27 August – 20 September 2015 www.artsfestival.co.nz Festival Sponsors and Partners Welcome to Christchurch Arts Festival is a I would like to thank the organisers we couldn’t do it without … Christchurch much anticipated event and this and artists for the hard work they year it promises to be as fantastic have put in to bring the Festival to as ever. us and I encourage festival-goers to CORNERSTONE PARTNERS Arts Festival take every opportunity to enjoy the The Festival has a wealth of rich variety of performances and 2015 entertainment on off er, with a exhibitions on off er. wide range of exciting international shows alongside some really special If you have travelled from out of home-grown stories of our own. town to attend the Festival, welcome Nāia te mihi kau The Festival also embraces the to our city and I hope you enjoy this FUNDING PARTNERS atu a Ngāi Tahu, whole city, giving all the community special Christchurch experience. the chance to engage. The Schools Nāia te uruhau a Programme is an aspect that Aoraki e pāorooro ana. may not be as visible as the more Lianne Dalziel prominent headline acts but it’s Mayor of Ko tātou te ia kawe an incredibly fun and rewarding Christchurch Honorary Festival hāor, ko tātou te ia experience for the more than Patron kawe toto 9000 children who have the chance to be involved. STRTEGIC PARTNERS Ki tēnei te Manawa o Ōtautahi PHILIP CARTER FAMILY E pātukituki nei, Cities will always change, We are very pleased to invite you e whetukituki nei rebuild, reinvent and reinterpret back to the centre of the city as we CREATIVE PARTNER MEDIA PARTNERS themselves. But while most cities return to some of our most beloved Hai orange tonutanga take decades, even centuries to venues including The Arts Centre mō tātou. move through this process, and the Isaac Theatre Royal. Christchurch has been forced to For four weeks in early spring the We of Ngāi Tahu salute undergo this in just a few years. central city will be a hub of creative and greet you all! And now, even without the ground light, warmth and energy. CORPORTE PARTNERS moving, it remains a shifting We thank all of the superb artists We stand beneath our city. The physical, emotional and who have agreed to share their ancestral mountain cultural landscape continues to work with us – we are continuously transform all around us. Aoraki. amazed at the power of your vision This can be disorienting and and your skills. The people are the soul, discomforting, but it is fertile Thanks also to all our many funders, the essence, we endure ground for artists. And the sponsors and supporters who allow whole world knows it – last year us to fulfi l our ambitions to bring Together we make the The New York Times rated the very best artists to Christchurch. heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch one of the world’s continue beating. top places to visit, emphasising Dive into the programme, mark your that a rebirth was happening favourites and don’t forget to try something new. We look forward ACCOMMODATION PARTNERS “with creativity and wit”. to meeting you over our four Sir Tipene O’Regan For the 2015 Christchurch Arts fantastic weeks. Honorary Festival, we celebrate and embrace Festival Patron the city’s new energy and profi le, featuring many artists who call Lauren Semple Craig Cooper Christchurch their hometown. Festival Chair Festival Director VENUE PARTNERS WITH SUPPORT FROM We also present a wide range of artists from around the world, all of Farina Thompson Charitable Trust whom come determined to be a part Festival Patrons and Friends of this unique artistic environment. Greenwood Roche Chisnall Harvey Cameron Murray & Co Dame Adrienne Stewart Robert and Barbara Stewart Trust
The Sargood Bequest Cover photography by Dean MacKenzie www.deanmackenzie.com Typeface ‘Shift’ by Jeremy Mickel www.mckltype.com Come and celebrate the opening of the 2015 Christchurch Arts Festival FESTIVAL as Worcester Boulevard is transformed into a visual feast of fire, warmth and light with two outdoor performance pieces and the revealing OPENING of Ngāi Tahu artist Priscilla Cowie’s sculpture Rama Tuna. EVENT Gravitate Eel Mother NEW ZEALAND / SCOTLAND NEW ZEALAND / SCOTLAND
An interactive journey created by the Created and directed by Alex Rigg (Ocean All Over, Scotland) and Adam Hayward WHEN communities of Christchurch, where visual storytelling weaves tales of attraction (The Body Festival), Eel Mother uses elaborate – SPECIAL EVENT – SPECIAL EVENT 3 2 Gravitate and allure for the audience’s delight - costumes, live music and physical theatre. transforming, bold and beautiful… Friday 28 August 6.00pm And don’t be surprised to see Eel Mother it will be a journey of magnets, gravity, in unexpected pop-up performances in love and eels. This promenade production Eel Mother various locations around the city in the week is a celebration of all those things that Friday 28 August 6.00pm leading up to the opening event as it makes its cajole, charm and lure us. progress towards the central city. WHERE Directed by Dougie Irvine Worcester Boulevard, adjacent to (Visible Fictions, Glasgow) The Arts Centre Be part of the opening event - Gravitate. FREE Visit the website for full details about how you can be involved. DURATION Gravitate – 60 mins
Eel Mother – performance times vary Read more about Priscilla Cowie’s sculptural installation Rama Tuna on page 51. Other days and times vary - for details visit www.artsfestival.co.nz SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY “Band of Magicians will restore WHEN your sense of wonder” Wednesday 16 – Saturday 19 September 7.30pm DAILY TELEGRAPH Saturday 19 September Band of 2.00pm WHERE “This isn’t your average Isaac Theatre Royal razzle-dazzle magic show – this is a TICKETS Magicians Prem $84.90 new breed of abracadabra” A Res $74.90 / A Res Child $49.90 HERALD SUN A SOFT TREAD, JAMES GALEA AND B Res $64.90 / B Res Child $44.90 BARBARA MEYER PRODUCTION Family ticket $180 USA / UK / AUSTRALIA Saturday matinee performance only 4 tickets with maximum 2 adults, up to 2 extra child tickets $45 each
BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538)
James Galea, Ben Hanlin, Brett Loudermilk DURATION and Adam Mada are the Band of Magicians: 120 mins, incl interval the world’s first magic supergroup!
This awesome foursome of the magic world packed in the crowds in their Sydney and Melbourne seasons with rave reviews, Ellen DeGeneres has them on speed dial, and now they’re coming to Christchurch. Enter the world of mind-bending illusions and astounding artistry as four of the world’s most talented showmen present a virtuosic – MAGIC THEATRE performance of imagination and ingenuity. – MAGIC THEATRE 5 4 A revolutionary and utterly contemporary magic show, the Band creates increasingly impossible feats that draw on their collective talents, far surpassing what one magician alone can accomplish. This is awe-inspiring entertainment from the finest magic specialists around.
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S NOTE “A thrilling magic spectacular with a free-wheeling, rock ‘n roll sensibility – perfect for the Festival’s return to the glorious surrounds of the Isaac Theatre Royal.”
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY MATINEE EVENING SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY “...simple sunlight is transformed into something extraordinary… an experience like no other” THE DAILY STAR
Be amazed as Cathedral Square is transformed into a wonderland with Architects of Air’s totally immersive ‘luminarium’; a feat of engineering and filtered light to create a spectacular world of saturated colour.
Journey through a fantastical maze of winding paths into chambers filled with soaring domes, geometric patterns and gothic designs.
A unique arts experience that has to be seen to be believed.
Architects of Air – EXXOPOLIS – Luminarium Designed by Alan Parkinson www.architects-of-air.com
WHEN Friday 4 – Sunday 13 September
Monday – Friday 11.00am to 5.00pm Last admission
Saturdays & Sundays 10.00am to 5.00pm Last admission – SPECIAL EVENT WHERE – SPECIAL EVENT 7 6 Cathedral Square
TICKETS $5 at venue Under 3 FREE
PRE-BOOKINGS Limited pre-bookings for specific times are available through ticketek.co.nz, but service fees will apply
DURATION No set time – May be limited to 20 mins during high demand
Accessible to wheelchairs and those with mobility issues. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult Exxopolis (maximum 4 children per adult) ARCHITECTS OF AIR SPONSORED BY IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNITED KINGDOM Photo: Lamar Francois Photo: “…some of the funniest, most brilliant theatre you’ll ever The Daisy be lucky enough to see.” Theatre THE PROVINCE, VANCOUVER RONNIE BURKETT THEATRE OF MARIONETTES CANADA
The Daisy Theatre is internationally acclaimed puppeteer Ronnie Burkett unleashed... unscripted, by the seat of Lady Rizo his pants, manipulating and voicing his characters through variety acts, impromptu monologues, musical numbers and audience participation, featuring a cast of UNDER 40 marionette characters. USA Audiences and critics alike fall in love with the ridiculous, tender, outrageous antics of Daisy Theatre characters Uncovering the myth of the diva, Esme Massengill, Mrs. Edna Rural and beloved fairy Lady Rizo peels back her layers for an hilarious child Schnitzel. Variety numbers parody theatrical and intimate show about love and sex. genres from opera, music hall, Las Vegas, French cabaret and vaudeville with characters including lounge singer Backed by cellist and guitarist Yair Evnine, Rosemary Focaccia, marionette ventriloquist cherry-picked standards, R’n’B classics, Meyer Lemon, chanteuse Jolie Jolie, and hip hop songs are stylishly re-imagined. and “Canada’s oldest and worst actress” Bask in the powerhouse vocals and sly Miss Lillian Lunkhead. storytelling of one of New York City’s most
“One of the more excellent – CABARET – THEATRE acclaimed contemporary cabaret artists. 9 8 With the ever-changing content and nightly shows you’ll see this season… improv, each performance will be different, maybe ever.” Weaving through Rizo’s past, a love story daring and on the edge. emerges and what unfolds is a piece about CALGARY HERALD monogamy, fidelity, cheating and all the Music and Sound Design by John Alcorn spaces in between.
