the programme

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the programme

Welcome
24 February 2006 – mark the date in your calendar, because
this is when the 2006 New Zealand International Arts Festival
kicks off.
When putting together this programme, we sought out shows
that would intrigue, stimulate, entertain and offer something out
of the ordinary. We are passionate about the power of art, both in
communicating ideas and bringing magic and colour to our lives. Allow
the artists featured in this Festival to transport you to another time and
place, out of the everyday and into the realms of the extraordinary.
If you’re a theatre junkie, this is definitely your year. There is a whole
host of incredible, award-winning shows exploring love, redemption
and the very meaning of life itself. There is even an epic tale of not
two but three cities from celebrated Canadian director Robert Lepage.
Multimedia events come into their own during this Festival,
using technology to fascinate, amaze and create powerful social
commentary. See real and virtual performers interact in Super
Vision, New York-based DJ Spooky remixing an infamous 1915
film and for 90 minutes of the most astonishing mix of live music,
performance and video, don’t miss Eraritjaritjaka.
Music ranges from American jazz legend Pat Metheny to hightech tabla master Talvin Singh, while The Orchestra of the Age
of Enlightenment shows us that music from the past is anything
but past it. Visiting international composers Tan Dun and James
MacMillan join New Zealanders Ross Harris, John Psathas and Don
McGlashan as five of the many living artists whose work we are
highlighting during the Festival.
At the heart of it all is the Festival Zone in the new Waitangi Park,
home to the stunning open-all-hours photographic exhibition,
Earth from Above. In the middle of the park will be the Festival
club, showcasing everything from wild guitar to cool country and
comedy for kids.
And this is just a taste of things to come.
We’d like to thank our wonderful business sponsors, core-funder
Wellington City Council and patrons, trusts, central and local
government and foreign governments – without this support
the Festival would simply not happen. Even if we sold every last
ticket, we could not pay for all the shows, exhibitions and events,
to say nothing of the substantial programme for children and
young people. Look on the next page and note the names of these
generous companies, groups and individuals. Thank them if you
meet them and support those businesses that support the arts. All
these people are committed to making Wellington a great city to
live in or visit.
Join us for Carla’s last Festival after 16 years – indulge yourself in the
arts, engage your mind and heart and let your spirits soar.
Fran Wilde, David Inns and Carla Van Zon
And of course there is dance, from Italy’s leading contemporary
ballet company to Spain’s ‘first lady of flamenco’.
In the world of words, travel writer Jan Morris features as one of 16
international guests, including political commentator Robert Fisk
who will appear in one of the new 6 o’clock sessions. Stop in after
work to be inspired.
Events for the whole family include return seasons from two Festival
favourites that will definitely sell out fast. The masterminds behind
The Junebug Symphony present their new work, Bright Abyss, while
trapeze artists Les Arts Sauts are back with an even bigger bubble.
A Capital Celebration
Presented by the New Zealand International
Arts Festival and Wellington Waterfront Ltd.
Saturday 25 February 2006, a day worth
waiting two years for.
In a combined celebration, we will be cutting
the ribbon on both the 2006 New Zealand
International Arts Festival and the wonderful new
Waitangi Park with an afternoon of free music
and fun for everyone.
Entertainment will be provided by some of
Wellington’s top musicians, including The
Phoenix Foundation, The Warratahs and the
Vector Wellington Sinfonia conducted by
Kenneth Young. While you’re there, take a walk
across the world or see it from the air with the
incredible outdoor photographic exhibition Earth
from Above. Have a peek inside The National
Bank Festival Club, try out the new skateboard
park or take the little ones to the children’s
playground. Bring a picnic and make a day of
it – you’re all invited. This is your park. This is
your Festival.
From 1pm. Rain day Sunday 26 February.
GOLD SPONSORS
CORE FUNDERS
Special Events
Les Arts Sauts
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Earth From
Above
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Opera
SILVER SPONSORS
MAJOR GRANTS
Tea: A Mirror
Opera
of
Soul
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Music
Toyota Picnics in the Park
The Orchestra
of the Age of
Enlightenment
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The Hilliard
Ensemble
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James
MacMillan
Conducts
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Zeibekiko
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Subramaniam
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New Zealand
String Quartet
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Parsifal
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Orchestra
Baobab
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Pat Metheny
Trio
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M ori
Showbands
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Tuwhare
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Talvin Singh
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DJ Spooky’s
Rebirth of a
Nation
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Theatre
BRONZE SPONSORS
PRINCIPAL SUPPORTER
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
CORPORATE PATRONS
PATRONS
Association Francaise d’Action
Artistique, France
Australia Council for the Arts
Canadian High Commission
German Embassy, Wellington
New Zealand American
Association
New Zealand Netherlands
Foundation (inc.)
PRO HELVETIA – Arts Council of
Switzerland
The Royal Netherlands Embassy
Bell McCaw Bampfylde Ltd
Building Solutions Limited
Business and Economic Research
Ltd (BERL)
Deloitte
First NZ Capital
Fletcher Construction
James Cook Hotel Grand
Chancellor
Kirkcaldie & Stains
KPMG
Mahoney Corporation
Maltby & Partners Ltd
Moore Wilson’s
Phillips Fox
Senate Communications
Springload
Strategic Finance Ltd
The Wellington Company
Denis and Verna Adam
John Allen and Janie Pack
Paul and Sheryl Baines
Alan and Debbie Burns
Colin Carruthers and Deborah
Coddington
Richard Caughley and Matthew
Whimp
Errol and Jennifer Clark
Kaye and Maurice Clark
Paul and Rosie Collins
Roderick and Gillian Deane
Margaret Doucas
Jan and Mark Dowland
Michael Dunlop and Glenys
Coughlan
John and Deb Feast
David Gascoigne and Patsy Reddy
Anne Gaskell and Mike Camp
Brett Gawn and Fay Paterson
Clive and Dawn Hesketh
Rohan and Diane Hill
Mike Horsley and Gwendoline
Callaghan
Bryan and Jan Johnson
Phillip Meyer and Jane Diplock
Ian Millard
Richard and Pamela Nelson
GRANTS
Asia New Zealand Foundation
Carterton District Council
Community First Foundation
Hutt City Council
Kapiti Coast District Council
Masterton District Council
Porirua City Council
South Wairarapa District Council
Upper Hutt City Council
The History
Boys
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Eraritjaritjaka
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Tristan &
Yseult
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Bright Abyss
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The Holy
Sinner
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Super Vision
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Julie Nevett and Lloyd Morrison
Chris Parkin
Grant Partridge
Collin Post and Brenda Young
David and Jacqui Pritchard
David and Janet Renwick
Catherine Savage and Glenn
Stewart
Roy and Renate Savage
Mary Scholtens and John Luxton
Lindy and Sandy Thomson
Adam and Kate Thornton
John and Tina Todd
Amelia and Bill Trotter
Ronald and Margaret Trotter
Mark and Sally Verbiest
Jane Vesty and Brian Sweeney
James Wallace
Sue and Terry Wood
Anonymous (7)
SPECIAL FRIENDS
Helen Chambers, Gillian Deane, Martin
Harris, Constance Kirkcaldie, Christine
McGrath, Andrew and Pip Meehan, Sam
Perry, Paul Ridley-Smith and Felicity
Wong, Jill Shepherd, Ross Steele, Annika
Streefland, Leona Wison
King and
Country
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The Dragon’s
Trilogy
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Dr Buller’s
Birds
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Dance
Aarero Stone
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Mikelangelo &
the Black Sea
Gentlemen
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Antonio
Forcione
Quartet
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The Songs of
Kurt Weill
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Fat Freddy’s
Drop
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The Sharon
Shannon Band
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Don
McGlashan
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Eva
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TalkFest
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New Zealand Post
Writers & Readers Week
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Visual Arts
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Festival in the Regions
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Over the
Rhine
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Ba Cissoko
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Instructions
for Modern
Living
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Aterballetto
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The National Bank Festival Club
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Goldenhorse
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The Phoenix
Foundation
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DJ Spooky
Party
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Aroha String
Quartet
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TOWER New
Zealand Youth
Choir
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NZ Trio
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Jan Preston
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Colin
Hemmingsen
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Besser and
Bravura
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Your Festival
James
Campbell’s
Comedy 4 Kids
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Key
Regional
Events
Victoria University
SchoolFest
Seminars and
Dialogues
Family Friendly
Events
Festival
Calendar
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Map of
Downtown
Wellington
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Booking
Form and
Information
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People Behind
the Festival
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erforming breathtaking, high-flying acts in
a 28-metre-high white dome, the acclaimed
French company Les Arts Sauts presents its new
work, Ola Kala.
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An awe-inspiring aerial trapeze spectacle, the show
blends acrobatic and technical feats in an elegantly
surreal atmosphere charged with the exhilaration
of vertigo. The thrill of danger is heightened by the
company’s use of a cross trapeze – there is a very real
risk of collision, and the occasional performer may
tumble to the safety net below.
The action is accompanied by spectacular lighting
and hypnotic live music performed by musicians
suspended in space 12 metres above ground.
Specially constructed deck chairs allow the audience
a perfect view of the performers above as they fly
and fall in perfect harmony.
Les Arts Sauts’ last show was hugely popular at the
2000 Festival, with the entire 15-night season sold
out following opening night. Get in quick to secure
your deckchair.
The New Zealand Post Season of
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Sat 25 Feb, Fri 3, Sat 4, Fri 10,
Sat 11, Fri 17 and Sat 18 Mar, 8pm
Sun 26 Feb, Sun 5, Sun 12 and
Sun 19 Mar, 5pm
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Le Dauphiné Libéré, France
Photo © Philippe Cibille
“...magicians of the air gratify us with the
greatest aerial trapeze show one can imagine.”
With support from Association Française d’Action
Artistique/Ministère des Affaires étrangères.
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“The most amazing pictures you’ll ever
see.” Daily Mail, UK
Proudly sponsored by SKYCITY
Earth
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An Aerial Portrait of Our Planet
Towards a Sustainable Development
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
(France)
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rom spectacular glaciers to a market garden
in Timbuktu, photographer Yann ArthusBertrand has captured an incredible variety of
landscapes from the air. The results of his last 14
years’ work can be seen at the Earth from Above
exhibition in Waitangi Park, which is free to the public
and on display for the duration of the Festival.
Heart in Voh, New Caledonia, France © Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Earth from Above / www.yannarthusbertrand.org
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The visually stunning, large-scale images are also
a report on the state of the planet, revealing the
‘human footprint’ made in the name of progress.
Arthus-Bertrand invites the viewer to think about
the changes in the planet: is there a way to answer
the needs of the present without compromising the
capacity of future generations to answer theirs?
Alongside the photographs is a large walk-on map to
explore, as well as texts that reveal astonishing facts
and figures. Both a celebration of diversity and a
chance to contemplate the future, Earth from Above
will leave a powerful impression on both heart
and mind.
Under the patronage of UNESCO and with the generous support
of FujiFilm, Air France, Eurocopter and the Institut Géographique
National-France.
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scar-winning composer Tan Dun returns
to conduct the New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra in a sumptuous modern opera, Tea:
A Mirror of Soul.
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“A 21st century Puccini.” Le Figaro
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In this beautiful and timeless story of the ill-fated love
between Lan, a Chinese princess, and Seikyo, a
Japanese monk, the ancient Book of Tea provides the
metaphor through which love, death and religion are
all explored.
Lavish costumes, evocative lighting and a graceful
set, all designed by a superb European creative
team, create a magical atmosphere in which the
accomplished international cast performs. They are
joined on stage by three Japanese percussionists
playing ceramic, stone and paper instruments. Tan
Dun’s ingenuity as a composer is highlighted by a
score that will surprise and delight audiences.
Sung in English, the enchanting libretto follows the
20-year span of Seikyo and Lan’s love affair, from
its passionate beginnings to its heart wrenching
conclusion.
Tea: A Mirror of Soul has been described by
international critics as “captivating” and “ethereal”.
Savour every moment.
Cast – Shu-ying Li, Ning Liang, Warren Mok,
Haijing Fu, Dong-Jian Gong
(France/USA/China)
Stage Percussionists – Haruka Fujii, Rika Fujii,
Tamao Inano
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Composer and conductor – Tan Dun
Libretto – Xu Ying, Tan Dun
Director – Stanislas Nordey
Designer – Emmanuel Clolus
Lighting – Stéphanie Daniel
Costumes – Raoul Fernandez
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Tea: A Mirror
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Wed 1 Mar, 8pm
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Parsifal
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New Zealand International Arts Festival
(New Zealand)
“…the work ranged from the sublime
to the most sublime.”
