A Celebration of the Arts • Wanaka • Queenstown • Cromwell • Luggate • Hawea DANCE
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a celebration of the arts • wanaka • queenstown • cromwell • luggate • hawea DANCE “A powerful Thanks to our sponsors demonstration of strength and MAJOR GRANTS BRONZE SPONSORS battle readiness” Mainpost, Germany “Black Grace is the most positive, living expression of any New Zealand art…” GOLD SPONSOR Sunday Star Times “Powerfully elegant and possessed of technical finesse Michael and of almost Lesley Shanahan archaic rawness” SILVER SPONSORS Jackson Valentine Nahe-Zeitung, Germany Limited Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors FESTIVAL SPONSORS Classic Hits Mark Richter and Sonia Jones Artistic Direction: Neil Ieremia, Photography: Duncan Cole Hammer and Nail Sorted Print Lakes Environmental Wanaka Hotel Paper Plus Whitestone Cheese WANAKA Quartz Reef World Travellers Wanaka Black Grace - Vaka Thursday 18 April 2013 7pm SUPPORTING FUNDERS Following a sellout tour of Germany, Black Grace now bring their masterpiece to Wanaka and Lake Wanaka Centre AAW Jones Charitable Trust Lion Foundation Queenstown. Enjoy the high energy and the sheer style and physicality of these superb dancers. QUEENSTOWN Community Trust of Southland Pub Charity Founding Artistic Director and Choreographer Neil Ieremia is one of this country’s most Friday 19 April 2013 First Sovereign Trust accomplished and respected artists. Through his vision he imbues Black Grace with an explosive 8pm Queenstown Memorial Hall mix of Pacific culture and contemporary dance. The journey of every vaka (canoe) faces challenges BENEFACTORS and danger as it navigates towards an often unknown future. DURATION 60 minutes ADMISSION $46 Carol Angland and Ross Carrick Sir Eion and Jan, Lady Edgar Michael Laney and Monica Ryan Max and Laraine Shepherd Don’t miss what is set to be an incredible night of spectacular New Zealand dance. Anonymous x3 Escape Clothing Joy Leslie Michael and Kate Sidey SPONSORS Batchelar McDougall Consulting Peter and De Gordon Ted Lloyd Miranda Spary and John Guthrie John Beattie and Anne Salmond “(Neil Ieremia) has spread his artistic roots in several rich pasts and grown up Fiona Rowley Estate Lady Stewart Berry Family Whitestone Cheese Trust Harcourts Wanaka and out into a sunlight of his own making” Breen Homes Hillend Station Jerry and Shirl Rowley Alex and Lesley Twaddle New York Times Philip and Ros Burdon Kate and Ant Howard Trevor Scott Henry and Caroline van Asch SUPPORTERS 2 John Charrington and Pamela McBride Janet Brown Ltd Ian and Judith Shawe Sir Tim and Prue Wallis 3 THEATRE Welcome! Thanks to our patrons Kings of the Gym H ETTy VAN HALE – CAH iR Accommodation and Reservations Wanaka Derek and Clare Kirke Accountancy at Altitude Stuart and Coleen Landsborough A brand new comedy by Dave Armstrong. Many thanks to all our sponsors, Alistair Madill Architects Learnz Consulting funders, benefactors, patrons and Sally and John Angus Jo Lewis From the writer who brought you King and Country, Niu Sila, volunteers. Enjoy the best little Anonymous x 4 Freddie and Rosemary Linterman Art Adventures Bryan Lloyd and Marie Lewis Le Sud, The Tutor, and Rita and Douglas, comes a delightfully arts festival in New Zealand! Aspiring Law Kirsty Mactaggart and Justin Crane Aspiring Wealth Management Janet Malloch and Brian Anderson romantic and wickedly entertaining comedy set in a school gym. M and G Barnett Peter Marshall PC vs PE! PTHiLiP REMEWAN – Jerry and Mandy Bell Sandy McKay DiRECTOR John and Jill Blennerhassett Bob and Pam McRae Nic Blennerhassett Mead Stark Cromwell and Mead Stark Wanaka Politically correct principal Viv Cleaver is transforming Surf the performance wave at our Celia Bowmar Minaret Lodge low-decile Hautapu High School. The only thorn in her side is fifth festival - and don’t miss such Anna and Tim Brewster Mitre 10 Wanaka the Phys-Ed department. Unfit Laurie Connor spends his days highlights as Seymour Hersh and Rob and Jill Cameron Mount Maude Wines Checketts McKay Law Philip and Jennifer Munns in the gym watching TV and gambling with his talented yet Black Grace. Wyn and Dorothy Chirnside Jim and Anne Murray Chris and Jackie Cochrane Jean Nelson unambitious sidekick Pat Kennedy. But then student-teacher Barbara and Alan Collie Brian and Joanna Nimmo Annie Tupua arrives. Could this star netballer and born-again VNESSAA VAN UDEN Greta and Martin Connell Steve and Katrina Norman Christian prove to be the game-changer that Viv needs? –R MAyO QUEENSTOWN Brian Cooke and Devon Hotop Leigh and Nicky Overton Jenny Cooper David and Nicola Peart As sparks fly and different players joust for position, the only LAKES DiSTRiCT Dave and Philippa Crawford Penberthy Insurance Otago winner on the day will be the audience. Welcome to this Southern Lakes Will and Jennie Croxford John Perriam and Viv Milsom Mayford Dawson and Dame Alison Roxburgh Diana and Graeme Rea cultural feast and I hope you enjoy Mandy Deans Rippon Vineyard A comedy in two halves, Kings of the Gym looks at the really as many shows around the region Andrew