SPONSORED BY WHEN “SENSATIONAL… A fierce but Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 August 8.30pm kindhearted fusion of comedy, WHERE burlesque, performance art WHEN Fletcher Construction Festival Studio and rock ‘n’ roll” Thursday 3 – Saturday 5 September at The Arts Centre SUPPORTED BY 9.00pm NEW YORK TIMES TICKETS WHERE $52 / Conc $42 TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre “If you only see one cabaret show this BOOKINGS year, see Lady Rizo ” TICKETS ticketek.co.nz $45 / Conc $41 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) TIME OUT LONDON BOOKINGS DURATION ticketek.co.nz Approx 120 mins, no interval 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) Latecomers will not be admitted. CO-COMMISSIONED BY THURSDAY FRIDAY DURATION SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY This production contains mature content. LUMINATO (Toronto, Canada) and the Center for the 75 mins Children under the age of 16 will not be admitted. Art of Performance at UCLA (Los Angeles, USA)
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes is exclusively represented by John Lambert & Assoc. (Montreal) www.johnlambert.ca
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WORLD PREMIERE Winner Best Cabaret ADELAIDE FRINGE 2014
“...Griffiths is extraordinary.” THE AGE - MELBOURNE Michael Griffiths AUSTRALIA In Vogue: Songs by Madonna Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox
One man. One piano. Two extraordinary divas.
Award-winning Jersey Boys star Michael Griffiths channels Madonna and Annie Lennox in two very different pop cabarets. Without accent, costume or wig, Michael leads you on a musical journey through the tough lives and tender songs of these talented women of pop. 10 – CABARET
WHEN 11 – MUSICAL THEATRE In Vogue: Songs by Madonna WHEN Saturday 12 September 7.00pm That Bloody Woman Friday 28 & Saturday 29 August 7.00pm Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox Sunday 30 August 8.30pm Sunday 13 September 7.00pm NEW ZEALAND WHERE WHERE TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre TICKETS TICKETS $41 / Conc $36 $45 / Conc $41 Written by Luke Di Somma and Gregory Cooper BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz BOOKINGS Directed by Shane Bosher ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) This bold new musical experience brings suffragist, DURATION DURATION activist and cyclist Kate Sheppard back to life, in an imagined 80 mins, no interval 60 mins conversation with political adversary Richard ‘King Dick’ Seddon, transforming Kate from a 2D head on the $10 note to an in-your-face feminist firebrand raising hell. SPONSORED BY FESTIVAL PATRONS And when you’re raising hell you need hell-raising Michael Griffiths: Madonna Michael Griffiths: Annie Lennox AND FRIENDS SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY music, so expect a live band and some of NZ’s best singers belting out some punk, rock, funk, hip-hop, synth-pop, SUPPORTED BY torch song and everything in between.
Mature audiences only - some language may offend. “A total triumph” THE GUARDIAN A Simple Space
GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS EDINBURGH GUIDE AUSTRALIA
A dizzying collection of works in new circus; this performance is simultaneously raw, frantic and delicate. A Simple Space evokes real and visceral responses in audiences.
Instead of fi ne-tuning the performance with makeup, lighting and contrived theatrical overlay, the cast have deliberately gone the opposite way. The audience is brought in close around the stripped back stage where seven acrobats are pushed to their physical limits, breaking down their usual guards and introducing the reality of failure and weakness. A truly unique audience experience not to be missed.
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S NOTE “You simply can’t resist being drawn into their extraordinary world of physical one-upmanship where each performer tries (and succeeds) to out-perform the previous performer.” – CIRCUS 13 12 – CIRCUS WHEN Wednesday 9 – Sunday 13 September 7.30pm Saturday 12 September 2.00pm
WHERE Charles Luney Auditorium St Margaret’s College
TICKETS $45 / Conc & Child $30
Family $112 4 tickets incl maximum 2 adults, up to 2 extra child tickets $28 each
BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538)
DURATION 60 mins, no interval
SPONSORED BY IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIVE LIVE CINEMA Little Shop of Horrors
JUMPBOARD PRODUCTIONS NEW ZEALAND
The ultimate live cult fi lm experience. Take four actor / musicians and push their multi-tasking skills to the limit!
While Roger Corman’s 1960 fi lm plays on stage, four performers work at break-neck speed to re-voice multiple characters in perfect lip-synch whilst playing a brand-new score and creating live sound eff ects. With our stars leaping from piano to guitar, bass to door-bell, to that thing that makes the sound of footsteps… it’s a wild ride – where you gonna look?
Created and Composed by Leon Radojkovic Directed by Oliver Driver
ONE NIGHT ONLY – MUSICAL THEATRE 15 – MUSICAL THEATRE 14
WHEN Sunday 13 September 7.30pm
WHERE Isaac Theatre Royal
TICKETS $45 / Conc $35
BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538)
DURATION Approx 80 mins
SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY Photo: Phil Evans Phil Photo: “…Utterly charming... “…it’s a work of genius. Daffodils should Hamlet: must-see show.” play all over the country. It should play NZ HERALD all over the world. It resonates so strongly The Video Game as a piece of our own mixed-up, precious (The Stage Show) culture, it should be our new national flag.” METROMAG.CO.NZ NEW ZEALAND / CANADA
Written by Mary DeMarle and Simon Peacock Directed by Simon Peacock Performed by The Court Jesters
Who knew Hamlet was good with his fists, good with a gun and even better with the ladies? Who knew Gertrude was so... kick-arse? Who knew Shakespeare included a tutorial level and a final boss battle?
The audience calls the shots.
Every level must be conquered until his father’s death has been avenged!