Franz Liszt, after the première of Parsifal in 1882
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arsifal was Wagner’s last and many say most
accomplished opera, the culmination of
the development of the emotional intensity of the
German Romantic movement. Containing some of
the most ethereal and subtle music Wagner ever
composed, Parsifal is an allegory on the conflict
between Christianity and paganism, good and evil,
physical passion and spiritual purity.
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These semi-staged performances feature a superb
cast of New Zealanders that brings together two
generations of internationally-acclaimed Wagnerian
singers. Sir Donald McIntyre, the greatest living
exponent of this repertoire, will sing Gurnemanz and
Simon O’Neill, who recently understudied Placido
Domingo in Wagner’s Die Walkure at the Met, will
be Parsifal. Margaret Medlyn sings Kundry (a role
that won her accolades in Australia), Paul Whelan is
Amfortas and Martin Snell, Klingsor. Parsifal will be
conducted by Anthony Negus.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Sir Donald
McIntyre in a major opera role in New Zealand.
Conductor – Anthony Negus (UK)
Director – Bernd Benthaak
Designer – Tolis Papazoglou
Festival Chorus
Orpheus Choir
Parsifal – Simon O’Neill
Gurnemanz – Sir Donald McIntyre
Kundry – Margaret Medlyn
Amfortas – Paul Whelan
Klingsor – Martin Snell
Titurel – Grant Dickson
With other soloists
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“One of the finest Alan Bennett
has ever written, packed with
superb one-liners. A play
of depth as well as dazzle,
intensely moving as well as
thought-provoking and funny.”
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Directed by Nicholas Hytner (who directed the film
The Crucible) and starring Richard Griffiths (Pie in
the Sky, Harry Potter) as Hector, a maverick and
much-loved English teacher, The History Boys follows
a group of bright but unruly sixth form boys in the
pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. Under
the shadow of a headmaster obsessed with league
tables and results, Hector attempts to open the boys’
minds and inspire their hearts with literature, music
and film.
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Bennett has written a number of highly regarded
television series, plays and films, including the Oscarwinning film The Madness of King George, which was
also directed by Hytner. This latest collaboration has
resulted in a stimulating celebration of the joys of
language, intellectual exploration and inspirational
educators.
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7.30pm
Sat 25 Feb, 1.30pm
Mon 27 and Tue 28 Feb, 6.30pm
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Duration:
The History Boys is strictly limited to a six-show
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Originally commissioned and presented by The National
Theatre, London.
SOME LANGUAGE AND CONTENT MAY OFFEND
Writer – Alan Bennett
Director – Nicholas Hytner
Designer – Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer – Mark Henderson
Music – Richard Sisson
Video Director – Ben Taylor
Sound Designer – Colin Pink
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rom sell-out seasons at The National Theatre
in London comes Alan Bennett’s new play
The History Boys, winner of three prestigious
Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Play, Best Director
and Best Actor.
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The Telecom Season of
Eraritjaritjaka
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Festival, Eraritjaritjaka is an enigmatic and
magical piece of European theatre from one of
Germany’s leading directors, Heiner Goebbels.
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“Museum of Phrases”
In an exquisite exploration of identity and self,
artificiality and reality, Goebbels layers words, images
and music to manipulate the audience’s experience
of time and space. This is heightened by the use of
real-time video and the onstage performance of
the superb Mondriaan Quartet, playing a score that
encompasses the work of composers from Bach to
Goebbels himself.
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne - Heiner Goebbels
Working with a text assembled from fragments of
writing by Nobel Prize-winning author and critic Elias
Canetti, French actor André Wilms sets out on an
intriguing journey that will leave audiences stunned.
(Switzerland/Germany)
“…one of the most mind-bogglingly brilliant
feats of hi-tech appropriation of sound and
vision you’re ever likely to witness.”
The Herald, UK
Goebbels’ previous works, including Hashirigaki,
Black on White and Max Black, have toured
extensively to universal acclaim, and Eraritjaritjaka
inspired a reviewer at The Scotsman to declare
that a performance of Goebbels’ work “should be
mandatory every festival”. This is your opportunity
to experience a truly absorbing piece of theatre that
defies definition.
IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES
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Based on texts by Elias Canetti
Concept, Direction and Music – Heiner Goebbels
Lighting and Set Design – Klaus Grünberg
Live Video – Bruno Deville
With André Wilms and The Mondriaan Quartet
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Fri 24 - Sun 26 Feb, 7.30pm
Sun 26 Feb, 1.30pm
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Supported by PRO HELVETIA – Arts Council of
Switzerland, the German Embassy Wellington and the
Royal Netherlands Embassy.
Sponsored by
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ornwall’s “oldest and greatest story” is
brought crashing into the 21st century in
Kneehigh Theatre’s fresh and inventive take on
Tristan & Yseult.
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Writers throughout the ages have been drawn to
this tragic tale of a love triangle between Kernow’s
King Mark, his Irish bride Yseult and Breton nephew
Tristan. Kneehigh’s eccentric, high-energy version
comes complete with a live jazz band and comic
chorus of Cornish ‘lovespotters’ in balaclavas.
As the unloved and unchosen, the lovespotters watch
and comment on the unfolding action with a mixture
of envy and sadness. The story’s romance and
tragedy is told through vibrant performances with
touches of the unconventional and absurd.
Tristan & Yseult dazzled audiences and critics alike
during its sell-out, five-star season at London’s
National Theatre. Don’t miss this truly joyful theatre
experience.
Director – Emma Rice
Writers – Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy
Designer – Bill Mitchell
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Tue 7 Mar, 7pm
Sat 4 Mar, 8pm
Sat 4 Mar, 2pm
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Duration:
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Kneehigh Theatre and
National Theatre
(United Kingdom)
“It made me want to gurgle with delight.
It embraces you so warmly it feels like
you have been physically hugged. I loved it
with a passion.”
The Guardian, UK
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he follow-up to the hugely successful sold-out
season of The Junebug Symphony at the
2004 Festival, Bright Abyss is physical theatre at its
most extraordinary.
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Opening in the middle of a storm where gale force
winds batter a surreal landscape, Bright Abyss takes
us to a dark and dreamlike world where anything
is possible. A loose narrative unfolds around
spectacular scenes where a velvet sofa swallows
those who sit on it, a table turns into a cartwheel
and creatures of the night are kept at bay by a large
castle gate. Contortionism, acrobatics, mysterious
transformations, music and dance combine, held
together by director James Thiérrée’s unique vision.
James Thiérrée (France)
“…offers the most intoxicating climax of any piece of
theatre I’ve seen, so thrilling indeed that I could barely
stay in my seat… I could have watched for hours…”
Ingenious entertainment is in Thiérrée’s blood: he
is the son of Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste
Thiérrée who were pioneers of the ‘new circus’
movement, and James often featured in their shows.
Independent on Sunday, UK
Magical and infectiously imaginative, Bright Abyss is
a spectacle that will blow you away.
Performers - James Thiérrée, Uma Ysamat,
Raphaëlle Boitel, Niklas Ek and Thiago Martins
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Thu 2 - Sat 4 and Mon 6 Mar,
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Sun 5 Mar, 4pm
Where:
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extraordinary piece of theatre in recent
memory” made its debut in Auckland to sell-out
crowds and rave reviews. Sixteen years later, this
landmark contemporary New Zealand work returns,
revamped and more incredible than ever. Based
on Thomas Mann’s novel of the same name, The
Holy Sinner is an epic tale of nobility falling from
grace, filled with lies, deception, guilt, discovery and
exultant transformation. The involvement of a large
ensemble cast and New Zealand’s top performers
and designers, including Academy Award-winner
Grant Major (The Lord of the Rings trilogy),
guarantees that the experience will be awe-inspiring
and visually stunning.
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The Holy Sinner
Inside Out Productions
Inside Out founders and directors Mike Mizrahi and
Marie Adams return to the Festival, and to their
theatre roots, with more than a decade of experience
creating large-scale spectaculars. They have built
an international reputation producing events such
as the massive worldwide 150 Year Celebration for
Louis Vuitton, and the New Zealand Millennium
Celebrations with a cast of more than 1000.
(New Zealand)
So prepare yourself for visions of heaven and hell,
angels, cardinals, foul-mouthed fisher folk, nuns,
lepers, opulent kings and queens, sinful love-making
and huge battle scenes; The Holy Sinner is truly an
epic medieval ride.
MAY CONTAIN NUDITY, SOME CONTENT MAY OFFEND
Directors – Marie Adams and Mike Mizrahi (Inside Out)
Set Designer – Grant Major
Costume Designer – Ngila Dickson
Lighting Designer – Bryan Caldwell
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“Dazzling, exciting, chilling, funny, and endlessly
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Three generations.
In an empty parking lot, an imaginary Orient is
conjured from the minds of 12-year-olds Françoise
and Jeanne; a China made of myth and miscellaneous
rubbish, Tao, Mah Jong and Chinese laundries.
Ex Machina – Robert Lepage (Canada)
A sprawling epic that spans 75 years and seven
time zones, this new version of The Dragon’s Trilogy
is a stunning example of revolutionary director
Robert Lepage’s ingenious approach to storytelling.
First devised in 1985, it launched Lepage onto the
world stage, where he has established a formidable
reputation as a director, designer, playwright,
filmmaker and performer.
Three Chinatowns provide the backdrop for the
saga – one in Quebec City in the 1930s, another
in mid-20th century Toronto, a third flourishing in
Vancouver in the 1980s. Characters emerge, vanish,
then reappear, their lives interweaving like a network
of roads and rail tracks.
Hugely influential yet beyond imitation, Lepage
constantly pushes the boundaries between text and
image, screen and stage, the live and the recorded.
His seven-hour stage show Seven Streams of the
River Ota made a huge impact at the 1998 Festival.
This enthralling journey will captivate and move
you – The Dragon’s Trilogy is a once in a lifetime
experience.
Director – Robert Lepage
Writers – Marie Brassard, Jean Casault,
Lorraine Côté, Marie Gignac, Robert Lepage
and Marie Michaud
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Sat 11, Mon 13, Thu 16 and Fri 17
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Sun 12 and Sat 18 Mar, 3pm
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an your data body keep a secret?
From the moment we are born, a cyber composite
of ourselves begins to take shape, growing stronger
with each credit card transaction, email written and
prescription filled. This data body carries stains that
are harder to clean than mud or sin. Post 9/11, we’ve
come to accept, allow and even encourage these
subtle and unseen forms of surveillance.
Super Vision
The Builders Association & dbox (United States}
New York-based performance ensemble The Builders
Association and multi-disciplinary studio dbox have
collaborated to produce a cutting-edge, crossmedia performance. Through video technology,
shifting worlds are created for the actors to inhabit
– environments transform seamlessly, moving from
room to room, country to country.
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Super Vision uses the language and technologies of
surveillance itself to create a multi-layered story of
life in the digital age. Size up your data body in Super
Vision, direct from The Big Apple.
Conceived and created by
The Builders Association & dbox
Director – Marianne Weems
Concept – James Gibbs, Marianne Weems, Matthew
Bannister, Charles d’Autremont, Dan Dobson
Executive Producer – Kim Whitener
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Lead Co-producer: Wexner Center for the Arts in association
with The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
at The Ohio State University.
Co-producers: New Zealand International Arts Festival; Walker
Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), with additional support for final
technical development; Montclair State University: Office of Arts
& Cultural Programming; Mondavi Center for the Performing
Arts, UC Davis; Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008;
BAM Next Wave Festival.
Residency support provided by The Kitchen and Arts
at St. Ann’s.
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“The Builders Association is itself an innovator in multimedia theatre,
using video, animation, sampled sounds and god-knows-what sorts of
computerized gizmos to produce gorgeous illusions.”
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Dr Buller’s Birds –
Survival of the Fittest
Proudly Sponsored by TV3
King and Country
Page 8
(New Zealand)
Company B Belvoir St Theatre (Australia)
Instructions for
Modern Living
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Circa Theatre (New Zealand)
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“After sketching the likeness of this defenseless
chick, I sacrificed his little life on the altar
of science and made a pretty little cabinet
specimen of the skin.” Walter Buller
vivid account of the clashes between Empire
and Nature in the 19th century, Dr Buller’s Birds
unfolds on the shores of Lake Papaitonga as two
old friends meet to close some weighty business.
Walter Buller, ornithologist and intimidating barrister,
prepares one last specimen as he awaits ailing
war hero Te Keepa Rangihiwinui. With a haunting
cinematic soundscape and a set developed with the
support of Weta Workshop, Nick Blake’s stunning
theatrical version of a moment in our nation’s history
paints a landscape in crisis, where only the fittest
survive and the huia is a helpless casualty. Is nature
any safer with us?
