 3-4PM · FREE · BOOKING REQUIRED
CATWALK TO COVER OPENING GALA
FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER · 7PM · $25 · BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Join us at this exclusive ticketed event Catwalk to Cover. Includes an
exhibition preview, goody bags, wine and nibbles, a fashion show and
insights into the international fashion world.
SHU’S SONG
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER · 10AM · SUITABLE FOR AGES 2 ONWARDS
$8 PER TICKET · UNDER 2 ON KNEES FREE · BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Hands-on masterclasses where members of Wellington LEGO® User
Group show you how to go ‘next level’ with your creations.
Suitable for ages 8 and over.
Created by Racheal Callinana, Laura Gaudin and Gina Moss.
Presented by Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre in association with Capital
E National Theatre for Children
July - December 2016
INFORMATION
EVEREST UNTOLD
OLEG MARSHEV
MONDAY 1 AUGUST · 7.30PM
Everest Untold features the 1953 Everest expedition leader, Sir John
Hunt and the expedition’s ‘other Kiwi’ George Lowe, in the untold story
about what happened in the Himalayas sixty years ago. Rich with humour,
pathos, and adventure, this is a story of friendship, and sacrifice.
Born in Baku, the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, Oleg Marshev
trained at Moscow Conservatory. A wonderful programme of passionate
pieces performed by a virtuoso.
Presented by Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre in association with Arts
on Tour. Arts on Tour shows are subsidised by Creative New Zealand.
Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales
Brought to you by the Latin American and Spanish Embassies in New
Zealand and Australia, with the support of Expressions Whirinaki Arts &
Entertainment Centre.
For a full list of films and their respective ratings, please check out
facebook.com/LAFFNZ, www.expressions.org.nz, or lasffnz.co.nz
Please note all films have English subtitles.
July 21 Aug 18 Sept 15 Oct 20 Nov 17
UNDER THE SAME MOON
JENNY WOLLERMAN & MICHAEL HOUSTOUN
FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER · 8PM · $20 ADULT · $18 FRIENDS CONCESSION
MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER · 7.30PM
A story of three generations coming together for a Chinese family
wedding. With unexpected reunions, swapping stories, healing old
wounds and moving on, all presented with warmth and humour.
Renowned soprano Jenny Wollerman and concert pianist virtuoso
Michael Houstoun present a beautiful evening of songs and piano solos
drawn from the French repertoire of Fauré, Debussy, Satie, Poulenc
together with some Rachmaninoff, Brahms and Britten.
Clair de lune an evening of beautiful songs and piano solos
LATE NITE SOUND BITE
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
7-9PM · KOHA ENTRY
28 July The Gospel According to the Blues: Goodtime gospel
25 August Me & BOB: Yesteryear Jazz
29 September Storehouse: Calypso Blues
27 October Muchos Gringos: Latin Vibes
Tues 27 Sep Classical Vocalists
Tues 11 Oct Classical Piano
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836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
T 04 527 2168
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9am - 4pm
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Booking Tickets: To book tickets, either pop in to Expressions Whirinaki,
call 04 527 2168, or book online at
www.expressions.org.nz. Booking fees online apply.
Upper Hutt i-SITE Visitor Information Centre:
Looking for something to do? Come and see us first for all of your travel
bookings, snapper card supplies and accommodation needs.
A series of lunchtime concerts given by performance students from
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music. 1PM · entry by donation.
Tues 16 Aug Classical Strings
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EXPRESSIONS LIVE!
Tues 19 July Jazz
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Late Nite Sound Bite is a once a month late night opening on the last
Thursday of the month with fresh NZ music and all galleries, café and
shop open until 9pm. Entry is by Koha and it is casual/family friendly.
Join the Upper Hutt Embroiders for a monthly
stitch session, from 1.30 – 3.30PM.
Presented by Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre in association with Arts
on Tour. Arts on Tour shows are subsidised by Creative New Zealand.
Wellington
The Festival includes a wide range of genres, topics and styles, providing
an opportunity for audiences to immerse themselves into the cultural
and social aspects of the participating countries.
FRIDAY 22 JULY · 8PM · $20 ADULT · $18 FRIENDS CONCESSION
Brahms Sonata No 3 Op. 5.
Gaspar de la Nuit
River Road
A selection of recent films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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2–6 NOVEMBER
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EXPRESSIONS
Venue Hire: Whether you’re holding a conference, a public meeting,
a wedding, providing corporate training, hosting a business dinner or
giving a presentation, Expressions Whirinaki can meet your needs. Ask
us how we can help you host a memorable event.
Expressions Live! is brought to you by Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre, The
Upper Hutt Concert Grand Piano Trust, and Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music at Victoria
University of New Zealand.
Enquiries to T 04 527 2168 | E [email protected]
ANNUAL PARTNERS
GRAND UPPER HUTT
STREETON TRIO
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER · 1PM · $15 ADULT
MONDAY 3 OCTOBER · 7.30PM
A recital by Louis Lucas-Perry, recipient of the Upper Hutt Concert
Grand Piano Trust Award for 2016.
Australia’s most internationally successful piano trio joins us to perform
an expressive, elegant and eloquent repertoire to warm the heart.
Beethoven Piano Trio in B fl at major Op. 11
“Gassenhauer"
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 arr.
Joachim / Kopp
Debussy Piano Trio in G major
$45 Adult · $40 Concession (Friends/Piano Club/Upper Hutt Music Society) · $20 Student
Classical Expressions is brought to you by Expressions Whirinaki Arts & Entertainment Centre
and The Upper Hutt Music Society with funding from The Lion Foundation and the Community
Trust of Wellington
FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Join us on the first Sunday of every month for a ukulele jam.
You can listen or join in, use one of our ukes or bring your own.
Beginners to advanced players, ages 5 to 95, all welcome.
Sunday 7 Aug, 4 Sep, 2 Oct, 6 Nov, 2–3pm in the Rotary Foyer
A MERRY MOVIE CHRISTMAS AT EXPRESSIONS
SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER · 3 - 6PM · SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
FREE · BOOKINGS NOT REQUIRED
Join Santa after the Upper Hutt Santa Parade for a Hollywood Christmas
at Expressions. Enter a silverscreen inspired world filled with all the
fun of the movies including live music, Christmas acts, crafts and other
yuletide treats and have your photo taken holding your Oscar with Santa.
Information is correct at time of printing, but may be subject to change, including late
additions, cancellations and booked-out sessions.
cover image credit: Brick Flicks E.T, 2014, photograph by Warren Elsmore