Live theatre, video games and improvisation collide in this unique theatrical experience Daffodils where the audience control the course of the show - complete with customisable BULLET HEART CLUB characters, dramatic speeches and NEW ZEALAND button-mashing combat. – THEATRE 17 16 – THEATRE Directed by founding Court Jester and voice director of the Assassin’s Creed series Written by Rochelle Bright WHEN Simon Peacock, the show takes interactive Thursday 27 August 7.00pm entertainment to the next level. Rose was 16. Eric, 18. They met at the lake by the daffodils. Friday 28 August 9.30pm The same place that Eric’s parents met 20 years earlier. WHERE Was it destiny? Perhaps. But what happens after years TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre of misread moments, too many maybes and unspoken TICKETS WHEN thoughts that never go away? $41 / Conc $36 Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 September 8.30pm
Pull the cover off your favourite vinyl and travel through BOOKINGS WHERE a landscape of live music and heart-aching theatre in ticketek.co.nz The Court Theatre 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) this beautiful love story about a teddy boy and a farm girl: TICKETS their first meeting, their marriage and the New Zealand DURATION $28 / Conc $25 70 mins pop-rock soundtrack that shapes their lives. BOOKINGS Featuring Todd Emerson, Colleen Davis and a live courttheatre.org.nz three-piece band led by Silver Scroll Award-winning 0800 333 100 SPONSORED BY artist Stephanie Brown (LIPS). DURATION PHILIP CARTER Approx 90 mins FEATURING SONGS BY FAMILY Crowded House | LIPS | Bic Runga | Chris Knox The Mint Chicks | Dave Dobbyn | The Exponents SUPPORTED BY Darcy Clay | The Mutton Birds | Th’Dudes | The Senators IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY The Swingers | Blam Blam Blam Photo: Garth Badger Photo: Mark Hadlow in “This production will be one of the highlights of the year. It is a must see show for men and women.” MAMIL DOMINION POST Black Middle Aged Man in Lycra Christchurch’s own Mark Hadlow stars as that most polarising of species – a middle aged man THE COURT THEATRE in lycra. Bryan Cook is a property developer who has NEW ZEALAND accumulated a small fortune building leaky homes. Faggot He’s stressed out, self-medicating and self-loathing, Written and Directed by Greg Cooper killing himself to increase his bank balance while MULTINESIA PRODUCTIONS decreasing his golf score. NEW ZEALAND
When things fall apart he joins a men’s cycling group to relieve stress – and makes a few startling It’s not easy being young, gay and Samoan – discoveries in various cracks and crevices. especially when God and your mother are Poignant and achingly funny, MAMIL presents watching. Meet the undercover brother the male midlife crisis in all its lurid glory. desperate to prove he’s straight, an island mama whose beloved son turns out to be queer, Contains mature content. a pious teenager trying to “pray the gay away”, and a tough Samoan homo who’s out, proud and in your face. WHEN Arts Festival Season Written by award-winning writer Sunday 30 August – Sunday 6 September 6.00pm (and Christchurch son) Victor Rodger, No shows Monday / Tuesday Black Faggot was a runaway hit of the Auckland Wednesday 9 – Friday 11 September 8.30pm and Melbourne Fringe Festivals with four and Saturday 12 September 6.00pm five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. – THEATRE – THEATRE The Court Theatre Season 18 Monday 14 September – Saturday 3 October 19 Tue / Wed / Fri / Sat 7.30pm Mon / Thurs 6.30pm
WHERE The Court Theatre WHEN Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 September TICKETS 7.00pm Monday to Thursday Adult $52 / Senior $45 / Under 25 $33 WHERE Court Supporter $43 TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre Child (under 18) $23 / Group of 20+ $45 TICKETS Friday & Saturday $35 / Conc $30 Adult $57 / Senior $50 / Under 25 $38 BOOKINGS Court Supporter $48 / Child (under 18) $28 Group of 20+ $50 ticketek.co.nz BOOKINGS 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) “Black Faggot is a riotously funny courttheatre.org.nz DURATION two-hander… which launches the 0800 333 100 60 mins turbo-charged hilarity of superior DURATION sketch comedy into a poignant 85 mins, no interval and humane plea for tolerance.” THE AGE - MELBOURNE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY SUPPORTED BY “A most entertaining piece of theatre” DOMINION POST
Originally commissioned by Auckland Live WORLD PREMIERE “Every innocent grin or knowing nod to the “ delirious and crowd is timed to perfection and he oozes surreal physical comedy.” charm. Kraken is a blissfully funny hour of THE AGE - MELBOURNE physical stream-of-consciousness and a joyous excuse to embrace your childish side.” TIME OUT - LONDON
Kraken TRYGVE WAKENSHAW NEW ZEALAND
An idiotic, stream-of-consciousness Trapped physical comedy, Kraken oozes with whimsy, drips with charm. by Joe Bennett Using nothing but mime, mouthsounds and the imagination of the audience, THE LOONS CIRCUS THEATRE COMPANY 20 – COMEDY multi award-winning Gaulier-trained clown NEW ZEALAND 21 – THEATRE Trygve Wakenshaw performs this contemporary cult classic that was voted ‘Number One Comedy Show of 2014’ by London’s Time Out.
Contains nudity. In the fens of Eastern England they used WHEN to trap ducks in netting tunnels. Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 September The mouth of a tunnel would be wide and 8.30pm tall and ducks would swim happily into WHERE WHEN it feeling no sense of threat. But as the Fletcher Construction Festival Studio at The Arts Centre Friday 4 & Saturday 5 September 6.00pm tunnel went on it turned round corners Sunday 6 September 7.30pm and became lower and narrower. TICKETS WHERE The ducks paddled on until they turned $39 / Conc $30 The Gloucester Room a final corner and found themselves in BOOKINGS Isaac Theatre Royal a little netted enclosure where a duck- ticketek.co.nz TICKETS catcher sat patiently waiting. 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) $38 / Conc $30 DURATION BOOKINGS In Trapped, written by Christchurch’s Approx 80 mins ticketek.co.nz Joe Bennett, a barman, a butcher’s 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) daughter and a contortionist tell the
DURATION stories of their lives. They do not know SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY 60 mins SUPPORTED BY each other and the unique and random details of what happened to each of them have only one thing in common. Photo: Kristin Aafløy Aafløy Opdan Kristin Photo: Hiraeth “Funny and poignant, Hiraeth strikes a chord WALES which will resonate beyond Written by Buddug James Jones Wales with anyone who has felt the need to escape, In the summer of 1989, in a quiet corner of Glan Gwili Hospital, a farmer’s wife gives birth to or responsibility for those a baby girl named Buddug James Jones. left behind.” In this moment she became heir to the family’s MATT BALL 300-year-old farming dynasty. NATIONAL THEATRE WALES Twenty-two years later, and Bud is restless. Desperate to leave the James Jones historic home she wrestles with the knowledge that her departure will sound the death knoll for the family business. “Funny, inspirational and heart- Leaving generations of James Jones tradition warming... big Fringe hit ” behind her, she sets out alone into the big smoke… THE SCOTSMAN A story of one woman’s struggle to escape and let go, told through live music, welsh cakes and a “A treat of a show, go on, go on – just go. ‘twmpath’ (Welsh ceilidh). ” HERALD SCOTLAND
“There’s a real sweetness to this comedy. WHEN Saturday 19 September 10.30am & 6.00pm Give it a whirl... ” Sunday 20 September 6.00pm SUNDAY TIMES Photo: Sally-Ann Kelly Sally-Ann Photo: 23 – THEATRE 22 – THEATRE WHERE The Gloucester Room, Isaac Theatre Royal
TICKETS $38 / Conc $30 WHEN Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 September 6.00pm BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz Swing WHERE 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) FISHAMBLE: The Gloucester Room, Isaac Theatre Royal DURATION THE NEW PLAY COMPANY TICKETS Approx 60 mins IRELAND $38 / Conc $30
BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) An international hit, fresh from New York, Paris and IN ASSOCIATION WITH DURATION Edinburgh. A comedy about dancing and music and love Approx 60 mins and not settling and feeling like an eejit and being brave and having doubts and trying your best and trying new IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY things and thinking outside the box and seeing things clearly and living as well as you can and giving it a lash. With rock and roll music, it’ll make you want to dance. SUPPORTED BY This is a charming play about the relationship between May and Joe which develops through an academic year of Swing classes. During the year, they must deal with
romantic dilemmas, career problems and life choices, Developed as part of Show in a Bag, an artist development initiative Presented in association with Wales Millennium Centre of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fishamble: The New Play Company and and supported by Bear Trap Theatre Company not to mention the other participants in the class. Irish Theatre Institute to resource theatre makers and actors. WORLD FAMILY PREMIERE 6D WEEKEND (Twice as Good as 3D)
THE LISTIES Winner Best AUSTRALIA Production for Children SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS The award-winning Listies star in 6D (Twice as Good as 3D), a kids sketch comedy “A live comedy experience kids show all about the movies. Expect haunted and their grown-ups can share… backpacks, ninja nans, toilet paper guns and an a winner” actual movie made at every performance on a SYDNEY MORNING HERALD helmet mounted GoPro! “If the Wiggles are the Eagles then Stuffed full of all the highbrow things that kids the Listies are the Sex Pistols.” really love (like fart jokes and vomiting), THE AGE The Listies ensure that audiences of all ages laugh as many times as they can. The silver screen is about to get brown.
This show has six dimensions of fun: 1. Raucous 2. Cheeky 3. Interactive The White Guitar 4. Irreverent 5. Funny THE CONCH 6. Kids entertainment like you’ve never seen
NEW ZEALAND 25 – FAMILY 24 – THEATRE Warning: Rated S for Stupid.