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Writer and Director – Nick Blake
Lighting Designer – Martyn Roberts
Sound Designer – Matt Lambourn
Projection Designer – Andrew Brettell
With – Peter Hambleton, Wi Kuki Kaa
“This innovative combination of home-grown
Kiwi reminiscing and local musical expertise...
reached both mind and heart.” The Press
“…beautifully crafted and wonderfully
performed…” Sydney Morning Herald
ing and Country is a powerful and evocative
drama based on the personal accounts of New
Zealanders during World War I. Stories of Māori and
Pakeha soldiers, nurses and civilians are interwoven
with treasured New Zealand war songs and hymns,
sung to the accompaniment of a live brass band.
Written and directed by the Chapman Tripp Theatre
Award-winning team of Dave Armstrong (Seven
Periods with Mr Gormsby, Niu Sila) and Conrad
Newport (Niu Sila), King and Country was originally
inspired by correspondence written by Armstrong’s
grandfather during WWI. King and Country offers
the chance to make a connection with this highly
significant chapter in our nation’s history.
n exuberant and moving celebration of
personal identity and family, Page 8 follows the
rollercoaster ride of Aboriginal actor and composer
David Page’s early years. Music, Super-8 home
movies and drag reveal a life filled with both love
and heartache, from his humble beginnings as the
eighth of 12 Page children in a suburban housing
estate, to his rise and fall as a child star and finally to
his ‘coming out’ as a young adult. Page 8 is directed
by David’s brother Stephen, the artistic director
for Bangarra Dance Theatre, and co-written by
acclaimed Australian author and playwright Louis
Nowra. Described by critics as “a born entertainer”,
Page is an engaging performer who shares with
humour and flair the story of his extraordinary life.
Writer – Dave Armstrong
Director – Conrad Newport
Producer – Caroline Armstrong
Director – Stephen Page
Writers – David Page and Louis Nowra
Performer – David Page
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Sun 26 Feb, Sun 5, Sun 12 and
Sun 19 Mar, 4pm
Tue 28 Feb, Wed 1, Tue 7, Wed 8,
Tue 14 and Wed 15 Mar, 6.30pm
Duration:
$43.00
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When:
Fri 24 Feb - Wed 1 Mar 7.30pm
Where:
Downstage Theatre
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Co-produced by New Zealand
International Arts Festival, Christchurch
Arts Festival, Lake Taupo Arts Festival,
Nelson Arts Festival, Taranaki Arts
Festival, Tauranga Arts Festival, the
Southern Lakes Festival of Colour.
unique visual and aural experience,
Instructions for Modern Living creates an afterhours montage of New Zealand living rooms and
nightspots – an urban and suburban portrait of the
way we live. The show features monologues by writer
Duncan Sarkies (Wild Man Eyes, Scarfies) and live
music by Nic McGowan (When Love Comes Calling,
White) who plays Rhodes piano, vintage synthesiser,
vibraphone and “various other antiquated gizmos”.
Moody and introspective, Instructions for Modern
Living is a live-music time capsule – an interpretation
of what goes on behind closed doors in New Zealand
homes as we try to find our place in a changing
society and our souls in a commercialised world.
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Sun 12 and Mon 13 Mar, 6.30pm
Soundings Theatre
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Downstage Theatre
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A New Zealand International Arts Festival production.
With support from
Originally presented in association with ENERGEX
Brisbane Festival 2004.
Sponsored by
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Wed 8 - Fri 10 Mar, 6.30pm
Sat 11 Mar, 2pm and 8pm
Sun 12 Mar, 4pm
With support from
“[Sarkies] has a gift for wild, surreal and dark
comedy ...The man is a genius, and a performer
too, lighting up like a 250 watt bulb on stage.”
The Dominion
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Aterballetto
“Italy’s leading contemporary ballet company...
Always innovative, expressive and unmistakably Italian!”
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visits New Zealand shores for the first time,
with a stunning triple bill of contrasting works.
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Set to a live performance of Neapolitan songs, highspirited Cantata evokes the passions, colours and
wild beauty of the Mediterranean South. Alternately
feisty and fatalistic, raucous and heart wrenching,
you’ll not only hear and see the seething southern
Italian street life, you’ll almost smell it.
Omaggio a Bach is a moving personal tribute
to Johann Sebastian Bach and was created
to commemorate the 250th anniversary of
the composer’s death. This starkly beautiful
interpretation of Bach’s musical universe explores
the geometric and structural perfection of his
compositions.
With Songs, a sensual and refined pas-de-trois,
artistic director Mauro Bigonzetti returns to Henry
Purcell, one of his favourite composers. The piece is
contemporary in language, timeless in subject matter.
With a 19-strong ensemble of dancers who are all
soloists in their own right, Compagnia Aterballetto
fuses accomplished classical technique with an Italian
zest for life.
Artistic Director – Mauro Bigonzetti
With Gruppo Musicale Assurd
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Thu 16 - Sat 18 Mar, 8pm
Sat 18 Mar, 2pm
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raceful arms coil, a black dress flicks up to
reveal a flash of colour and deliberate slow
stamps become a hailstorm of heels – flamenco
dancing embodies rhythm, passion and intensity.
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Eva Yerbabuena has been acclaimed by many as the
most important flamenco artist working today and
has been lauded for both the purity of her work and
power of her spirit. With her company of six dancers
and seven musicians, Yerbabuena presents her
seminal show: Eva.
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tradition with the need to take the artform further,
Yerbabuena has carved out a reputation as one of the
most exciting figures in the new order. In 2001 she
received the Premio Nacional de Danza, Spain’s most
prestigious prize for dance, and has been awarded
the Flamenco Today prize three years in a row.
An intimate and captivating show that explores
flamenco’s timelessness, Eva is more than just voices,
music and movement – it is a raw and courageous
response to life itself.
This will be a night of sultry and soul-piercing dance
from the first lady of flamenco.
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Sat 11 Mar, 2pm
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Aarero Stone
The bank that believes in
exceptional performance presents
– Two Solos in a Performance
Landscape
(New Zealand)
The National Bank
Festival Club
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lesh to stone, stone to dust, dust to spirit, spirit
to flesh; journeys of transformation woven
from the strands of Māori ancestral stories and
European mythologies.
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Comprising two solo performances, Aarero Stone
is an interdisciplinary collaboration between
choreographer Carol Brown, performance artist
Charles Koroneho and designer Dorita Hannah.
Originally from Dunedin, London-based Carol
Brown is a choreographer, dancer and writer. Her
company, Carol Brown Dances, has performed
around the world and is renowned for innovative
collaborations with visual artists, photographers,
digital artists, filmmakers, architects and composers.
Charles Koroneho is an Auckland-based artist of
Nga Puhi descent, working in the fields of culture,
performance, visual arts and education. He is the
Artistic Director of Te Toki Haruru; a platform created
for the development of interculturalism, performance
and visual art, where Koroneho explores the collision
between Māori cosmologies, New Zealand society
and global cultures. Dorita Hannah specialises in
architecture for the visual and performing arts and
her design work has received awards both in New
Zealand and internationally, including a UNESCO
Laureate in 1999.
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In this compelling new New Zealand work, the stone
age and the digital age meet; the mythical and the
real collide.
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Choreographer/Performer– Carol Brown
Choreographer/Performer – Charles Koroneho
Designer – Dorita Hannah
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Located at the heart of the New Zealand International Arts Festival at Waitangi Park, this spectacular venue will
be the social hub of the Festival, hosting daily events, literary forums, musical performances and late night festivities.
Sat 4 and Wed 8 Mar, 8pm
Sun 5 Mar, 1pm
Sun 5-Tue 7 Mar, 7pm
Where:
Soundings Theatre
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Creative New Zealand
is proud to support New Zealand’s outstanding artistic
talent at the New Zealand International Arts Festival
HERE’S JUST A TASTE …
Buller’s Birds – Nick Blake
King & Country – Dave
Armstrong & Armstrong
Creative
Instructions for Modern
Living – Duncan Sarkies
& Nic McGowan
Mäori Showbands
– a tribute
New Zealand Post
Writers & Readers Week
Aarero Stone
Two solos in a
performance landscape – a
collaboration between Carol
Brown, Dorita Hannah and
Charles Koroneho
The Holy Sinner
– Mike Mizrahi & Inside
Out Productions
Tuwhare – leading musicians
interpret Hone Tuwhare’s poems
Instructions for Modern Living
PHOTOGRAPH NEIL MACKENZIE
Zeibekiko – a John Psathas work
performed by Stroma
Creative New Zealand provides major ongoing funding to the
New Zealand International Arts Festival as well as 35 other
professional arts organisations: Artists Alliance, Arts Access Aotearoa, Arts
on Tour NZ, Artspace, Auckland Philharmonia, Auckland Theatre Company, Black
Grace Dance Company, BATS Theatre, Booksellers New Zealand, Capital E National
Theatre for Children, Canterbury Opera, Centre for New Zealand Music Trust (SOUNZ),
Centrepoint Theatre, Chamber Music New Zealand, Christchurch Symphony, Circa
Theatre/TACT, Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), Downstage Theatre, Footnote
Dance Company, Fortune Theatre, Kahurangi Mäori Dance Theatre, Moving Image Centre,
NBR New Zealand Opera, New Zealand Book Council, New Zealand String Quartet, NGC
Wellington Sinfonia, Objectspace, Playmarket, Southern Sinfonia, Taki Rua Productions,
Tautai Contemporary Paciﬁc Arts Trust, The Court Theatre, The Physics Room Trust, Toi
Mäori Aotearoa, Tower New Zealand Choirs.
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Metheny
8pm p53
Parsifal
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Tea
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Tea
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Town Hall
Tea
8pm
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OAE
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St Mary of the Angels
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7.30pm p46
Zeibekiko
8pm
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Māori Showbands
8pm p54
Tuwhare
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Orchestra
Baobab
8pm p52
NZSQ Eight
Colours
7pm p51
Westpac St James
Theatre
The History Boys
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Opera House
Eraritjaritjaka
7.30pm
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Parsifal
5pm
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Passio
8pm
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NZSQ Why
The Night...
7pm p51
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Bright Abyss
7pm
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p22
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Subramanium
7pm p50
The Holy Sinner
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Tristan & Yseult
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Downstage Theatre
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King and Country
7.30pm
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Page 8
6.30pm
p31
Soundings Theatre
Circa Theatre
7pm
8pm
8pm
Aarero Stone
8pm
1/7pm
p37
Dr Buller’s Birds
8pm
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Dr Buller’s Birds
6.30pm
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Rebirth of a Nation
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Instructions for Modern Living
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8pm
Dr Buller’s Birds
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Talvin
Singh 9pm
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Eva
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Super Vision
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Les Arts Sauts
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Les Arts Sauts
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6.30pm
p6
5pm
8pm
8pm
Les Arts Sauts
6.30pm
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p6
5pm
8pm
Toyota Picnic
p63 1 - 4pm
The National Bank
Festival Club before
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The National Bank
Festival Club after 1pm
The National Bank
Festival Club 8pm
The National Bank
Festival Club Late
Nights
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Embassy Theatre
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8pm
A Capital
Celebration p3
8pm
Toyota Picnic
p63 1 - 4pm
Jan Preston
1pm
p60
Antonio Forcione
8pm
p58
Mikelangelo & the Black Sea Gentlemen
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5pm
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Aroha
Quartet
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Earth from Above p10
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Comedy 4 Kids
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Composers
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Antonio Forcione
8pm
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The
Director’s
Vision
1.15pm
Colin
Hemmingson
1pm
p60
Songs of
Kurt Weill
8pm
p58
Fat Freddy’s Drop
10.30pm
10.30pm
p58
Sharon Shannon
8pm
p59
10.30pm
NZ Trio
12.10pm
p60
NZ Theatre
1.15pm
p65
Don McGlashan
8pm
p59
Indigenous
Voices
1.15pm
p65
Besser &
Bravura
1pm
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Over the Rhine 8pm
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Goldenhorse
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Songs of
Kurt Weill
8pm
p58
Phoenix
Foundation
10.30pm
p59
Writers &
Readers
12.10pm
p67
Writers &
Readers
12.10pm
p67
Epic Dramas
1.15pm
p65
On the Decks
1.15pm
p65
Writers &
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12.10pm
p67
Writers &
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Map of downtown Wellington
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To Upper Hutt, The Dowse (Hutt City), Pataka Museum (Porirua), Mahara Gallery (Waikanae), Kapiti Coast.
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You can mail or fax your booking form
from Thursday 3 November onwards.
Your booking will then be processed in the
applicable booking period and in order of
receipt.
Email:
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Downstage Theatre
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Embassy Theatre
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Museum of Wellington City and Sea
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Thu 10 Nov – Wed 16 Nov 2005 (mail, fax
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STEP 2: CHOOSE YOUR FESTIVAL EVENTS
STEP 2A WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN SELECTION? TURN PAGE TO STEP 3
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DJ Spooky
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Super Vision
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Tuwhare
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Calling all multimedia buffs – this package
has been designed with you in mind. These
shows use technology on stage to tease
and intrigue audiences and will leave you
asking: how DO they do that?