Donaldson - Hawkesbury Estate Ritual Espresso Café important things in life: competition, compassion, Creation ... as you can pack into six days! Murray and Clare Doyle Grant and Karen Ruddenklau Tom and Ali Evers-Swindell Philip and Josie Sanford and PE teaching. Edgewater Mike and Jane Saunders Suzanne Ellison Simply Plumb Ltd Lynne and Ralph Fegan Gill and Ted Simpson Lloyd and Julie Ferguson Mary Smit An Auckland Theatre Company production, Prof RJ and Mrs CM Field Richard and Di Somerville Findlay and Co Don and Jan Spary “His comic writing is sophisticated and sharp.” directed by Peter Elliott. Gallery Thirty Three Adam and Annabel Spiers NBR Roger and Mary Gardiner Meg Taylor QUEENSTOWN Geology South Ltd Nev and Bonny Teat Wednesday 17 April 2013 Phillip and Jane George Kay Thomson and Nigel Zega “Armstrong takes delight in completely skewering us… It’s thrilling being in the voyeur’s seat.” 8pm Scott and Mary Gilmour Barbara and Graham Thompson Queenstown Memorial Hall John Hare and Hetty Van Hale Tiritiri Lodge Theatrescenes Alison Hazledine and Ian Howie David and Martha Tripp Ket and Sandy Hazledine Mark and Sally Verbiest “Dave Armstrong just keeps those comedies coming! WNAKAA Helen Herbert Jimmy and Eve Wallace Friday 19 April 2013 Gavan and Gerarda Herlihy George and Jo Wallis Le Sud, The Tutor and The Motor Camp have had us 6pm and 9.30pm Tim Herrick Wanaka Hotel cringing with delight at ourselves and our neighbours. Lake Wanaka Centre Lyn Hill Ken and Lyn Warburton Now Dave turns his brilliant satiric eye on education, Allen and Joyce Hogan Jane Wardell politics, religion, professional sport and that particular DURATION 2 hours 20 minutes John Hogg and Jennifer Connolly Sue Webb affliction, Best School Syndrome.” including interval Belinda Innes and Tony Horder Trevor Williams and Rosemary Ahern ADMISSION $38 With thanks for additional donations to Aspiring Jarvie Plumbing John and Penny Wilson Colin McColl Wealth Management, Jo Lewis, Penberthy Insurance, Errol and Jan Kelly Robert and Prue Wilson SPONSOR 4 Graham and Barbara Thompson, Jimmy and Eve Wallace. Peter King and Lauren Sleeman Owen and Averil Wright 5 SUPPORTER MUSIC MUSIC “A two-man performance that is part musical, part acrobatic.” The Australian Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells For Two Fabulous Arabia Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells in 1973 was perhaps the most unlikely smash hit record ever released. Hailing from different realms of the musical universe, Lawrence Arabia and Mike Fabulous are two Now 40 years later, two Aussie musicians perform this work in full and with no extra hands. QUEENSTOWN of New Zealand’s young musical titans. QUEENSTOWN Thursday 18 April 2013 Captured just before the onset of mid-life crisis, these two boy(ish) wonders will amuse and Tuesday 16 April 2013 Multi-instrumentalists Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts frantically juggle pianos, organs, Doors open 7.30pm, performance 8pm distract you from the pain and suffering inherent in material existence. At times irreverent, at times Doors open 7.30pm, performance 8pm electric, acoustic, bass and Spanish guitars, mandolin, tuned percussion, drums, glockenspiel, Queenstown Memorial Hall heartfelt, you will be touched by this musical collaboration. Queenstown Memorial Hall loop pedals, synthesizers and, of course, tubular bells. WNAKAA Tom Watson (Head Like A Hole), Toby Laing (Fat Freddy’s Drop), Riki Gooch (Trinity Roots), WNAKAA Friday 19 April 2013 Hayden East (Panther and the Zoo), and of course Fabulous (The Black Seeds) and Arabia will Wednesday 17 April 2013 It sounds completely chaotic, but somehow they pull it all together, bringing Oldfield’s masterpiece 8.30pm 8.30pm to life with all of its multi-layered madness and subtle beauty intact. Central Lakes Trust Crystal Palace nimbly create their magic with flawless three-part harmonies, interjections of brass and smatterings Central Lakes Trust Crystal Palace of searing guitar, all underpinned by a funky rhythm section. DURATION 70 minutes, plus interval DURATION 90 minutes, plus interval This show sold out in the Wellington Festival and again in Edinburgh. ADMISSION $38 This will be a sell-out so get your tickets early! ADMISSION $38 SPONSORS 6 7 SPONSOR MUSIC MUSIC “Inspiring collaboration of the traditional with the modern and the rootsy with electronic, as well as an obvious feeling of closeness and family kinship.” The Christchurch Press “Filled with movement, shadow, space, light, darkness, mime and — most gloriously — drums, Strike’s Elemental is the best show I have seen from the talented quartet.” Simon Sweetman, DomPost Electric Wire Hustle Family “I’m glad to have taken my own mum to the gig, and opened Electric Wire Hustle’s modern take on hip hop, psychedelic and soul music has seen this Wellington her eyes to the multi-cultural “The intensity, speed, technical brilliance and sheer stamina to band tour extensively throughout the world including festival performances at Glastonbury, the sustain such a performance was nothing short of miraculous.” future of music.