Directed by Nina Nawalowalo and Jim Moriarty WHEN WHEN Thursday 10 & Friday 11 September Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September Platinum-selling hip-hop artist Scribe features with 6.00pm 2.00pm his father John and brother Matthias in this true story Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September WHERE of Christchurch family, the Luafutus. 8.30pm The Court Theatre WHERE From a grandmother’s dream of a better life in The Court Theatre TICKETS New Zealand through the collision of that dream All tickets $16 TICKETS with the reality of hardship and loss: a man’s journey Prem $46 / Std $41 BOOKINGS from boyhood innocence into the heart of darkness – Conc (Std seats) $35 courttheatre.org.nz through violence, drug addiction, prison and gangs 0800 333 100 BOOKINGS – to the possibility of hope, healing and inspiration. courttheatre.org.nz DURATION 0800 333 100 50 mins Music pumps through the story’s veins, from the first songs of a grandmother sung to her white guitar DURATION to the power of rock’n’roll, the beats of hip-hop 80 mins and church hymns. SUPPORTED BY
With the intensity of a live gig The White Guitar SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY combines powerhouse performances, AV projection and stunning illusion. Photo: Paul Lambert Paul Photo: FAMILY FAMILY “Laughs, heartbreak, WEEKEND “Duck, Death and the Tulip WEEKEND war, regeneration, is now my favourite book scented breezes, of all time.” sparkling wit and the KIM HILL, best dog puppet ever. RADIO NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific...” THE GUARDIAN
“... one of the most touching and effective pieces of children’s theatre I’ve seen for a long time.” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Winner: Outstanding Theatre Award Edinburgh, Festival Fringe 2014 27 – FAMILY 26 – FAMILY
WHEN WHEN Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September The Man Who 1.00pm Duck, Death 10.30am WHERE WHERE Fletcher Construction Festival Studio The Gloucester Room Planted Trees at The Arts Centre and the Tulip Isaac Theatre Royal PUPPET STATE THEATRE COMPANY TICKETS LITTLE DOG BARKING THEATRE COMPANY TICKETS SCOTLAND All tickets $16 NEW ZEALAND All tickets $18.50 BOOKINGS BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) This multi-sensory theatrical adaptation of Directed by Nina Nawalowalo Jean Giono’s environmental classic tells the inspiring DURATION Music by Gareth Farr DURATION story of a shepherd who plants a forest, acorn by acorn, Approx 65 mins Approx 40 mins A duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. transforming a barren wasteland and shows us the Simple, unusual, warm and witty. The superb use of mime, difference one man (and his dog) can make to the world. magic and puppets, allows the play to deal with a difficult A combination of puppetry, storytelling, subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward, choreography, wind that really blows, rain that and thought-provoking. SUPPORTED BY SUPPORTED BY gets you wet and French countryside scenes that Based on the internationally celebrated book by smell like the French countryside. Wolf Erlbruch; Duck, Death and the Tulip will intrigue Suitable for adults and children aged 7+. and enchant the smallest child to the oldest grownup. The Vodafone Season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET 30 NEW ZEALAND Forward
“…a beautiful company, a beautifully trained company.” LOS ANGELES TIMES
Shakespeare’s enchanted wood and vivid characters are given a fresh new life. In an unprecedented artistic coup, WHEN FOOTNOTE NEW ZEALAND DANCE Monday 31 August & NEW ZEALAND 28 – DANCE Liam Scarlett, one of the world’s most sought- 29 – DANCE Tuesday 1 September 7.30pm after choreographers, has created a full-length co-production for the Royal New Zealand Ballet WHERE The Court Theatre and Queensland Ballet. TICKETS There’s a taste of the old, a little of the new Scarlett’s witty choreography blended Prem $46 and loads of creativity, passion and energy in with Mendelssohn’s beautiful music, coupled Std $41 this special 30th birthday production. with bold new costumes, set design and lighting, Conc (Std seat) $35 Opening the two-part programme are highlights WHEN creates a revitalised interpretation of BOOKINGS from full-length works commissioned as part Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 August 7.30pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream that courttheatre.org.nz Saturday 29 August 1.30pm of Footnote’s Forte series over the last decade. will enchant all ages. 0800 333 100 (with post-performance Q&A) Curated by Founding Director Deirdre Tarrant DURATION it shines a light on the massive contribution WHERE Design by Tracy Grant Lord 80 mins, incl interval Isaac Theatre Royal (Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet) of New Zealand choreographers. Lighting by Kendall Smith (Giselle) TICKETS A new work from renowned choreographer $45 – $111 / Conc & Groups 6+ $40.50 – $99.90 Music by Felix Mendelssohn, performed by Malia Johnston, in collaboration with Child $25 – $50 the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra AV Designer Rowan Pierce and current Friends of the Ballet & Conducted by Nigel Gaynor Festival Patrons and Friends $38.25 – $94.35 Footnote dancers, forms the second half. SPONSORED BY Young Friends of the Ballet $21.25 – $42.50 Johnston, who has made work for Footnote Groups 6+ $40.50 – $99.90 FARINA THOMPSON since 2000, makes sampling central to this CHARITABLE TRUST BOOKINGS creative, energetic and mesmerising blend of PRESENTED BY NATIONAL SPONSOR ticketek.co.nz traceable and remembered histories. Don’t miss 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) SUPPORTED BY this milestone Footnote celebration! DURATION Approx 120 mins, incl interval Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
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A Simple Charles Luney CLiK the A Simple A Simple A Simple A Simple Inspired Space Auditorium, ensemble Space Space Space Space by Bach 2pm & St Margaret's 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm College Pg 42 Pg 12 Pg 12 Pg 12 Pg 12 Pg 43 Pg 12
Shifting OneMonday: Points Alice of View Tanner DAY 10am & 1pm 12pm Pg 55 Pg 46
Shifting Our Songs Shifting Points of the Points of View South of View 2pm & 3pm 6pm TVNZ 4pm AFTERNOON Pg 38 Pg 47 Festival Pg 46 Club The Arts Michael Michael Griffiths Centre That That Shifting Simon Shifting Modern Modern Black Black White White Love Griffiths Annie Daffodils Bloody Bloody Points Thacker’s Process Points Māori Māori Faggot Faggot Cloud Cloud Divine Madonna: Lennox: 7pm Woman Woman of View Ritmata 7pm of View Quartet Quartet 7pm 7pm 6pm 6pm 7pm In Vogue Sweet
EVENING Pg 16 7pm 7pm 6pm 7pm Pg 41 8pm 7pm 7pm Pg 19 Pg 19 Pg 33 Pg 33 Pg 45 7pm Dreams Pg 11 Pg 11 Pg 47 Pg 39 Pg 47 Pg 37 Pg 37 Pg 10 7pm Pg 10
That Bloody Alda Cal Cal Salon Salon Daffodils Lord Echo Lady Rizo Lady Rizo Lady Rizo Woman Rezende Wilson Wilson Kitty Kitty 9.30pm 9.30pm 9pm 9pm 9pm LATE 8.30pm 9pm 9pm 9pm 9pm 9pm Pg 16 Pg 40 Pg 9 Pg 9 Pg 9 Pg 11 Pg 34 Pg 35 Pg 35 Pg 36 Pg 36
The Man The Man Who Planted Who Planted Fletcher Trees Trees Construction 1pm 1pm
Festival AFTERNOON Pg 26 Pg 26 Studio The Arts Mauricio Mauricio The Daisy The Daisy The Daisy Ubu Centre Trapped Trapped Trapped Trapped Kagel Kagel Theatre Theatre Theatre Night 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm Project Project 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 6pm
EVENING Pg 21 Pg 21 Pg 21 Pg 21 8.30pm 8.30pm Pg 8 Pg 8 Pg 8 Pg 53 Pg 53 Pg 53
Old Library Still Still Still Still Still Still Still Still Still Still Still The Arts 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm 1pm-6pm Centre Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49 Pg 49
OPENING EVENT Worcester 6pm GUIDE – FESTIVAL Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Boulevard Pg 2
Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna 31 – FESTIVAL GUIDE 30 – FESTIVAL The Arts Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Pg 51 Centre Rama Tuna Pg 51
A A A Midsummer Band of From Isaac Midsummer Midsummer Little Shop Band of Band of Band of Night’s Magicians Broadway Theatre Night’s Night’s of Horrors Magicians Magicians Magicians Dream 2pm & to La Scala Royal Dream Dream 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.30pm & 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm Pg 14 Pg 4 Pg 4 Pg 4 Theatre 7.30pm Pg 4 Pg 32 Pg 28 Pg 28 Pg 28
Duck Death Duck Death Hiraeth & Tulip & Tulip 10.30am Isaac DAY 10.30am 10.30am Pg 22 Theatre Pg 27 Pg 27 Royal Gloucester Kraken Kraken Kraken Swing Swing Swing Swing Hiraeth Hiraeth Room 6pm 6pm 7.30pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm
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The Listies: The Listies: 6D 6D 2pm 2pm Pg 25 Pg 25 AFTERNOON
The White Ka Tai O The White MAMIL MAMIL MAMIL MAMIL Guitar MAMIL Kurawaka 6pm Guitar The Court 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 7pm Pg 24 6pm Theatre Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 The 30 30 Ka Tai O Pg 53 Pg 24 MAMIL MAMIL White MAMIL MAMIL MAMIL MAMIL MAMIL MAMIL Forward Forward Kurawaka Ka Tai O 6pm 6pm Guitar 6.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7pm Kurawaka
EVENING Pg 18 Pg 18 7pm 8.30pm Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 18 Pg 29 Pg 29 Hamlet: Hamlet: Hamlet: Hamlet: Pg 53 The The Video The Video The Video The Video MAMIL Pg 53 MAMIL White Pg 24 Game Game Game Game 8.30pm MAMIL 8.30pm Guitar 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm Pg 18 8.30pm Pg 18 8.30pm Pg 17 Pg 17 Pg 17 Pg 17 Pg 18 Pg 24
Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Exxopolis Cathedral 11am - 5pm 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm 11am - 5pm 11am - 5pm 11am - 5pm 11am - 5pm 11am - 5pm 10am - 5pm 10am - 5pm Square Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6 Pg 6
The Wigram Romantics Airforce 7.30pm Museum Pg 44 Tim Finn White Cloud JUMPBOARD PRODUCTIONS NEW ZEALAND
“The island is full of voices” says Caliban in The Tempest. And so are these islands.