DJ Spooky
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While the Artistic Director Carla van Zon
would, of course, like you to see all the
shows she has handpicked for this Festival,
she has put together a selection of events
for you “to try some new things, the more
hidden gems – the surprises – and still get
a well-rounded Festival experience”.
On a budget, but don’t want to miss out?
Presenting the world’s best performers in
New Zealand is an expensive undertaking.
These packages will give you access to the
world’s best on a shoestring.
$ Price
TICK ONE:
Eraritjaritjaka
On a Shoestring
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Director’s Mix
New to the Festival and not quite sure
where to start? The Young Explorer
package covers a range of art forms,
physical theatre, popular music and
multimedia with an edge. Performed
by exceptional international artists and
outstanding New Zealand talent, the shows
in this package will give you Festival fever.
Reserve*
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You can book Festival events by filling
out the booking form and either mailing
it to New Zealand International Arts
Festival Bookings, Ticketek, PO Box 6334,
Wellington or faxing it to Ticketek on 04
384 9574. To book by phone, call Ticketek
on 04 384 3840. For internet bookings, go
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TICKET PRICES AND FEES
Note: Season Ticket holders please use the separate booking form mailed to you with the programme brochure
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bookings except counter bookings. When
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available. The opera performances of Tea
and Parsifal will have a Premium seating
reserve as best seats. B, C and D-Reserve
seats may be sightline and/or sound
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FINAL STEP:
The information in this brochure is correct
at the time of publication. The Festival
reserves the right to alter without notice
any events, programmes and artists.
The taking of photographs and use of any
recording device at all Festival events is
strictly forbidden. Please make sure that
your mobile phone, pager or watch alarm
is turned off upon entering the venue.
Tickets are subject to availability and are
non-transferable between events. There
are no refunds or exchanges on completed
bookings except as required by law. If a
show is cancelled, the ticket price but not
the service fee will be refunded only if the
ticket is returned to the Ticketek booking
office by 31 March 2006.
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The
Orchestra
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Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
from Solomon
LOCKE:
Suite from The Tempest
VIVALDI:
Concerto for Flute in D (RV428)
‘Del gardellino’
GEMINIANI:
Concerto Grosso No 12 in D minor
‘La Folia’
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RAMEAU:
Suite from Les Paladins
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HANDEL:
Water Music: Suite No 1 in F
Director – Elizabeth Wallfisch
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n era of beautiful music and great innovation
will be revived in two performances by the
UK’s leading period instrument ensemble, The
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE).
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Founded in 1986, this 45-piece orchestra combines
period authenticity with contemporary values. Music
from the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries is
brought to life with instruments similar to those for
which the composer would have written, enabling
21st century audiences to hear works in a fresh and
exciting way. Original versions of the music are also
used when possible, rather than modern editions
which may have centuries of added marks.
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In the first of two contrasting programmes, soloists
from OAE feature in concertos and suites from the
early 18th century, directed by violinist Elizabeth
Wallfisch. Some of Mozart’s most beautiful music is
presented in the second programme, with leading
German soprano Ruth Ziesak and Hungarian
conductor Iván Fischer.
An accomplished group of performers who capture
the spirit and vitality of a revolutionary time in world
history, OAE proves that new doesn’t always mean
better.
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“Never have I heard an
orchestra fizz at such speed,
energy or accuracy, utterly in
period, smiles radiating as they
relished each other’s playing.”
The Independent, UK
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MOZART:
From The Marriage of Figaro:
Overture, Deh vieni, Dove sono
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MOZART:
From Il Re Pastore: Overture,
L’amero, saro
MOZART:
From Don Giovanni: Overture,
Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata
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German Dances, D 90
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HAYDN:
Symphony No 102 in B-flat
Conductor – Iván Fischer
Soprano – Ruth Ziesak
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Wed 1 Mar, 7.30pm
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The Hilliard Ensemble (United Kingdom)
he Hilliard Ensemble has built a reputation
as one of the world’s finest vocal chamber
groups, and is probably unrivalled in the fields of
both early and new music. The group’s distinctive
style and highly developed musicianship engage
the listener as much in medieval and renaissance
repertoire as in works specially written for the
Ensemble by living composers.
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Since their first meeting in 1985, The Hilliard
Ensemble and Arvo Pärt have had a close, fruitful
relationship; the Ensemble recording and giving
hundreds of performances of many of Pärt’s works.
Passio – Pärt’s interpretation of the St John Passion
was written in the early 1980s after the Estonianborn composer emigrated to Berlin, where he was
free to explore more openly his talent for sacred
music composition. Pärt’s music is recognisable
for its stillness, concentration and timeless quality.
This contemplative and moving performance will be
relished by music fans, both secular and religious.
The Hilliard Ensemble
TOWER Voices New Zealand
Soprano - Lisette Wesseling
Bass - Richard Alexander
Oboe - Merran Cooke
Bassoon - Colin Hemmingsen
Violin - Helene Pohl
Cello - Rolf Gjelsten
Organ - Douglas Mews
Tue 14 Mar, 8pm
Where:
Town Hall
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A range of moods are explored in the purely
orchestral first half, which provides the setting for
MacMillan’s highly acclaimed work Quickening in
the second half. This awe-inspiring performance
will feature the powerful combined forces of the
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and The Hilliard
Ensemble, supported by the Festival Chorus, the
Festival Youth Chorus and the TOWER New Zealand
Youth Choir. A reverence for life is at the centre of
Quickening, a work that is intimate one moment and
epic the next.
Duration:
MacMillan first became internationally recognised
after appearing at the BBC Proms in 1990. His prolific
output has since been performed around the world
and he is currently the composer/conductor of the
BBC Philharmonic.
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Works from these two great composers, who live
oceans apart, come together in what will be an
extraordinary concert.
Conductor – James MacMillan
The Hilliard Ensemble
Festival Chorus
Orpheus Chamber Choir
Festival Youth Chorus
TOWER New Zealand Youth Choir
The Hilliard Ensemble presents a unique and
unforgettable concert combining modern works with
traditional sacred songs of the Armenian church,
arranged by the monk, musicologist and composer
Komitas (1869-1935).
When:
Wed 15 Mar, 7pm
Where:
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HARRIS:
HARRIS:
Britannia
Music for Jonny
As though there were no God
MACMILLAN:
Quickening
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Programme
Set within the wonderful acoustics of St Mary of the
Angels, this intimate evening will be a highlight for
music lovers.
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Alongside these exotic and quasi oriental ‘sharakans’,
the group will also perform music which has its roots
in the Greek, Russian, English and Roman churches.
The Catholic traditions are represented by James
MacMillan, the Greek by Ivan Moody, the Russian by
Alexander Raskatov and Arvo Pärt, with prayers from
the English mystical tradition set by Jonathan Wilde.
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“That is MacMillan’s great gift: to make a
complex but white-hot passion immediately
coherent and persuasive.” The Times, UK
Arvo Pärt’s ethereal Passio will be brought to life this
Festival by the magnificent Hilliard Ensemble and
TOWER Voices New Zealand.
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Conductor - Dr Karen Grylls
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nternationally renowned composer
James MacMillan makes his Festival debut
conducting a concert that brings together his own
work with that of award-winning New Zealand
composer Ross Harris.
(United Kingdom/New Zealand)
Countertenor – David James
Tenor – Rogers Covey-Crump
Tenor – Steven Harrold
Baritone – Gordon Jones
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“The Hilliard Ensemble is without a doubt
one of the finest vocal ensembles in the
world.” The Globe and Mail, UK
James MacMillan Conducts
Photo © Andrew Farrington
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“An intoxicating collaboration … Psathas’ own pieces
balanced nostalgia with celebration.” The Guardian, UK
“I find nothing more inspiring than the music making of my very great
colleague Subramaniam. Each time I listen to him, I am carried away in
wonderment.” Yehudi Menuhin
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String Quartet
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dramatic energy in every respect.”
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n two contrasting programmes, the superb
New Zealand String Quartet brings the works
of two of the Festival’s acclaimed international
guests, Tan Dun and James MacMillan, together
with some of the country’s finest living composers.
The Festival has built close relationships with
these talented New Zealanders over the years, and
commissioned Gillian Whitehead’s Hine-pu-te-hue for
the 2002 Festival. This is a wonderful opportunity to
hear their works in the divine acoustics of St Mary of the
Angels, alongside pieces by two of the world’s best.
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elebrated New Zealand composer John
Psathas explores his ancestral roots in a
programme inspired by 2,500 years of Greek music.
Zeibekiko, which premieres in New Zealand at the
Festival, was commissioned by the Nederlands
Blazers Ensemble after meeting Psathas at the
2002 Festival. Since then, Psathas has received
even greater international exposure as one of the
composers of the music for the opening and closing
ceremonies at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
The ambience of the ‘zeibekiko’, a Greek dance
traditionally performed by men, sets the tone for
this Mediterranean-flavoured programme, which
includes traditional folk music, popular music, as well
as original compositions by Psathas. New Zealand
contemporary music ensemble Stroma and guest
musicians from Greece feature in this very special
performance.
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Clarinet – Manos Achalinotopoulos
Percussion – Vangelis Karypis
Conductor – Hamish McKeich
Stroma
Fri 3 Mar, 8pm
Where:
Town Hall
Price:
Downstairs Table
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A pioneer in exploring fusions between European
classical music, American jazz, rock and south Indian
music, Subramaniam has collaborated with a wide
range of international artists. He toured America
and Europe with Ravi Shankar and ex-Beatle George
Harrison in 1974, and has made recordings with
Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli and Herbie
Hancock.
Not only is he an outstanding Indian classical
violinist, but also an accomplished composer who
has created works for some of the world’s great
orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic.
This violin virtuoso will perform for one night only,
accompanied by two Indian percussionists.
Violin – Dr L Subramaniam
Mridangam – K Gopinath
Tavil – K Sekar
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the serenity of an Indian musician with the
magnetism of a Western star.
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Downstairs Table B
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Upstairs Seated A
Upstairs Seated A FR
Upstairs Seated B
Upstairs Seated B FR
Upstairs Seated C
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$45.00
$55.00
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$45.00
$25.00
When:
Tue 14 Mar, 7pm
Where:
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TAN DUN:
Eight Colours
TAN DUN:
A Sinking Love
ROSS HARRIS:
Blood Red Roses
GARETH FARR:
Owhiro
JACK BODY:
Campur Sari
LYELL CRESSWELL: And Every Sparkle Shiver
With guest artist Michael Houston
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Sun 26 Feb, 7pm
Where:
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Duration:
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MACMILLAN:
Why is this night different?
MACMILLAN:
Memento
ARVO PÄRT:
Fratres
JOHN PSATHAS:
Kartsigar
GARETH FARR:
Fracturing Frenzy
GILLIAN WHITEHEAD: Hine-pu-te-hue
With guest artist Richard Nunns
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Fri 10 Mar, 7pm
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In association with the Nataraj Cultural Centre,
assisted by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
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Orchestra Baobab
Pat Metheny Trio
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using mellow Cuban-style rhythms with rolling
harmonies and melodic African drumming,
the members of Orchestra Baobab were superstars
in Senegal during the ‘70s. With their sublime and
sophisticated arrangements, lyrical vocals and
dazzling guitar solos, the group paved the way for
artists like Youssou N’Dour and Baaba Maal.
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with the Orchestra’s exquisite ripple of
guitars... gorgeous.” Independent on Sunday, UK
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uitarist Pat Metheny is a jazz legend. Since
bursting onto the international scene in the
early ’70s, he has received acclaim from critics
and peers alike, winning 16 Grammy Awards and
countless polls for “Best Jazz Guitarist”.
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A truly innovative player, Metheny has reinvented
the traditional jazz guitar sound and, with new
technology, continues to redefine the genre. He is
versatile both as a musician and composer, in styles
ranging from modern jazz to rock to classical.
For a decade the band reigned supreme, but by the
time international audiences caught on, Orchestra
Baobab had split. 17 years later, inspired by the
success of The Buena Vista Social Club, their album
Pirates Choice was re-released to great acclaim. To
celebrate, the group reformed and now audiences
the world over are enjoying the spirited dance
grooves of this cult band.
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Drummer Antonio Sanchez and bass player Christian
McBride complete the Pat Metheny Trio line-up.
Sanchez is one of the most in-demand drummers on
the scene today, while McBride has arguably become
the jazz world’s most acclaimed acoustic and electric
bassist.
Baobab’s concerts have proved they are still one of
the great live bands of West Africa, their distinctive
sound driven by the mesmerising solos of guitarist
extraordinaire Barthelemy Attisso.
Live, Pat Metheny is electrifying – experience one of
the international jazz scene’s brightest stars in his
first ever New Zealand performance.
The baobab is a sacred tree of the African savannah,
and if you cut it down it will always grow back.