Celebrated New Zealand musician Tim Finn takes audiences on an immersive, poetic musical journey of discovery.
Crafted with playwright Ken Duncum and From Broadway filmmaker Sue Healy,White Cloud uses observations and recollections to tell stories through songs and moving image - stories of family members and ancestors captured to La Scala from journals, letters and memoirs. NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA “Salvage something that we need to remember From the wreck of history Teddy Tahu Rhodes | Jennifer Ward-Lealand | David Hobson | Greta Bradman Family images of fading splendor PLUS Special Guest Dame Malvina Major Where they lead I’m following… White Cloud. Black Shadow” 33 – MUSIC
An evening of glamour, passion and romance WHEN “a fascinating piece of poetry featuring some of the greatest songs, arias and Sunday 20 September 7.00pm and music performance art.” duets ever composed. Renowned for their charisma, WHERE
32 – OPERA / MUSICAL THEATRE THEATREVIEW stagecraft and musical versatility, New Zealand bass Isaac Theatre Royal baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes joins cabaret TICKETS and musical theatre star Jennifer Ward-Lealand Platinum $181.50 (Rita and Douglas, Brel), Australia’s favourite tenor Gold $141.50 David Hobson (Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème) and Silver $101.50 WHEN breathtaking soprano Greta Bradman, to thrill BOOKINGS Friday 4 & Saturday 5 September 6.00pm audiences with a seamless blend of classical elegance ticketek.co.nz and theatrical glamour. 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) WHERE DURATION TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre Joining this extraordinary quartet is a truly special 120 mins, incl interval TICKETS guest: national treasure Dame Malvina Major. $45 Conc $41 From Puccini to Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bizet to Gershwin and Verdi to Cole Porter, BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz this unique concert features the exuberance of 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) the great stage musicals, enriched with the DURATION power and passion of grand opera. SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY PRESENTED BY 75 mins, no interval Accompanied by the PHIL BATHOLS and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. ANDREW MCKINNON Photo: Richard Finn Richard Photo: Alda Rezende: Cal Wilson: The Tom Jobim It CouldAlda Have Rezende Been Me
TheNEW ZEALAND Tom / AUSTRALIA Jobim Songbook Songbook NEW ZEALAND / BRAZIL You only live once. But what if you got three or four goes? What life would Cal Wilson be living right now if she’d made diff erent choices? Celebrated Brazilian composer Tom Jobim Cal Wilson, the surgeon? Cal Wilson, children’s is best known for his enduring hit entertainer? Or Cal Wilson, the bloke? The Girl from Ipanema. Discover more gems from his songbook in this sultry gig with It Could Have Been Me is an hour of Brazilian-born jazz vocalist Alda Rezende. stand-up and characters from Cal and her alter egos, all live on stage. A household name in her home country, since moving to Aotearoa 11 years ago Alda has Cal is excited to return to her hometown collaborated with many of New Zealand’s top jazz and with her alter egos joining her on stage, players and fostered a strong Latin music scene in Christchurch audiences are in her adopted home of Wellington. Alda’s tribute to for a laughing treat. Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim featured at the 2014 Wellington International Jazz Festival. “Masterful…her audience dissolved in helpless Accompanied by a quartet of exceptional puddles formed from their tears of mirth.” musicians Alda’s deep smoky alto voice,
34 – MUSIC EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS pays tribute to the greatest Brazilian 35 – COMEDY composer of all time.
WHEN Thursday 10 & Friday 11 September WHEN 9.00pm Wednesday 2 September WHERE 9.00pm TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre
WHERE TICKETS TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre $35 / Conc $30 TICKETS $35 / Conc $30 BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz BOOKINGS 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) DURATION 60 mins DURATION 60 mins
FRIDAY SHOW SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY
SUPPORTED BY Photo: Eugênio Sávio Photo: “entertainment at its best” “...I felt I had stepped out for an THEATREVIEW evening with my grandfather, father, uncles and cousins.” TARANAKI DAILY NEWS
Modern 37 – MUSIC Photo: Delaney Davidson Delaney Photo: Māori Quartet – CABARET / MUSIC 36 – CABARET NEW ZEALAND WHEN Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September Salon Kitty 9.00pm
DELANEY DAVIDSON AND NAOMI FERGUSON WHERE A fresh take on classic Māori showbands, WHEN TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre NEW ZEALAND the Modern Māori Quartet are a good looking, Thursday 10 & Friday 11 September TICKETS suave and multi-talented Māori foursome 7.00pm $35 / Conc $30 who love crooning their spin on modern and WHERE Weill and Brecht eye up Bob Dylan over the poker table. BOOKINGS classic numbers. TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre ticketek.co.nz Charvela Vargas and Skeeter Davis whisper in the ear of TICKETS Hank Williams who’s mixing drinks with Dietrich, 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) Hailing from different corners of Aotearoa, the $41 / Conc $36 Modern Māori Quartet come together for a night while Chuckles the monkey rifles his pockets. DURATION BOOKINGS filled with waiata, humour and charm. 75 mins, no interval ticketek.co.nz Hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed, sell-out The show promises a trip down memory lane into 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) performance of 2013’s Totally Weill comes Salon Kitty. Aotearoa’s musical past and present including DURATION This hand-picked star-studded ensemble is as much a rag-tag recent international hits, all with the unique 60 mins bunch as ever - their musical experiences unite them into a MMQ twist and flavour. blindfold conspiracy as they scale the heights and walk the So suit ‘em up in their number ones, comb their tightropes of the songs they play. SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY hair, shine their shoes, hand them a guitar or two SUPPORTED BY Delaney Davidson and Naomi Ferguson collide once again to bring and they’ll have you melting like golden syrup on you Salon Kitty. They are joined by Nicole Garcia, Reuben Derrick, a piece of fresh hot fried bread. Sophia Bidwell, Alex van den Broek and Joe McCallum. “a tight-knit ensemble “The aim of his Ritmata quartet characterised by an is to take music from various internationally-inspired parts of the globe, strip it down pulsating energy” to essentials and render it new, THE LIST sometimes echoing ancestral beliefs and emotions. This they do with surprising, often spectacular, results. THE SCOTSMAN
“...an ethereal beauty that is unsurpassed by most musicians today...” THE WORLD MUSIC REPORT 38 – MUSIC 39 – MUSIC
WHEN WHEN Sunday 6 September Thursday 3 September Our Songs of 3.00pm Simon Thacker’s 7.00pm
WHERE WHERE the South TVNZ Festival Club Ritmata TVNZ Festival Club The Arts Centre YELLOW EYE SCOTLAND / UK The Arts Centre NEW ZEALAND TICKETS TICKETS $30 $41 Conc $25 Conc $36
BOOKINGS Led by the legendary Scottish guitar virtuoso, BOOKINGS Some of the finest musicians of the South combine their ticketek.co.nz Simon Thacker’s Ritmata plays exhilaratingly direct new ticketek.co.nz talents in this concert of acoustic folk, country and roots 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) music combining sounds from every corner of the globe with 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) music. Dunedin roots trio Delgirl, Invercargill’s melodic DURATION the incredible musical experiences of all four performers: DURATION folksters Into The East and emerging Dunedin 125 mins, incl intervals the unbridled expression of flamenco, the limitless emotions 60 mins singer-songwriter Jake Cropley, perform their own and of the ragas of India, pulsating rhythms from Africa, their favourite songs from the South in a concert of the raw power and spirituality of Native America, sweet-tempered ease, harmonic charm and great tunes. the seductive eloquence of Middle Eastern maqamat and impassioned romances of the Judeo-Spanish Sephardim. With these award-winning musicians sharing their songs SUPPORTED BY and yarns, Our Songs of the South is an extravaganza of SUPPORTED BY Experience brilliantly inventive musicianship, soul stirring acoustic collaboration at its finest; with a grand finale improvisation and dazzling composition in an effortless featuring all the performers together on stage. meeting of musical styles, cultures and traditions. Lord Echo NEW ZEALAND
Known worldwide as a founding member of The Black Seeds, New Zealand producer and multi-instrumentalist Lord Echo (aka Mike Fabulous) has been flexing his dual-mastery of ‘60s production techniques and modern dance-floor aesthetics for over a decade.