Like its namesake, Orchestra Baobab has returned,
stronger and more sublime than ever.
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Māori Showbands –
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Frankie Stevens headline this special tribute
to the Māori showbands in a celebration created
especially for the Festival.
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“The tanks were still burning along the
roads when we came in. People said,
‘You’re crazy going there!’ And we said,
‘We’ve just been to Vietnam, what are you
talking about, this is nothing!”
The Māori showbands were a generation of
performers that exploded onto the New Zealand
music scene during the ‘50s and ‘60s. They drew
on many styles – rhythm and blues, Hawaiian music,
show tunes – but they were much more than dance
bands, reaching audiences with a mix of off-beat
comedy, clever stage routines and displays of
distinctively Māori song and dance. As highly skilled
musicians and singers, they went on to make their
mark on the world stage where they were acclaimed
for their talent and unique entertainment style.
The first half will feature a special ten-piece tribute
band, The Māori Allstars, headed by musical director
Manny Abrahams and entertainers Frankie Stevens
and Waimihi Hotere. The second half will feature
the Māori Volcanics, one of the greatest of the
Māori showbands, in a special return season from
their base in Sydney. Performing songs from the
‘50s to the ‘90s, this concert allows a glimpse into
the showbands’ influence on many established and
up-and-coming New Zealand musicians today.The
Wellington Town Hall will be transformed with cabaret
style seating, allowing the audience to dance, cheer
and celebrate this momentous era in New Zealand’s
music history.
Tuwhare
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“…a fantastic document of not only
New Zealand music but also
New Zealand art and culture.”
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Mahora Peters, on the Māori Volcanics tour to Israel
Composers – Goldenhorse, Dallas Tamaira, WAI, Don McGlashan,
Graham Brazier, Charlotte Yates, Hone Hurihanganui, Whirimako
Black, Hinemoana Baker, strawpeople, Mahinarangi Tocker, Te Kupu
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around the country bring music to the words
of renowned and much-loved New Zealand writer
Hone Tuwhare. After the sell-out season of Baxter
at the 2000 Festival, musician Charlotte Yates was
commissioned by Toi Māori Aotearoa to adapt the
concept to the work of this acclaimed poet and author.
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Posse), WAI to Goldenhorse, 12 recording artists
transform Tuwhare’s words into lyrics for songs
that cover a wide range of styles, capturing the
diversity in both his writing and New Zealand music.
Each poem is moulded to the artist’s characteristic
style – Don McGlashan uses euphonium and piano
to interpret the moody “Rain”, while strawpeople
“could easily count its contribution...among its finer
moments” (Otago Daily Times). Mahinarangi Tocker,
Dallas Tamaira (Fat Freddy’s Drop) and Graham
Brazier also lend their unique voices to this project.
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Talvin Singh
DJ Spooky’s Rebirth of a Nation
(United Kingdom)
A Performance work by Paul D Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid (United States)
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o-fi electronica meets the intense rhythms of
Indian classical music in Tabtek, a high energy
audio and visual experience by Mercury Awardwinner Talvin Singh.
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remarkable musical trip across a global
landscape.” Mercury Award judges
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well-spliced imagery, diced-up sound and
raw pieces of cultural meat.” Artnet Magazine
n infamous 1915 film gets a 21st century
makeover in the latest project from New
York-based ‘turntablist intellectual’ Paul D Miller,
aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid. Using the same
techniques he applies to audio, DJ Spooky ‘remixes’
DW Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation on three giant
screens, adding new and borrowed imagery along
with a live audio mix of strings, hip-hop and the blues
of Robert Johnson.
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exposure to breakdancing and punk resulted in him
veering off the classical path. Since the early ‘80s the
sonic sculptor has collaborated with the likes of Sun
Ra, Björk and Siouxsie and the Banshees. In the mid
‘90s Singh founded Anokha, a club night at London’s
Blue Note, where drum ‘n’ bass and Asian punk
bands went head to head with the amped-up sounds
of his tabla and percussion.
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While Griffith’s film is rightly hailed as visionary in
its ‘cut-up’ techniques, The Birth of a Nation is also
a blatant piece of racist propaganda – glorifying the
Ku Klux Klan and using white actors in blackface to
depict blacks as lazy, weak and violent. Rebirth of a
Nation uses the film as a springboard to create new
social commentary, revealing how the original film’s
symbols and myths endure today.
Against a backdrop of visuals by artist Soichi
Matsumoto, Singh plays live tabla, handsonic and
keyboards while Oscar Vizan operates the Mac,
keyboard and effects unit.
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Philosopher and world-renowned disc-man
DJ Spooky has collaborated with a wide range
of musicians and composers, and has courted
both controversy and acclaim as a multimedia/
performance artist and writer.
Tabtek will be a spectacular audio and visual set,
fusing Indian bhangra with drum ‘n’ bass beats.
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(Sydney Morning Herald), Rebirth of a Nation is
beautiful yet disturbing, uncompromising but hopeful.
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Situated in the new Waitangi Park, The National Bank Festival Club is the heart of the Festival.
Club nights are filled with cool country, wild guitar and hot African rhythms; classical music
on Tuesdays will make your lunchtimes extra special; and live jazz on Sundays round off three
amazing Festival weekends. Get a taste of New York nightlife at DJ Spooky’s dance party or
head along to one of the free forums to hear him speak. The kids aren’t left out either – the Club
also plays host to ‘the world’s only stand-up comedian for children’. This is the place to mingle
with artists, meet friends for a drink or a snack, and talk about the shows you’ve seen or are
looking forward to. Whatever your fancy, be it a little bit of Irish or a touch of McGlashan,
The National Bank Festival Club is the place to catch Festival fever – morning, noon or night.
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Antonio Forcione
Quartet
(United Kingdom)
Hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic
guitar, Italian-born Antonio Forcione pushes
the boundaries of modern guitar playing
styles, whether it be jazz, Spanish, or
Brazilian. His albums have hit the top of the
international jazz charts, and he is considered
one of the most inventive performers to
come out of Europe in recent years. Not
content to excel only in straight music, he
also explores the realm of music comedy.
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The Sharon Shannon Band
(Ireland)
Fans of all things Irish are in for a treat as
‘Queen of the squeezebox’ Sharon Shannon
joins innovative flute player and piper Michael
McGoldrick in a series of special concerts.
Along with guitarist Jim Murray and fiddleplayer Dezi Donnelly, the Sharon Shannon
Band will be playing tunes from Sharon and
Michael’s back catalogue, as well as new
arrangements written especially for the tour.
There is limited seating at the Club, so get in early for your tickets. Open daily 11am–2am.
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“Everyone wants to be drunk on the good
stuff … life, love, music, the wine of God.”
So say Cincinnati songwriting duo Karin
Bergquist and Linford Detweiler. Inspired
by the mid-West and the urban American
heartland, their band Over the Rhine
combines stunning torch-song vocals with
pedal steel guitars to conjure up images of
midnight cruises through deserted Edward
Hopper streets. Bergquist’s soulful voice
provides the unmistakable focal point for
their hushed and heart-rending songs of love,
faith, doubt and joy. Catch this hot band on
their way to international stardom.
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WHEN: Sat 4 and Sun 5 Mar, 8pm
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The Phoenix Foundation
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Wellington band The Phoenix Foundation
recently toured nationwide with the Finn
Brothers and garnered critical acclaim for
their sophomore album, Pegasus. Their
sound encompasses perfectly crafted
pop gems and inventive, atmospheric
instrumentals, all delivered live with wit and
charm to spare.
WHEN: Sat 11 Mar, 10.30pm
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Knife”. Musicians David Donaldson, Steve
Roche, David Long, Chris O’Connor and Jeff
Henderson and singer Janet Roddick give
the characters of these bittersweet tales a
voice. This will be a dramatic night of cabaret
from some of the country’s most versatile
and innovative talent.
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Mikelangelo and The Black
Sea Gentlemen
Fat Freddy’s Drop
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Wellington’s own Pacific soul seven-piece
Fat Freddy’s Drop brings a slice of future
funk to the Festival Club. The band was not
only crowned Best Group at the 2005 New
Zealand Music Awards, but also picked up
the People’s Choice Award and Best Album
too.
A fantastical re-imagining of Eastern
European music and culture, Mikelangelo and
the Black Sea Gentlemen take the audience
on a voyage into their dark and mysterious
world. Part-ringmaster, part-crooner, partbeast-possessed, Mikelangelo commands the
stage with his thunderous baritone. Like the
fragments of some half-remembered dream,
this boldly original group plays out a musical
melodrama of epic proportions.
WHEN: Fri 24 Feb, 9pm
Sat 25 and Sun 26 Feb, 10.30pm
(New Zealand)
WHEN: Thu 2, Fri 3 and Sat 4 Mar, 10.30pm
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The Songs of Kurt Weill
(New Zealand)
These are not your average love songs.
Dealing with murder, prostitution and
political corruption, the songs of Germanborn composer Kurt Weill explore the
darker side of life. Weill was one of the most
accomplished theatre composers of the 20th
century, best known for penning “Mack the
Don McGlashan
(New Zealand)
In a long and non-conformist career, Don
McGlashan has come to be regarded as one
of New Zealand’s finest and most original
songwriters. He was drummer and singer
with Auckland agit-punks Blam Blam Blam,
then half of music/theatre/film duo The Front
Lawn. His band The Mutton Birds was the
first local act to have an album stay a whole
year in the NZ charts, and their record Envy
Of Angels made the UK Sunday Times ten
best albums of the year list. Catch Don at
the Club with his new band – SJD on bass,
John Segovia on pedal steel guitar, and Chris
O’Connor on drums.
WHEN: Tue 7 and Wed 8 Mar, 8pm
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Celebrated Kiwi band Goldenhorse has
conquered New Zealand with artful and
intoxicating pop tunes. The band has created
chart topping hits and has the rare ability to
fill theatres as well as stage concerts with
symphony orchestras.
WHEN: Thu 9 and Fri 10 Mar, 10.30pm
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With an infectious sound driven by the
distinctive and elegant kora (21-string African
harp), Ba Cissoko is a quartet of four young
Guinean artists making their mark on the
world-music scene. The band injects ageold songs with a groovy urban edge, the
electrified kora transforming tradition in a
blaze of wah-wah distortion and notes played
at lightning speed. This Hendrix-goes-toAfrica sound is one of the band’s hallmarks,
and one of the reasons why their debut
album was one of the most eagerly awaited
African albums in recent memory.
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TOWER New Zealand
Youth Choir
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PRICE: GA $15.00, Child $10.00
DURATION: 1 hr
(New Zealand)
Acclaimed by audiences throughout New
Zealand and the world, the TOWER New
Zealand Youth Choir makes a welcome
return to the Festival. In a programme that
includes the lush sounds of Rachmaninov, the
individual voice of contemporary American
composer Erik Whitacre and the colours of
New Zealand, this promises to be a concert
of energy and enjoyment.
WHEN: Tue 7 Mar, 12.10pm
James Campbell’s
Comedy 4 Kids
(United Kingdom)
Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and many
other of the great rhythm and blues piano
players who have influenced her style.
of moods in this one-off concert, which will
include the “Hudson River” pieces, inspired
by Besser’s hometown of New York.
WHEN: Sun 12 Mar, 1pm
WHEN: Sun 26 Feb, 1pm
Colin Hemmingsen
Before he made his name as a conceptual
artist and writer, DJ Spooky paid the bills
as the most sought after turntablist in New
York. Join the rhythm scientist himself for a
night of hip-hop, dance, avant-garde jazz,
punk, ska, dub, noise rock, world music and
just about anything else ever put on tape
or record.
WHEN: Thu 16 Mar, 10.30pm
(New Zealand)
NZ Trio
(New Zealand)
CLASSICAL TUESDAYS
PRICE: GA $20.00
DURATION: 1 hr
As the New Zealand Trio, violinist Justine
Cormack, cellist Ashley Brown and pianist
Sarah Watkins bring a vibrant edge to
professional chamber music in New Zealand.
The group have commissioned a number of
pieces from New Zealand composers and
will be performing one – Sono by Victoria
Kelly – along with two luscious pieces by
Shostakovich and Schumann.
Festival Club Sponsored by
James Campbell is the world’s only standup comedian for children. His unique
style covers everything from parents to
Playstations, why we have hair and what
he had for breakfast. His surreal take on life
has his audience howling with laughter and
screaming for more. Top quality stuff for
children over the age of six, their parents and
anyone who likes comedy without the rude
words. And there might even be an otter
– but probably not.
WHEN: Sat 4 and Sun 5 Mar, 11am
From the jazz club to the symphony hall,
Colin Hemmingsen is a name synonymous
with jazz in New Zealand. This highly skilled
bassoonist and saxophonist is joined by Phil
Broadhurst on piano, bassist Nick Tipping
and Lance Phillip on drums. You can expect a
distinctive, melody rich sound from these
top New Zealand jazz musicians, including
tracks from Hemmingsen’s latest album
The Rite of Swing.
WHEN: Sun 5 Mar, 1pm
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WHEN: Tue 14 Mar, 12.10pm
SUNDAY JAZZ
(New Zealand)
Originally from China, Zhongxian Jin (viola),
Jiaxin Cheng (cello), Haihong Liu and Beiyi
Xue (violins) are now firmly established as
professional musicians in New Zealand, some
as members of the New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra. These four highly experienced
musicians will perform pieces by Haydn,
Beethoven, Gareth Farr and Fan Sheng
Dao Qing.
WHEN: Tue 28 Feb, 12.10pm
Jan Preston
(Australia)
Kiwi expat Jan Preston is one of the leading
female jazz and blues artists in Australia.
A dynamic live performer, her talent as a
singer and boogie woogie piano player has
been recognised with three Best Female
Blues Artist awards. Her show includes a
superb rendition of Winifred Atwell’s Black
and White Rag, along with some quick finger
playing covers of Professor Longhair,
Besser and Bravura
(New Zealand)
With touches of tango and klezmer, Jonathan
Besser’s music has a spontaneous spirit and
freshness that is all his own. His high energy
jazz group Bravura features a great line-up
of soloists, including Miranda Adams on
violin, Tatiana Lanchtchikova on accordion
and guitarist Nigel McGavin. Besser and
Bravura will take you through a kaleidoscope
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Aroha String Quartet
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Festival to Waitangi Park. Relax, soak up the
atmosphere and enjoy performances from awesome
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The World Comes To
Wellington
Dance your way around the globe – view the
incredible Earth from Above exhibition and get a
taste of the internationally flavoured Sharon Shannon
Band (Ireland) and Antonio Forcione (Italy). They’ll
be rubbing shoulders with New Zealand’s best.
WHEN: Sat 4 Mar, 1-4pm, FREE
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The Final Fling
It’s the last weekend of the Festival, and Carla’s last
party as Artistic Director. Come and join her for a
fling and a right royal send-off! Music for you to enjoy
this weekend includes the big band sounds of the
Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines from Britain and
the ever-popular Fat Freddy’s Drop.
Showtime!
WHEN: Sat 18 Mar, 1-4pm, FREE
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offer audiences a rare and wonderful chance to hear major
international artists and performers discuss their work.
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Emma Rice
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Heiner Goebbels – director/composer
Sat 25 Feb, 6.30pm
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Tan Dun – composer/conductor
Mon 27 Feb, 7pm
Tea: A Mirror of Soul
Art and Belief
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The popular Art and Belief Seminars return in 2006 with
an exciting line-up of international and local artists. These
lunchtime seminars feature creators from a range of disciplines
discussing how their beliefs inspire their art. This is your chance
to meet the minds behind the masterpieces.
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Wed 1 Mar, 6.30pm
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John Psathas - composer
Fri 3 Mar, 7pm
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James MacMillan – composer/conductor
Sat 11 Mar, 7pm
Parsifal: Last But Not Least
Discover more about Wagner’s last and greatest
opera, a highlight of the 2006 New Zealand
International Arts Festival.
Sat 18 Mar
Rutherford House, Victoria University of
Wellington
9.30am-12noon Parsifal: Historical Perspectives,
1.00pm-3.30pm Parsifal: Performance and Staging
Price: $28 (FR $25) per seminar $50 (FR $45)
for both. For further information visit the Victoria
Continuing Education website www.vuw.ac.nz/conted
email [email protected] or phone 04 463 6556.
Toi Te Papa Unplugged
Te Papa’s new long-term art exhibition Toi Te Papa
Art of the Nation is the venue for three evening
lectures during the Festival. For more information,
see page 73.
Close Encounters – Taonga Whakiro
(Carved Treasures) At Te Papa
Main Store: 165 - 177 Lambton Quay • Cuisine & The Little Lingerie Shop: Harbour City Centre, 179 Lambton Quay
Telephone (04)472 5899 • www.kirkcaldies.co.nz
See some exceptional carved taonga and hear their
stories in a series of lunchtime presentations by Te
Papa’s Māori Collection, team along with some of
Aotearoa’s master carvers and leading Māori artists.
For more information, see page 73.
Where:
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Tan Dun (Tea: A Mirror of Soul),
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Marianne Weems (Super Vision) and Emma
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“New Zealand Theatre”
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Dave Armstrong (King and Country), Nick
Blake (Dr Buller’s Birds) and Duncan Sarkies
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David Page (Page 8), Hinemoana Baker
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Charles Koroneho (Aarero Stone)
“Epic Dramas”
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Mike Mizrahi [The Holy Sinner] and an artist
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Embassy Theatre and The
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15-19 March, 9.30am-6pm,
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Festival’s international literary
guest list.
Special Events
WRITERS INTERNATIONAL
Embassy Theatre, 14 Mar,
8pm, $35 [FR/CP $32]
New Zealand Post Writers
and Readers Week 14 – 19 March
The glorious world of words takes the stage
once again as the Festival’s much-loved literary
event, New Zealand Post Writers and Readers
Week, returns for six stimulating days of readings,
discussion and debate.
Expand your mind and delight your spirit as an
exclusive selection of the world’s best writers
invite you to explore worlds familiar and unfamiliar,
guided by literary adventure, journalism, travel, the
experience of exile and the power of graphics.
At home in the sumptuous surrounds of the
Embassy Theatre, the event opens with a glittering
gala and includes a rich daytime programme, early
evening non-fiction discussions, a Saturday brunch
treat and the awarding of the prestigious $60,000
Prize in Modern Letters.
Make sure of your place now by purchasing a
Concession Pass and Special Event tickets, and
look out for the full programme and individual
session ticket sales in early February.
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Embassy Theatre, 15, 16 and 17
March, 6pm, $18 per session
(FR/CP $16)
Engage with Robert Fisk (15
Mar) Ronald Wright (16 Mar) and
Armand Marie Leroi (17 Mar) as
they discuss the challenges of
politics, progress and science in
three memorable early evening
sessions.
BRUNCH WITH JAN MORRIS
AND JOHN CAMPBELL
Festival Club, 18 March,
11am-1pm, $50
Enjoy food, drink and
plenty of laughter when the
illustrious travel writer and
journalist Jan Morris shares 50
years of tales and triumphs with
John Campbell.
Sponsored by
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Nuruddin Farah and Simon
Armitage read from their work at
the New Zealand Post Writers and
Readers Week Gala Opening.
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Michael Cunningham
Jan Morris
Robert Fisk
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
Michael Cunningham has
produced some of the finest
fiction of the last 20 years. Best
known for his brilliant novel The
Hours, which was adapted for
the big screen, Cunningham
writes illuminating portraits
of modern times. He fervently
believes that literature can
change one’s life – his own was
forever reshaped by reading
Virginia Woolf. Cunningham has
recently published Specimen
Days, drawing on the writing
of Walt Whitman. “He makes a
reader believe in the possibility
and depth of a communality
based on great literature,
literature that has shown people
how to live and what to ask of
life.” (Publishers Weekly)
Arguably the pre-eminent
chronicler of our era, Jan Morris
has combined a journalist’s eye
with a traveller’s sensibility to
bring us, in beautifully crafted
prose, the stories of ourselves
over the last century. As
James Morris she was the first
person to report that Edmund
Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
had conquered Everest; since
then she’s borne witness to
some of the biggest stories in a
changing world and met many
of the key players, as well as
recording her personal journeys
and celebrating some of her
favourite cities. The “Flaubert of
the jet age” (Alistair Cooke) and
a true literary treasure.
In his new book The Great
War for Civilisation, prominent
journalist Robert Fisk recounts
90 years of bloodshed and
tragedy in the Middle East
and asks us to consider the
long-term prognosis for East
and West. Fisk is the longeststanding Western scribe in the
region, having spent almost 30
years working there. An Arabic
speaker, Fisk has covered all
the major conflicts and players,
including interviewing Osama
bin Laden three times. Providing
an articulate, if sometimes
controversial, perspective on
the region from his current
base in Beirut, his hard-hitting
and compelling work has won
him the British International
Journalist of the Year Award
seven times.
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Robert Hass
Helen Garner
Jose Carlos Somoza
Nigel Cox
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Louise Erdrich
Nuruddin Farah
Ronald Wright
Joe Sacco
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Jose Carlos Somoza gave
up psychiatry to write the
intelligent, dark, multi-layered
crime novels for which he has
become renowned. Six books
on, two of which have been
translated into English with a
third due soon, Somoza has
gained a reputation as a brilliant,
literary exponent of the genre.
From Plato’s Greece (The
Athenian Murders) to a morally
bankrupt future art world (The
Art of Murder), Somoza is as
dazzling as he is unsettling,
displaying the craftsmanship
which has brought him awards
and accolades, including a
Macallan Golden Dagger.
He is a writer of “consistent,
graceful prose”. (San Francisco
Chronicle)
Aliens and apes, Brooklyn and
Berlin, Elvis and Einstein: Nigel
Cox’s wildly inventive tales
blend the ordinary with the
extraordinary to create some
of New Zealand’s most original
fiction. Wairarapa-born, Cox
has enjoyed an eclectic career
which has taken him from the car
plant assembly line to the Jewish
Museum Berlin. Along the way
he has honed a keen sense for
the sights and sounds of popular
culture. He has written five novels
including his latest, Responsibility,
and the Montana New Zealand
Book Awards 2005 fiction runnerup, Tarzan Presley. “Cox’s writing
radiates off-the-wall intelligence
the way a nuclear power plant
radiates energy.” (New Zealand
Listener)
A writer of “originality, authority,
tenderness, and pitiless wild wit”
(Philip Roth), Louise Erdrich is a
consummate storyteller, strongly influenced by the oral traditions of her Native American
Chippewa/Ojibwa heritage. The
recipient of numerous awards
she is best known for her ten
acclaimed novels, including National Book Circle Critics Award
winner Love Medicine. Erdrich’s
fiction, set in a mythical North
Dakota reservation and using a
cyclical portrayal of time, deftly
explores human relationships
and celebrates personal survival
and cultural continuity. “Louise
Erdrich is like one of those rumoured drugs that are instantly
and forever addictive.” (Chicago
Tribune)
Neustadt International Literature
Prize Laureate Nuruddin Farah
has been lauded by The New
York Times as one of the most
sophisticated voices in modern
fiction, winning acclaim for
his searing portraits of his
birthplace, Somalia. Exiled for
almost 30 years, Farah has
pledged to keep his country
alive through writing. The
resulting novels, including the
Penguin Modern Classic From
A Crooked Rib, are outstanding
works of passion and pain,
taking his readers into the heart
of Africa. Often mooted as a
Nobel contender, his work is
heralded by such luminaries as
Rushdie, Gordimer and Achebe.
“Exuberant, inventive and mindblowing.” (Salon.com)
At a time of runaway growth
in population, consumption
and technology, Ronald Wright
urges us to consider the lessons
of the past in order to ensure
civilisation’s future. An historian
and award-winning writer,
Wright first raised the issues in
his dystopian novel A Scientific
Romance and then again in the
internationally broadcast 2004
Massey Lectures, now published
as A Short History of Progress.
“Only by understanding
human patterns of progress
and disaster can we hope to
survive,” he says. His non-fiction
book was hailed by Kirkus
Reviews as “provocative ….
illuminating and disturbing, and
expansively documented.”
Delivering “one of the most
creative and unique visions in
the arts today” (Time Magazine),
Joe Sacco’s comics journalism
powerfully brings the Middle
East and Bosnia to life. With
writers as diverse as Edward
Said, Art Spiegelman and
Christopher Hitchens in his
fan club, Sacco’s reportorial
art is powerful and effective,
exhibiting a remarkable ability
to distil the essence of place
and event through pictures and
words. It’s a subversive medium
and one that the Maltese born,
Australia/US-raised Sacco has
made his own, establishing
himself as both an exceptional
journalist and a revered
comics artist.
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Major American poet Robert
Hass has been United States
Poet Laureate (1995-1997) and
a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow,
and is a renowned translator
and critic. Hass’ poetry is
informed by close attention to
the landscape and the natural
world, and keen observation of
the pain and pleasure of human
experience. Remarkable for its
clarity, the writing is sensual and
meditative. Hass believes that
imagination makes communities
and is passionately committed
to both environmental and
literacy issues. “[He] is so
intelligent that to read his
poetry or prose, or to hear him
speak, gives one an almost
visceral pleasure.” (New York
Times Books Review)
Australia
As an intriguing and provocative
examiner of cultural events and
ethical issues, literary journalist
and writer Helen Garner is an
accomplished contributor to
the Australian world of letters.