A flowing blend of boogie-laced funk, disco-primed reggae, futuristic soul and timeless African rhythms, Lord Echo’s debut solo album Melodies was a cult classic. His sophomore album Curiosities was followed by two successful tours of Japan with a club-friendly three-piece set; featuring singer extraordinaire Lisa Tomlins (Fly My Pretties, Fat Freddys Drop, Neil Finn), and multi-instrumentalist guru Isaac Aesili (Sorceress, Karlmarx).
Now for the first time, the Lord Echo live act will grace the stage in Christchurch, 41 – MUSIC 40 – MUSIC don’t miss this high energy performance in the wonderful TVNZ Festival Club.
WHEN Sunday 6 September 7.00pm WHEN WHERE Saturday 29 August 9.30pm Process TVNZ Festival Club
WHERE FLEDGE The Arts Centre TVNZ Festival Club NEW ZEALAND TICKETS The Arts Centre $35 TICKETS Conc $30 $30 They’re the questions every musician gets BOOKINGS Conc $25 asked … “what is your process?”, “where do you ticketek.co.nz BOOKINGS get your inspiration from?” and “how do you 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) ticketek.co.nz write your songs?” DURATION 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) 70 mins, no interval DURATION Fledge finds the answers in this intimate, 90 mins, no interval informative and illuminating performance featuring iconic singer/songwriters Julia Deans (Fur Patrol, The Adults) and Devin Abrams (Shapeshifter,
SUPPORTED BY DJ Reno, Pacific Heights). SPONSORED BY SUPPORTED BY Travel beyond the music and discover the heart and soul that brings a song to life. CLiK “To play a wide spectrum of repertoire is to encounter JS Bach at every turn. Learning a the ensemble Prelude and Fugue is really the beginning of a CHAMBER MUSIC NEW ZEALAND pianist’s musical education.” MICHAEL HOUSTOUN Featuring three of New Zealand’s leading chamber music performers - John Chen (piano), Natalie Lin (violin), and Edward King (cello), CLiK the ensemble is part of the Jubilee season marking 50 years of Chamber Music New Zealand’s nationwide Chamber Music Contest.
John, Natalie and Edward bring diverse experience and international acclaim to the Trio: John remains the youngest-ever winner (at 18 years) of the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition, Natalie’s awards include the Audience Prize and sixth placing at the 2013 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, while Edward won a special Lutosławski prize Inspired by Bach: at the 2013 Witold Lutosławski International Cello Competition. Michael Houstoun The programme is a showcase collection of solos and duos, crowned with Schubert’s first piano trio, CHAMBER MUSIC NEW ZEALAND a piece which simultaneously mixes power and NEW ZEALAND the intimacy of expression. 43 – CLASSICAL 42 – CLASSICAL
Discover the influence of Johann Sebastian WHEN WHEN Bach in a musical journey with New Zealand’s Friday 18 September 7.30pm Thursday 27 August 7.30pm most revered pianist, Michael Houstoun. WHERE WHERE Charles Luney Auditorium Charles Luney Auditorium Featuring piano transcriptions, homages St Margaret’s College St Margaret’s College and a new work from composer Ross Harris, TICKETS this concert explores Bach’s music. TICKETS A Res $60 / B Res $50 A Res $55 / B Res $45 The piano did not exist during Bach’s lifetime Student rush (on the day) $15 Student rush (on the day) $15 so transcribing for the instrument leaves space Child $10 Child $10 for interpretation from each composer – BOOKINGS BOOKINGS hear how they redesign his music to explore ticketek.co.nz ticketek.co.nz their own musical expression. 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) DURATION Alongside Bach’s Partita No 1 in Bb, DURATION 100 mins, incl interval the programme features Ross Harris’ 105 mins, incl interval Fugue for Piano, Lilburn’s Chaconne, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Liszt. PRESENTED BY SUPPORTED BY
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Part of the Chamber Music New Zealand Kaleidoscopes Season Part of the Chamber Music New Zealand Kaleidoscopes Season Lamb & Hayward Masterworks The Romantics CHRISTCHURCH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NEW ZEALAND
Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor WHEN Kristian Winther Violin Saturday 19 September 7.30pm Pre-concert talk 6.40pm Embodying themes of heroism, humanity and WHERE nature, the music of the Romantic movement Air Force Museum of (18th and 19th centuries) is art for the soul. New Zealand, Wigram
The CSO concert Romantics features three TICKETS A Res $48 / A Res Conc $43 masterpieces of this era: Beethoven’s B Res $38 / B Res Conc $33 Egmont Overture, inspired by Dutch nobleman Child $18 Count Egmont’s heroic martyrdom opposing the BOOKINGS Spanish Inquisition; Mendelssohn’s hugely eventfinda.co.nz popular Concerto for Violin, and Dvorák’s 0800 BUY TIX (289 849) cheerfully Bohemian Symphony No. 8. DURATION Soloist for Mendelssohn’s lyrical masterpiece is 90 mins, incl interval Australian violinist Kristian Winther in his debut 45 – OPERA
performance with the CSO. Kristian was first PRESENTED BY 44 – CLASSICAL violin with the Australian String Quartet and is considered one of Australia’s greatest violinists
performing today. WHEN PRINCIPAL SPONSOR SPONSORED BY Love Divine Wednesday 9 September 7.00pm WHERE NZ OPERA TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND TICKETS $45 / Conc $41
An Evening of songs and arias with BOOKINGS ticketek.co.nz Taryn Fiebig and Jud Arthur. 0800 TICKETEK (842 538)
This specially devised event showcases the glorious voices of DURATION Australasian operatic royalty Taryn Fiebig and Jud Arthur. 80 mins, no interval
One of New Zealand’s finest operatic exports, Jud is delighted IN ASSOCIATION WITH to be returning to the city that gave him his operatic start. Together with the gorgeous Taryn, their show promises musical delights galore, from Baroque through to modern musical theatre. These stars of the operatic world in SUPPORTED BY Oz regularly return to these shores, but never before as Mr and Mrs Jud Fiebig-Arthur.