Garner first came to prominence
for her fiction work, charting
fractured modern relationships.
In recent years, she has
attracted attention more for her
non-fiction including The First
Stone, a contentious recounting
of a Melbourne University sexual
harassment case, and Joe
Cinque’s Consolation, recording
the bizarre murder trial of a
Canberra woman accused of
killing her boyfriend with heroin
and Rohypnol. “[She] writes
the best sentences in Australia.”
(The Bulletin)
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New Zealand
Imaginative, clever, often
hilariously funny, Jan Mark
has been praised for her
extraordinary ability to turn
her hand to anything: from
domestic drama to science
fiction, teenage chit-chat to
millennial angst, Shakespeare to
God. A writer for all ages, Mark
has enjoyed a distinguished
career, winning major awards
including the Carnegie Medal
(twice), the Penguin Guardian
Award, the Observer Teenage
Fiction Prize and the Angel
Award for Fiction. “A rare talent
…. a novelist who thinks, and
who requires thought from
her readers.” (The Guardian)
When not writing, Mark is
actively involved in literature
programmes in schools.
Peter Wells’ first story collection
Dangerous Desires, noted for its
lucid and passionate eloquence,
won the New Zealand Book
Award for Fiction and the PEN
First Book in Prose Award in
1992. Since then, the Aucklandborn Wells’ publications
have included another story
collection, two novels (Boy
Overboard and Iridescence),
the prize-winning memoir Long
Loop Home and New Zealand’s
first anthology of gay fiction.
Also a film writer and director,
Wells has made a significant
contribution to the New Zealand
literary landscape and has been
praised for his “highly burnished
sentences”, “verbal sorcery”
and “piercing candour”. (Robert
Dessaix)
Aleksandar Hemon
Lyndall Gordon
Bosnia-Herzegovina/US
South Africa
One of literature’s brightest new
stars, MacArthur Foundation
“Genius” Aleksandar Hemon
displays a prodigious talent
that has attracted comparison
with Nabokov and Conrad.
Born in Sarajevo, Hemon was
visiting America in 1992 when
his home city came under siege.
Granted asylum, he settled in
Chicago and set out to master
English as his writing language.
Testament to the success of that
quest is the exquisite fiction of
Nowhere Man and The Question
of Bruno. Hemon’s books are
eloquent explorations of history,
conflict and exile, rendered
with masterful inventiveness.
“Aleksandar Hemon’s writing
is gold.” (Times Literary
Supplement)
The creative lives of some of
literature’s greats – Virginia
Woolf, Henry James, TS Eliot
and Charlotte Brontë – have
provided Lyndall Gordon
with rich material. Her latest
book tells the remarkable
story of 18th century radical
feminist, intellectual and
writer Mary Wollstonecraft,
whose brave and exhilarating
fight for political and social
reform ended shortly after
the birth of her daughter Mary
(the author of Frankenstein).
Gordon has also charted her
own history growing up in
1950s South Africa, in the
memoir Shared Lives. She now
lives in England. “… one of the
most accomplished literary
biographers of this generation.”
(British Book News)
Armand Marie Leroi
The Netherlands
Evolutionary developmental
biologist Armand Marie Leroi’s
endeavours in the field of
genetics have given rise not
only to an elegant, humane
and illuminating exploration
of the mutant nature of us all,
but also to renewed debate
about the genetic existence of
‘race’. His prize-winning book
Mutants, praised as “…poetic,
philosophical, profound,
witty and challenging” by The
Guardian, combines fascinating
narratives with sophisticated
science to provide a brilliant
account of our genetic
grammar. Leroi is a New
Zealand-born Dutch scientist
based in London, where he is
engaged in the exciting search
for genetic knowledge.
Simon Armitage
United Kingdom
Like Philip Larkin before him,
Simon Armitage’s unflinching
examinations of contemporary
British life have put him at the
forefront of modern British
poetry. Armitage’s virtuosity,
grit and humour have earned
him national awards and
prestigious Whitbread Poetry
Award and TS Eliot Prize
shortlist placings. He has also
won a new legion of fans with
the contemporary novels Little
Green Men and The White Stuff,
and has worked extensively
in film, radio and television.
“Armitage brings to his prose
the same unsparing imagination,
the same wry observation and
uncompromising descriptive
power as he does to his poetry.”
(The Times, UK)
Michelle de Kretser
Australia
Michelle de Kretser’s beguiling
fiction, providing razor-sharp
evocations of time and place
whilst exploring the impact of
social and political upheaval on
individuals, has won her a wide
readership and international
awards. The French Revolution
provides the backdrop for The
Rose Grower; while in The Hamilton Case de Kretser’s native Ceylon underpins a complex murder
mystery and introduces lawyer
Sam Obeysekere, the poignant
embodiment of the psychological damage done by colonialism.
“Her characters feel alive, and
she can create a sweeping narrative which encompasses years,
and still retain the sharp, almost
hallucinatory detail. It’s brilliant.”
(Hilary Mantel)
Other New Zealand
writers confirmed to
appear include:
Brian Turner
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
Bill Manhire
Jenny Pattrick
Hinemoana Baker
Dylan Horrocks
Judith Binney
Gareth Shute
Mere Whaanga
Don McGlashan
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BOOKINGS
WRITERS AND READERS SEMINARS
Concession Passes, tickets for Writers International, the Flashpoints Sessions and
Brunch with Jan Morris and John Campbell go on sale for Season Ticket holders on
3 November, Friends of the Festival on 10 November and the general public on 17
November. The Concession Pass provides a substantial discount and guarantees single
tickets for up to 15 individual events of your choice from Writers Upfront.
The New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week event programme is mailed out
to Concession Pass holders and Concession Pass preferential bookings open on 24
January. Public bookings for individual Writers Upfront sessions open on 7 February.
The New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week event programme, released to the
public on 4 February, will list details for all individual events. The programme will be
available from our official bookseller Unity Books (Wellington) and selected booksellers
nationwide.
Pick up the full New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week event programme from 4 February
at Unity Books (Auckland & Wellington), Paradox (Devonport), Carsons (Thames) Books-A-Plenty
(Tauranga), Wrights (Cambridge), McLeods (Rotorua), Muirs (Gisborne), Beattie & Forbes (Napier),
Wadsworths(New Plymouth), Bruce McKenzie(Palmerston North), Hedleys (Masterton), Page &
Blackmore (Nelson) Easts Books on High (Christchurch), Chapters & Verses (Timaru) and University
Bookshop (Dunedin), as well as other booksellers, cafés and libraries in the Wellington region and
New Zealand Post outlets.
Sponsored by
With support from
Proud to be the
selected wines of
Supported by
Australia Council for the Arts
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade
Canadian High ommission
The Embassy of the United States of America
HarperCollins Publishers
The New Zealand American Association
New Zealand Book Council
New Zealand Netherlands Foundation (Inc)
Victoria Continuing Education (04 463 6556)
Introductions to the work of international writers
featured in New Zealand Post Writers and Readers
Week by Victoria University Senior Lecturer Jane
Stafford and Reader in English Harry Ricketts.
Title:
Writers
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Writers
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Writers
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Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Lyndall Gordon, Jan Morris,
Aleksandar Hemon, Joe Sacco
Fri 10 Feb, 12–1pm
Throwing Stones
Helen Garner, Simon Armitage,
Jan Mark, Jose Carlos Somoza,
Michelle de Kretser
Fri 17 Feb, 12-1pm
Rooms Of Their Own
Michael Cunningham,
Louise Erdrich, Nuruddin
Farah, Robert Hass
Fri 24 Feb, 12-1pm
Where:
Rutherford House
23 Lambton Quay
Price:
$10.00 ($8.00) Per Session
$24.00 ($21.00) For the Series
General Admission
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Photographs by Glenn Jowitt
Islanded Contemporary art from New
Shapeshifter 2006
Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan
Frederic Wallis House grounds, Lower Hutt
Westpac St James Theatre, 77-87 Courtenay Pl.
Presented by The Dowse
Pacific Pattern is a stunning new exhibition of
works by renowned New Zealand photographer
Glenn Jowitt. Celebrating the vitality of
fibre arts in the Pacific, these vibrant images
explore the manufacture and use of textiles
in traditional and contemporary costume,
ceremonies and architecture. The 32 works
featured in the exhibition represent Jowitt’s
extensive photographic studies of the Cook
Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Niue, Tahiti,
New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Fiji,
Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, Rapanui and New
Zealand cultures.
Adam Art Gallery – Victoria University of
Wellington
Shapeshifter was first included as a Festival
Feature in 2004 when 2,500 visitors took the
rare opportunity to visit this outdoor exhibition
and purchase some of the best artwork in the
country. Shapeshifter 2006 will be opened with
a gala event on Saturday 4th March and close
on Sunday 12 March. More than 50 outdoor
sculptures by leading and emerging New
Zealand artists will be displayed for sale in the
spacious grounds of Frederic Wallis House,
Lower Hutt. All works will be selected by Tim
Walker, Director of The Dowse, and the display
will feature new works by leading artists.
WHEN: 17 Feb-26 Mar
HOURS: Open during the day and until late on
show nights.
Free entry
Islanded brings together a range of works by
established and emerging contemporary artists
from three islands in the Asia-Pacific region:
New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan. These
artists critically reflect on the histories and the
geo-cultural anxieties of these postcolonial
societies. The exhibition explores how ‘islandness’ and being ‘on the edge’ plays a role in
these countries’ imaginings and (re)inventions
of themselves. Islanded is co-curated and coorganised by Adam Art Gallery, the Institute
of Contemporary Arts Singapore, and The
Substation. After opening in Wellington, the
exhibition will tour to Singapore and Taipei.
WHEN: Opens 24 Feb
HOURS: Tue-Sun 11am-5pm
Free entry
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Innocents Abroad
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Touring the Pacific through a Colonial Lens
City Gallery Wellington – Civic Square
Museum of Wellington City & Sea – Queens
Wharf
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Patricia Piccinini is one of Australia’s most
exciting contemporary artists. She has
exhibited widely overseas and throughout
Australia and was Australia’s representative at
the 2003 Venice Biennale. Piccinini’s hyperreal sculpture, photography and video works
invite us to consider a genetically-engineered
biological future where ‘normalcy’ is challenged
and inter-species dynamics shift dramatically.
Far from being fear-fuelled harbingers of doom,
Piccinini’s hybrid creatures seem to co-exist in
harmony with their human and animal charges,
making for poignant, provocative viewing.
Also showing at City Gallery Wellington:
Michael Smither – The Wonder Years.
WHEN: Opens Sun 19 Feb
HOURS: 10am–5pm, Free entry
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Patricia Piccinini, Nature’s Little Helpers - Undivided, 2005. Image
courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
An extraordinary and unique installation of 80
photographs of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga taken
in 1884. Alfred Burton, of the noted Dunedin
photography firm Burton Bros, was a passenger
on the USS Wairarapa for the Union Steam Ship
Company’s first winter tourist excursion into
the Pacific. This highly charged and emotional
exhibition will take the viewer back to a time
when New Zealand had an expansionist eye
on the Pacific. Scrutinised by some of today’s
leading Pacific writers, these striking images
have never before been shown in New Zealand.
Developed in partnership with Te Papa and
supported by imagelab.
WHEN: Opens Wed 22 Feb
HOURS: Open daily, 10am-5pm
Free entry
WHEN: Sat 4 Mar-Sun 12 Mar, 10am-4pm
GA $10, free entry for children
Ko Tawa
Taonga from our Ancestral Landscapes
Pataka – Cnr Norrie St & Parumoana St,
Porirua
An exhibition of the extraordinary taonga gifted
to Captain Gilbert Mair during his work with
Māori communities in the late 19th century.
Ko Tawa unveils treasures of exquisite beauty,
each with a unique story to tell. The exhibition
includes a cloak evidently worn by Te Kooti and
the flute used by Tutanekai to guide Hinemoa to
Mokoia Island. Exhibition toured by AUCKLAND
MUSEUM and curated by Dr Paul Tapsell.
WHEN: Opens Wed 1 Mar
Contemporary New
Zealand Photographers
New and classic work by 20 of New Zealand’s
greatest photographers including Laurence
Aberhart, Anne Noble, Fiona Pardington and
Peter Peryer. Curated by Hannah Holm and
Lara Strongman.
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Close Encounters
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New Zealand Art and the European Tradition Dr Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Director Art and
Collection Services, will discuss New Zealand art and the European tradition, with specific reference
to the Toi Te Papa exhibition.
WHEN: 6pm-7pm, Thu 2 Mar, free entry
McCahon William McAloon, Curator Historical New Zealand Art, will discuss the presence of Colin
McCahon within Toi Te Papa.
Note: Due to the delicate nature of the carvings
and specialised conservation requirements,
they will only be on display during the
presentation.