Accompanied by David Kelly on piano, they will delight with their ‘two hearts in three quarter time’ take on the classics. IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPONSORED BY s h i f t i n g p o i n t s o f v i e w
In association with WORD Christchurch, Shifting Points of View presents ON NORTH ON new ways of looking at the world: for the curious and inquisitive, for lovers KOREA: PERVERSION of books and current affairs, and with an exciting line-up of local and USA / NEW ZEALAND international writers and commentators who just might change your mind. INVENTING THE TRUTH Jesse Bering VENUE: TVNZ Festival Club, The Arts Centre KOREA / USA TICKETS: $20 per session / Shifting Points of View Pass $115 (valid for all sessions) Suki Kim Jesse Bering argues that we are all sexual BOOKINGS: ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) Chaired by Paula Morris deviants on one level or another. He challenges us to move beyond our attitudes towards ‘deviant’ A glimpse inside the mysterious closed-off world of sex and consider the alternative: what would North Korea, a country where a military dictatorship happen if we rise above our fears and revulsions exploits the myth of a Great Leader to its own citizens, and accept our true natures? who are “imprisoned in a gulag posing as a nation”. Jesse Bering’s writing has appeared in New York Suki Kim’s extraordinary memoir of her time magazine, Slate, Scientific American, The Guardian, teaching English to the sons of North Korea’s ruling and The New Republic, and he has featured on class, Without You, There is No Us, was written at great numerous documentaries, TV shows, and radio personal risk. Suki Kim has been travelling to programmes as an expert science communicator. ON IMAGINARY THE North Korea as a journalist since 2002. Her work He is currently an Associate Professor of Science has appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s and Communication at the University of Otago. BELONGING CITIES STRUGGLE FOR the New York Review of Books. NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND WHEN DURATION SOVEREIGNTY WHEN DURATION Sunday 30 August 60 mins Patricia Grace and Paula Morris Fiona Farrell, Anna Smaill, Sunday 30 August 60 mins
NEW ZEALAND 6.00pm – IDEAS in conversation Hugh Nicholson, Hamish Clayton 4.00pm 47 46 – IDEAS Chaired by Lara Strongman Margaret Wilson In her first novel in a decade, treasured writer Patricia Grace Taking the Christchurch blueprint In the era of public choice explores issues that permeate as a starting point, the panel looks and free markets, and when New Zealand history and society: at ways we imagine cities; either in widespread public protest against racial intolerance, cross-cultural fiction, in history, or in contemporary global treaties such as the ON EFFECTIVE CRIMES OF conflicts and the universal life, whether as utopias or dystopias … Trans Pacific Partnership desire to belong. cities imagined or reimagined. Agreement is having little effect, ALTRUISM PASSION does the New Zealand state still AUSTRALIA / USA UNITED KINGDOM Spanning several decades Fiona Farrell’s new non-fiction have the best interests of its and set against the backdrop book Villa at the Edge of Empire individual citizens at heart? Peter Singer Sarah Waters of a changing New Zealand, addresses fundamental questions Chaired by Eric Crampton Chappy is a story of enduring proposed by any map: Where am I? University of Waikato Law and love. She discusses her work How did we get here? Where do we go Public Policy Professor, and How can we do the most good? Peter Singer, Sarah Waters’ hugely inventive novels usually with Paula Morris, whose now? Anna Smaill’s The Chimes is set in former New Zealand Parliament often described as the world’s most influential have lesbian relationships at their heart, and are On Coming Home explores the musical dystopia of an alternative Speaker of the House living philosopher, presents a challenging always set in the past, when remaining true to similar themes of nostalgia, London; Hamish Clayton’s The Pale Margaret Wilson argues that new movement in the search for an ethical life. oneself came at great personal risk. Her latest book, memory and belonging. North features a post-quake reimagined the shift to a neo-liberal public Effective altruism requires a rigorously The Paying Guests, is no exception. It chronicles the Wellington, and Hugh Nicholson is policy framework has profoundly WHEN DURATION unsentimental view of charitable giving, awakening of a passion in 1920s London that leads principal adviser urban design at the affected the country’s sovereignty Sunday 60 mins urging that a substantial proportion of our money to terrible consequences, and asks: how far would Christchurch City Council. and that New Zealanders must 30 August continue to engage in the or time should be donated to the organisations we go for a love that is forbidden by society but 10.00am Chaired by Lara Strongman, Senior struggle to retain it for the sake that will do the most good with those resources, nonetheless achingly real? Curator at the Christchurch Art rather than to those that tug the heartstrings. of individual and community Sarah Waters is the award-winning, Gallery. wellbeing. Peter Singer is the author of more than bestselling author of five previous novels IN ASSOCIATION WITH 20 books, including the groundbreaking WHEN WHEN DURATION including Fingersmith and The Little Stranger. Sunday work on ethics, Animal Liberation and Sunday 60 mins WHEN DURATION 30 August his latest, The Most Good You Can Do. 30 August Monday 7 September 60 mins 12.00pm 2.00pm WHEN DURATION 8.00pm DURATION Monday 7 September 60 mins 75 mins 6.00pm Still JOHANN NORTJE AND TANE UPJOHN-BEATSON NEW ZEALAND
An interactive memorial, Still explores the duality of war: the destruction of lives and the construction of a collective future. Presented simultaneously in Auckland, Christchurch and Poitiers in France, Still commemorates the First World War with an opportunity to connect with people from countries involved in the war, 100 years ago.
In front of an interactive screen, the audience has a choice.
If they are still and meditative, they can listen to music from the time of the First World War and watch as their face is added to a collage of other observers alongside archive images of people photographed at the time of WWI; growing a family tree of faces, cultures and connections from around the world.
If the audience moves, the memorial presents a collection of dark geometrical shapes, while noise disrupts the musical tunes and will provide a more aggressive sound environment.
The contrast of these two interactions showcases ARTS 49 – VISUAL the dual nature of war: Still is either silent and intimate, or dark, anonymous and violent.
WHEN Thursday 3 – Sunday 13 September 1.00pm - 6.00pm daily
WHERE Old Library, The Arts Centre
FREE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY Proud to support our emerging artists
Celebrating the success of whānau and their expressions of cultural creativity and Ngāi Tahutanga. Rama Tuna PRISCILLA COWIE NEW ZEALAND ARTS 51 – VISUAL
Ko Ngāi Tahu ki Puketeraki, ko Ngāpuhi, ko Ngāti Kahu ngā iwi. WHEN Priscilla Cowie’s tribal affi liations are Ngāi Tahu in the South, Friday 28 August – to Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu in the Far North. Her Pākehā Sunday 13 September ancestors originate from Scotland, Ireland and France. WHERE She was born and raised in Te Waipounamu (South Island). Worcester Boulevard and Market Square at The Arts Centre This stunning new sculptural installation by well-known FREE Priscilla Cowie Tanemahuta Gray James Buchanan artist Priscilla Cowie honours ‘Tuna’, the long fi nned eel. Inspired by Ngāi Tahu stories and customs surrounding SPONSORED BY Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata Te Rūnanga o Moeraki mahinga kai – traditional food gathering practices and use Visual artist Dancer, choreographer and Actor, performer of natural resources – Rama Tuna brings alive the excitement Image courtesy of the Toi Māori Collection. artistic director Photography by Norm Heke. of going eeling with rama or fi re torches. SUPPORTED BY Fire elements surrounding the installation connect this Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei work to the continuing legacy of tīpuna (ancestors). Rama Tuna highlights the cultural signifi cance, and sense of For us and our children after us. From an original belonging Ngāi Tahu has to the Ōtākaro / Avon River, commission by a key mahinga kai site for eeling in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Festival of Colour. Works in EMERGE Development The Mauricio Kagel Project FREE THEATRE CHRISTCHURCH
Inspired by the avant garde music-as- performance work of Argentine-German composer Mauricio Kagel, this exciting new Free Theatre project is sure to entertain and surprise. Kagel almost invented and most certainly redefi ned the whole music-theatre Stuart Harris Photo: Lloyd 20 MILLION SONGS genre with his use of comedy, absurdism and music. 800,000 ARTISTS The Maurico Kagel Project brings together OVER 1,900 STATIONS international composer Gao Ping, renowned WHEN TICKETS New Zealand conductor Hamish McKeich and Thursday 10 & Friday $15 11 September 8.30pm Christchurch experimental performance artists. UBU Night UBU Night $10 door sales only @iHEARTRADIONZ iHEARTRADIONZ Directed by Peter Falkenberg Saturday 12 September Doors open 6.00pm BOOKINGS UBU Night: The Beat Generation ticketek.co.nz Join Free Theatre’s cast of The Maurico Kagel Project WHERE 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) Fletcher Construction for an Ubu Night exploring the counter-cultural Festival Studio at DURATION world of The Beat Generation; inhabiting the words, The Arts Centre 60 mins music and performances of hipsters including Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Cassidy, Kyger and IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY Vollmer. As they weave their yarns and burn for the 53 – EMERGE ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo, a hip concoction of Jazz and Moroccan cuisine will be on off er.
KIDSFEST Ka Tai O Kurawaka SANTA TAKI RUA PRODUCTIONS PARADE NEW ZEALAND
Everyone and everything has a beginning SPARKS and in Ka Tai O Kurawaka the place of creation SUMMERTIMES begins with the people of the land and their CAROLS BY own interpretations. CITY2SURF CANDLELIGHT Performed in Te Reo, the story explores the myriad of relationships that inspire people CANTERBURY A&P SHOW to recall events and experiences and share these with others. This open-process performance NEW ZEALAND CUP AND SHOW WEEK encourages the audience to feed into the WHEN TICKETS development of a new work. Tuesday 8 – Thursday $10 10 September 7.00pm BOOKINGS WHERE courttheatre.org.nz IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORTED BY The Court Theatre 0800 333 100
DURATION 60 mins PLUS THERE’S MORE … Lisa Walker The Nerd Degree Solidarity Grid: Mischa Kuball New Zealand contemporary A monthly panel-style pop- jeweller Lisa Walker is a culture comedy show where Winding along Park leading fi gure internationally. teams compete to determine Terrace, Solidarity Grid is a Her work continually who is the wittiest nerd and permanent, free-to-view questions notions and the nerdiest wit. line-up of street lamps expectations of what jewellery Wednesday 2 September 7.30pm gifted by 21 international is - its history, boundaries Orange Studios, cities to Christchurch, as OneMonday: and future. 3/1063 Ferry Rd, Woolston a gesture of solidarity. Alice Tanner and Band Tickets $15 / Conc $5 Rising artist Alice Tanner • 290/292 Montreal Street • Bookings www.nerddegree.com UP NEXT • 03 365 6066 • is completing her fi nal paper while teaching and Invocations The 2015 Body www.thevillas.co.nz performing around the city. Festival of Dance and sociable, Curated by Anneke Jaspers Drawing inspiration from a [email protected] and Melanie Oliver Performance wide range of singers and a classical background in both Using gesture, narration Friday 25 September – sophisticated and ambiguous or fabricated Sunday 11 October cello and piano, this CPIT OneMonday concert will be historical fragments, www.thebody.co.nz an eclectic mix of standards, contemporary artists explore and relaxed the points of intersection SCAPE 8 Public Art modern jazz and original Image: Len Lye Pendant, 2014, wood, between the archive as Christchurch Biennial material. lacquer, thread an authoritative body of Saturday 3 October – Monday 7 September 1.00pm Tuesday 18 August – knowledge and unstable, Sunday 15 November TVNZ Festival Club, Saturday 19 September The Arts Centre intimate forms of embodied scapebiennial.org.nz Tues – Fri 10.00am – 5.30pm knowledge. Door sales only $10 / Conc $5 Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Saturday 5 September – CPIT staff & students The National Saturday 10 October Free (with ID) 21 Moorhouse Ave Complete your festival experience The Physics Room, Levels 2 & 3, Old Post Offi ce Building, with a pre or post performance 209 Tuam St CNR MONTREAL ST & WORCESTER BVD PH 03 365 0533 / FIDDLESTICKSBAR.CO.NZ dinner at The Villas. SCHOOLS The Christchurch Arts Festival 2015 Schools Programme off ers a Groups from 4 - 44, or more. range of exciting performances suitable for primary and secondary PROGRAMME students, and including an arts project for primary schools.
SCHOOL MATINEE SCHOOL GROUPS WORKSHOP SCHOOLS’ PROJECT PERFORMANCES School group pricing is available for The Mauricio Kagel Project Rama Tuna public performances of the following The Man Who Planted Trees FREE THEATRE / MULTI-MEDIA ARTIST shows: PUPPET STATE THEATRE CHRISTCHURCH NZ PRISCILLA COWIE / NZ COMPANY / SCOTLAND Participants will explore Working with schools via At the heart of the arts A Simple Space There’s an 1 – 4 September Mauricio Kagel’s concept an instructional video, GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS / AUSTRALIA 10.30am & 1.00pm See page 12 of ‘Instrumental Theatre’ Priscilla will teach in Canterbury See page 26 where musicians and actors tamariki/children the art to making Live Live Cinema: Duck, Death and the Tulip play with the boundaries meaning of mahinga kai LITTLE DOG BARKING / NZ Little Shop of Horrors between music and theatre: as it relates to Ngāi Tahu, JUMPBOARD PRODUCTIONS / NZ The Press proudly supports magic happen 2 – 4 September 10.30am instruments become and how to make their own See page 14 See page 27 theatrical props and theatrical Rama Tuna-inspired artworks The Christchurch Arts Festival We know it takes more than just props become instruments. out of art materials.
Black Faggot ELSE IS ON / SCHOOLS PROGRAMME – WHAT Hamlet: The Video Game good luck to make magic happen MULTINESIA PRODUCTIONS / NZ The workshop will be held Some of the artworks and (The Stage Show) in the Arts, and are proud to once See page 19 with the collaborators of children may become part of the 55 THE COURT JESTERS / NZ again support the supreme talent The Mauricio Kagel Project, Opening Event performance. Friday 4 September 30 Forward including conductor on show at this year’s Christchurch 11.00am May to July FOOTNOTE DANCE COMPANY / NZ Hamish McKeich, Arts Festival. With the stunning See page 17 See page 29 Schools project component composer Gao Ping, director renovation of the Isaac Theatre Royal determined by teacher scheduling Modern Māori Quartet Peter Falkenberg and the Hamlet: The Video Game Friday 28 August acting as a showpiece for the NZ Free Theatre Ensemble. (The Stage Show) Festival Opening Event performing arts, we can’t wait for 10 & 11 September 1.00pm THE COURT JESTERS / NZ Suitable for: the magic to begin. includes Q&A See page 17 Suitable for: Note: Minimum 300 students Middle to Senior Secondary Primary to Intermediate Modern Māori Quartet may also Modern Māori Quartet / NZ Workshop: See page 51 We are excited to help bring be able to perform on-site for schools See page 37 Friday 11 September you the showmanship and with student numbers of 300+ SPECIAL EVENT (conditions apply) See page 37 10.00am – 12.00pm excitement of the Band of The White Guitar Performances: EXXOPOLIS Luminarium THE CONCH / NZ Magicians. The White Guitar 10 & 11 September 8.30pm ARCHITECTS OF AIR THE CONCH / NZ See page 24 UNITED KINGDOM Fletcher Construction Festival Friday 11 September See page 6 Studio at The Arts Centre 11.00am Special school group price Exhibition: Still See page 24 applies for performances JOHANN NORTJE & See page 53 TANE UPJOHN-BEATSON / NZ BOOKING INFORMATION An interactive digital exhibit For all Schools Programme bookings commemorating WWI. please contact the Festival offi ce 365 2223 See page 49 Moving on tomorrow.Today. or email [email protected]. duncancotterill.com Download the full Schools Programme THE SARGOOD brochure visit: www.artsfestival.co.nz SUPPORTED BY BEQUEST Who We Are - The Festival Team
Christchurch Arts Life Members Elizabeth and Staging Christchurch Arts Richard Ineson Festival takes passion and Festival Trustees Barry Gadsby Kris and Georgie Inglis commitment, and helping Roger Bridge Robert and us bring the Festival to life Murray and Bernice Ireland Philip Carter Philippa Robertson is a special group of Festival Neil Cox Rob and Lucy Laidlaw lovers – our Friends and Patrons. Jane Gregg Platinum Patrons Anthony and Jane Leighs Freddie and Rosemary Stephanie Grieve Tom and Victoria Elworthy Being a Festival Patron Linterman Humphry Rolleston Ernest and Catherine or Friend means you Julie and Matt Maling are at the heart of the Lauren Semple (chair) Henshaw Festival and making a Jeremy Johnson Raf and Prue Manji Simon and Kate Martin real contribution to the Ken and Jane Jones delivery of life-enhancing Advisor to the Richard McGowan Trustees Robert and Philippa arts, entertainment and Robertson Graeme McVicar experiences for people of Dame Adrienne Stewart Dame Adrienne Stewart Lee and John McVicar all ages in our city. Lee McVicar The Robert and Michael and Our Friends and Patrons Barbara Stewart Patricia Mellon are the first to know about Staff Charitable Trust Jason and Joanna Millar Festival events, have access Craig Cooper, Director Sheelagh Thompson Clare and Justin Murray to special offers and enjoy a priority booking period to Vanessa Thompson, Richard and Julia Perry make sure they’re not going General Manager Patrons Humphry and to miss out. We offer a range Leyton Tremain Hon. Margaret Austin Debra Rolleston of levels for you to be part Business Partnerships Sarah Metcalf and Felix and Kirsty Rueppell of the Christchurch Arts Manager Adrian Balasingam Lauren Semple Festival family as a Friend Fiona Brooker, or Patron. Celia Barker Laraine and Peter Sharr Office Manager Philippa Bates Rebecca and Mike Stewart Find out more by emailing Nick Butler, [email protected] Technical Manager Martin and Leyton and Kylie Tremain Julie Blackmore Jo Kilgour and Edith Tripp Special thanks to the Natasha James Ros and Philip Burdon Diane White-Johnson Friends and Patrons Technical Advisors Neil and Angela Cameron John and Ann Willis Committee – a voluntary group dedicated to Sally Woodfield, Jan-Louise and Anna Wilson Georgeson Marketing and Paul Chesmar supporting the Christchurch Anthony Wright and Arts Festival and our arts Communications Manager Mark and Sarah Cox Selene Manning community in Canterbury. Jeff Clark, Amanda and Marketing and Adrian Currie Communications Executive Chris Lee and Friends and Patrons Vicki Allpress-Hill, Christine Fitzgerald Committee Social Media Strategist Richard and Sarah Cox Kate Fielder, Janet Francis Victoria Elworthy Ticketing Manager Furnishscene Christine Fitzgerald Nikki Edwards, Artist Liaison Charlotte and Marcel Gray Susan Henson Caroline Claver, Shalene Gray and Elizabeth Ineson Schools Co-ordinator Simon Dickson Lee McVicar (president) Vanessa Reed, Stephanie Grieve and Kirsty Rueppell Bill Willis Creative Producer Rebecca Stewart
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