Taonga as Art – The Issues This stimulating panel discussion will look at many of the issues relating
to the presentation and understanding of taonga Māori (Māori cultural treasures) as art: tikanga
(customary values), the heritage of Te Māori, the continuity and discontinuity between taonga and
contemporary Māori art, appropriation, and much more.
WHERE: The Marae, Level 4
WHEN: Thursdays and Fridays during the
Festival – 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, and 24 Mar
HOURS: 12.15pm–1.00pm
Free entry
Subjects To Hand
Cuba Mall Disartster
Len Lye’s Water Whirler
Joanna Margaret Paul Drawing
Cuba Mall is a mess! A consignment of artist
John Radford’s Transplasticizer has literally
fallen off the back of a lorry. Large barrels of
the surreal substance have burst and leaked
onto the paving by the Bucket Fountain. No
one’s cleaned it up yet, and it seems to be
spreading.... This event needs four days of
clear weather. Watch the papers and www.
johnradford.co.nz for info and updates. This
unusual Transplastic project in Cuba Mall will
be followed by an exhibition of Radford’s
permanent Transtatic works at Mark Hutchins
Gallery in Willis Street from 21 March.
Frank Kitts Park
TOI TE PAPA UNPLUGGED
Te Papa’s new long-term art exhibition Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation is the venue for three enriching
Thursday night events during the Festival.
WHEN: Opens Sun 5 Mar
HOURS: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm
Free entry
WHEN: Opens Mon 6 Feb
HOURS: 10am–4.30pm, Mon-Sat
11am-4.30pm, Sun, Free entry
Taonga
Whakairo (Carved Treasures) at Te Papa
Nau mai, haere mai! All carvings have a mauri
– a life essence. All carvings make connections
through time and have a story to tell. This
Festival, you can enjoy the opportunity to see
some exceptional carved taonga from Te Papa’s
Māori Collection, some of which are being
shown in public for the first time, and hear their
stories. In a series of lunchtime presentations,
Te Papa’s Māori Collection team, along with
some of Aotearoa’s master carvers and leading
Māori artists, will show these exquisite carvings
and share their knowledge and expertise on the
tradition that is whakairo.
Drawing was central to Joanna Paul’s entire
artistic practice, right through to her films
and even poetry. Grounded in a long tradition
of technique and subjects, Paul’s approach
nevertheless was as individual as it was
unconventional. This exhibition consists of a
selection of some 50 works from the thousands
of drawings in the artist’s estate, most of which
have never been exhibited.
Joanna Paul, Untitled c.1990
Installed on an Athfield Architects designed
pier in Frank Kitts Park, Water Whirler is an
extraordinary artwork conceived by Len Lye. Its
performance begins with the wand quivering
from side to side, and as the motion intensifies
it waves around in a swirling, animated dance
generated by its own kinetic energy. This
posthumously realised work was built from
drawings and descriptions left by the artist,
and commissioned by the Wellington Sculpture
Trust with the support of Wellington Waterfront
Ltd, the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and
the Len Lye Foundation.
When: During the Festival
Transplastic Automobile © John Radford 2005
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Tiki. Nga Kaumatua, Kuia o Ngati Te Rorooterangi.
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New Zealand’s magnificent artistic heritage is the focus of Te Papa’s flagship art exhibition to be
launched during the Festival. Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation draws treasures from the Museum’s
impressive collections of Māori, Pacific, and New Zealand art, photography, and the applied and
decorative arts, as well as European art. Occupying the whole of Level 5, the exhibition offers
memorable and thought-provoking encounters with a diverse range of artworks and the nation’s
distinctive, 1000-year-long art history.
Mahara Gallery – Mahara Place, Waikanae
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Toi Te Papa – Art of The Nation
Arts
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Pacific Pattern
Wakahuia (detail), mid 1800s, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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Visual
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‘Portrait of Katherine Mansfield’ (detail), 1918, oil on canvas, by Anne Estelle Rice (1877–1959), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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GET A TASTE OF THE BEST
ON SKY CHANNEL 59
Festival in the Regions
nce again we have a treat for the wider region with a range of
shows to lift the heart and tickle the funny bone venturing forth
from Wellington City. The Festival acknowledges the generous support
of the Porirua, Upper Hutt and Hutt City Councils and the Kapiti and
Wairarapa District Councils in helping to present our 2006 programme.
O
Antonio Forcione
– See page 58
In a quartet from four nations, “Forcione boldly goes where no guitarist
has gone before and the results are quite spectacular ... miss him at
your peril”. (The Stage, UK)
WHEN:
WHERE:
PRICE:
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
– See page 60
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Battalion
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Te Rakau Hua o te Wao Tapu (New Zealand]
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“His stand-up has achieved almost holy status – don’t
miss.” (Sunday Times, UK)
WHEN:
WHERE:
PRICE:
WHEN:
WHERE:
PRICE:
© Jason Boa
“Art is not the bread, but the wine of life.”
Sat 4 Mar, 2pm
Pataka Museum, Porirua
GA $15.00
Sat 4 Mar, 5pm
Expressions Theatre, Upper Hutt
GA $17.00
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Note: Tickets to events at Expressions are not available through Ticketek.
Phone (04) 527 2168 for bookings.
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ew Zealand’s longest touring national Māori
theatre-in-education company presents a
moving story about friendship, loyalty, madness and
redemption – seen through the eyes of a Battalion
veteran, and relayed to his wayward young charges.
Sent back to their whanau in the ‘one cow town’ of
Tamariri, Georgia and Rimene aren’t interested in
any of the locals or their family history – they just
want to get back to the city. It was the same for
five young men in 1939. Drawn by the excitement
of war, they run away to the army and join the 28th
Māori Battalion. Thus begins their adventure of
a lifetime, from their training in England to their
first encounter with the enemy in Greece – to one
fateful night in an olive grove in Crete. Jim Moriarty
directs a passionate and talented cast of young New
Zealanders in a performance that will stir, inspire and
educate audiences.
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Writers in the Regions
Keep an eye on the website (www.nzfestival.telecom.
co.nz) and check out the New Zealand Post Writers
and Readers programme in early February for details
of the writers’ events heading out into the regions.
– See page 30
“This innovative combination of home-grown Kiwi reminiscing and
local musical expertise…reached both mind and heart.” (The Press,
Christchurch)
WHEN:
WHERE:
Fri 3 Mar, 7.30pm
Sat 4 Mar, 4pm
Wairarapa – Masterton Town Hall
[Supported by Masterton Trust Lands Trust]
PRICE:
WHEN:
WHERE:
PRICE:
THEY’VE ALL BEEN THERE.
CALL NOW TO SUBSCRIBE
0800 759 759
w w w. t h e a r t s c h a n n e l . c o. n z
Standard domestic SKY Digital installation applies. First month’s subscription and joining
fee payable in advance. Joining fee non-refundable. Multi dwelling units may incur additional installation costs.
GA $30.00
Mon 6 Mar, 7pm
Kapiti – Southwards Theatre, Paraparaumu
GA $30.00
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Fri 3 Mar, 7.30pm
Pataka Museum, Porirua
GA $30.00
King and Country
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Upper Hutt Hoe-Down
at Harcourt Park
We’ve gone a little bit ‘country-crazy’ this year! The
ever-popular summer venue of Harcourt Park will
resound with a whole lot of foot-stomping, hoe-down
fun when we give Ohio’s Over the Rhine a true Kiwi
welcome and team them up with a swag of New
Zealand’s honky-tonk country and blues masters. A
fantastic afternoon for the whole family.
WHEN:
Sat 11 Mar, 1-4pm
RAIN DAY: Sun 12 Mar
With support from Community First Foundation.
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When:
Thu 2 Mar, 7.30pm
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Where:
Expressions Theatre,
Upper Hutt
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Note: Tickets to events at Expressions are
not available through Ticketek. Phone [04]
527 2168 for bookings.
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When:
Tue 7 Mar, 7.30pm
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Where:
Hosanna Fellowship Hall,
Cannons Creek
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When:
Thu 9 Mar, 7.30pm
Where:
Otaki School Hall, Otaki
(Supported by Otaki Community Board]
Price:
$20 GA
$22 GA
Porirua and Otaki
Upper Hutt
Duration:
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With support from
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Victoria University
SchoolFest
Proud to support the Festival with
our internationally renowned
ver 15,000 school students experienced the 2004 Festival.
They travelled from as far north as Auckland and as far south
as Ashburton to see shows, join in creative workshops and learn from
some of the best artists, directors, musicians, choreographers and
technicians from around the globe.
musicians and graduates.
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Massey University and Victoria
University of Wellington have
to form the New Zealand School
of Music. Join in our success.
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Workshops with touring companies
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The Victoria University SchoolFest programme will be circulated
to all schools in the greater Wellington region and beyond in early
November. Tickets can only be purchased through schools.
Int Arts Festival Advert.indd 1
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Subsidised tickets to main programme shows
Special performances for schools of selected shows
(in the city and regions)
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Students can access our programme in a number of ways
For more information or to enrol
for 2006 contact:
Tel 04 463 5222
[email protected]
www.nzsm.ac.nz
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Victoria University SchoolFest 2006 will, once again, bring the world
of the arts closer for thousands of young New Zealanders and provide
access to world-class events and unique workshop opportunities at
special student prices.
combined strengths and talents
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Teachers can go on-line to register at www.nzfestival.telecom.
co.nz for Victoria University SchoolFest newsletters and further
information about the entire Festival programme. To sign up for
student newsletters, reviews and competitions, go to www.vuw.ac.nz/
schoolfest.
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Is your school involved?
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For enquiries, please contact the Victoria University SchoolFest
Coordinator.
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Fax: 04 471 1164
Email: [email protected]
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The People Behind the Festival
HEAD OF LIGHTING, Larissa Marno ASSISTANT ARTIST LIAISON, Ian Nicholls
PRODUCTION MANAGER
PATRON: The Governor-General, Her Excellency Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE
FESTIVAL FOUNDATION TRUSTEES: Sir John Anderson KBE, Roy Cowley, Barry
Lindsay, Ian Lawrence
BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE STAFF (pictured L - R): Fran Wilde (Chair),
Michael Camp QC, Sue Elliott, Caroline McGhie, Mayor Kerry Prendergast, Patsy
Reddy, Kim Wicksteed, Bronwyn Monopoli, Carla van Zon ARTISTIC DIRECTOR,
David Inns CHIEF EXECUTIVE
FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE: Caroline McGhie, Judy Salmond, Kate
Fortune, Ruth Graham, Heather Hutton, Helen Nyberg, Jan Huppert, Belinda
Langford, Janet Andrews, Sandra Wilson
STAFF (pictured L – R): Diana Cable ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR, Arne Herrmann
MARKETING MANAGER, Denise Brennock FINANCE MANAGER, Carol Davidson
OFFICE MANAGER, Alistair Cameron TECHNICAL MANAGER, Megan Buchanan
TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATOR, Anna Dean PUBLICITY ASSISTANT, Eleanor Gibson
SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR, Cass Hesom-Williams PUBLICATIONS EDITOR,
Danny Hones HEAD OF STAGING, Esther Last TICKETING COORDINATOR,
Janelle McKenzie EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, Belinda
Murphy MARKETING COORDINATOR, Anne O’Brien WRITERS AND READERS
COORDINATOR, Andrea Tandy PUBLICIST, Jude Turner ARTIST LIAISON
MANAGER, Emere Wano MAORI PROGRAMME ADVISER, Wharehoka Wano
MAORI PROGRAMME ADVISER, Sean Wright IT SUPPORT/HIRE DEPT
STAFF NOT PICTURED: Neil Anderson PRODUCTION MANAGER, Jo Kilgour
WRITERS AND READERS COMMITTEE: Lydia Wevers (Chair), James Brown,
Michael Camp, Kate De Goldi, Paul Diamond, Laura Kroetsch, Tilly Lloyd, Rosemary
Norman, Anne O’Brien, Chris Price
PROGRAMME: Clemenger BBDO FESTIVAL BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND
PUBLICATION DESIGN, Toolbox DIGITAL IMAGING AND PREPRESS, Landau
Group Limited PRINT MANAGEMENT
PREFERRED COFFEE SUPPLIER: MojoCoffee
The New Zealand International Arts Festival: Level 2, Anvil House,
138 – 140 Wakefield Street, PO Box 10 – 113 Wellington
Tel: 04 473 0149, fax: 04 471 1164, email: [email protected]
www.nzfestival.telecom.co.nz
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friend
festival
of the
friends’ prices
Friends of the Festival may purchase a discounted ticket to most events
and additional tickets at the public price.
preferential bookings
Book tickets ahead of the general public (10-16 Nov) and don’t miss the
shows you really want to see.
newsletters
Receive advance notice of and background information on interesting
aspects of the Festival.
tours
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historical interest and go behind the scenes of Festival events.
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