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July 5, 2019
THE PERFORMANCE ARCADE 2020 CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Performance Arcade announces its open call to artists from New Zealand and around the world for its 2020 programme of works (20…
THE PERFORMANCE ARCADE 2020 CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Performance Arcade announces its open call to artists from New Zealand and around the world for its 2020 programme of works (20 February - 1 March). This annual exhibition and programme of events located on Wellington Waterfront is recognized as an important platform for live art, with ten successful presentations over the past eight years. This hybrid gallery/ stage architecture is made from an assembly of shipping containers to create a series of spaces for installation, performance art, sonic art, interactive media, video-art, forums, theatre, dance, and live music.
June 27, 2019
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE WELLINGTON 2020 SEEKS PRODUCER The Summer Shakespeare Trust is seeking a Producer for the 2020 outdoor Summer Shakespeare production. Season dates will be: 13th February – 29 February…
SUMMER SHAKESPEARE WELLINGTON 2020 SEEKS PRODUCER The Summer Shakespeare Trust is seeking a Producer for the 2020 outdoor Summer Shakespeare production. Season dates will be: 13th February – 29 February 2020. Closing date for applications is 29 June 2019 Planning for the production will begin in July 2019, with rehearsals taking place over the summer period in Wellington.
May 30, 2019
PLAYMARKET’S 2019 PLAYWRIGHTS B4 25 WINNER COURTNEY ROSE BROWN A NAME TO WATCH After being highly commended for three years running, young playwright Courtney Rose Brown has taken the top…
PLAYMARKET’S 2019 PLAYWRIGHTS B4 25 WINNER COURTNEY ROSE BROWN A NAME TO WATCH After being highly commended for three years running, young playwright Courtney Rose Brown has taken the top prize in Playmarket’s 2019 Playwrights b4 25 competition, with her play Breathless. The 24-year-old was not able to make the award ceremony held at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, on Tuesday as she was at the opening night for her play Running Late at BATS Theatre in Wellington, confirming that this playwright’s career is already on the move.
May 29, 2019
HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL 2019 ARTISTS REGISTRATIONS Our Hamilton Fringe Festival Artists Registrations Will Close on the 17th of June! And we need ARTISTS!REGISTER NOW through the button below to present…
HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL 2019 ARTISTS REGISTRATIONS Our Hamilton Fringe Festival Artists Registrations Will Close on the 17th of June! And we need ARTISTS! REGISTER NOW through the button below to present your project in our 2019 Fringe Festival from the 26th of October til the 9th of November.
May 24, 2019
MORE NZ WORK FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES PLAYMARKET has again carried out research into works being staged by professional theatres in 2018. The results paint a healthy picture of New…
MORE NZ WORK FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES PLAYMARKET has again carried out research into works being staged by professional theatres in 2018. The results paint a healthy picture of New Zealand productions on our stages with increases in NZ work, work by Māori practitioners and works by NZ women writers and theatremakers. Of the 241 works produced professionally in our theatres 84% of them were New Zealand works, up from 79% in 2017. Seven companies created seasons of 100% NZ work. Works by women accounted for 58% of the nationwide total, up from 52% in 2017 while works by NZ women totalled 51%.
May 9, 2019
CENTRAL TO THE SOUL World Premiere – Central to the Soul chosen for 14th International Doc Edge Festival An Arts On Tour NZ project, the documentary Central to The Soul…
CENTRAL TO THE SOUL World Premiere - Central to the Soul chosen for 14th International Doc Edge Festival An Arts On Tour NZ project, the documentary Central to The Soul has been honoured with selection at the 2019 Doc Edge Film Festival. The Festival showcases the best documentaries from New Zealand and the world every year in Auckland and Wellington.
April 30, 2019
AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) today announced the appointment of Jonathan Bielski as Chief Executive Officer. Currently Artistic Director of Auckland Arts Festival,…
AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) today announced the appointment of Jonathan Bielski as Chief Executive Officer. Currently Artistic Director of Auckland Arts Festival, Bielski will finish programming the 2020 festival then join ATC’s Artistic Director Colin McColl at the helm of Auckland’s premiere theatre company in July this year.
April 24, 2019
Who Killed Blair Peach? Excerpt and review
Who Killed Blair Peach? Excerpt and review
April 17, 2019
DIRECTOR, TOI WHAKAARI: NZ DRAMA SCHOOL Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama SchoolAn exciting and rare opportunity has risen to lead a premium National Drama School in New Zealand.Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama…
DIRECTOR, TOI WHAKAARI: NZ DRAMA SCHOOL Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School An exciting and rare opportunity has risen to lead a premium National Drama School in New Zealand. Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, soon to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2020, is seeking applications for the Director’s position to lead the school during this exciting phase of growth.
March 30, 2019
SEARING FAMILY DRAMA WINS TOP AWARD PLAYMARKET is pleased to announce the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD winner for 2019: Mitch Tawhi Thomas (Ngāti Maniapoto) for his play Pakaru. Tawhi Thomas…
SEARING FAMILY DRAMA WINS TOP AWARD PLAYMARKET is pleased to announce the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD winner for 2019: Mitch Tawhi Thomas (Ngāti Maniapoto) for his play Pakaru. Tawhi Thomas also won the award for Best Play by a Māori Playwright. He is the first playwright to win the Adam NZ Play Award twice, having already taken the top prize in 2012 for his play Hui.
March 28, 2019
2019 NEW ZEALAND FRINGE AWARDS The 2019 New Zealand Fringe Arts Festival has wrapped up another remarkable year. On Sunday evening the Fringe team and artists gathered together at our…
2019 NEW ZEALAND FRINGE AWARDS The 2019 New Zealand Fringe Arts Festival has wrapped up another remarkable year. On Sunday evening the Fringe team and artists gathered together at our good friend’s Te Whaea Theatre in Newtown, to reflect on the power art has to transcend diversity, to give voice to all aspects of humanity, to bring people together, and to celebrate those that make it.
March 21, 2019
John Smythe on the Wellington Fringe Festival, with Jesse Mulligan
John Smythe on the Wellington Fringe Festival, with Jesse Mulligan
March 19, 2019
EQ F@#%ING C – Cancellation Notice The Court Theatre Trust is deeply saddened by the horrific and tragic loss of life and trauma suffered by our community, especially our Muslim…
EQ F@#%ING C – Cancellation Notice The Court Theatre Trust is deeply saddened by the horrific and tragic loss of life and trauma suffered by our community, especially our Muslim community, these past few days. To this end, we have made the decision to not go ahead with the EQ F@#%ING C production at this time.
March 6, 2019
TOP AUCKLAND ACTORS TO ASK WHO KILLED BLAIR PEACH? Who killed Blair Peach? Officer E, F, G, H, I or J? On Easter Monday Aucklanders will have the chance to…
TOP AUCKLAND ACTORS TO ASK WHO KILLED BLAIR PEACH? Who killed Blair Peach? Officer E, F, G, H, I or J? On Easter Monday Aucklanders will have the chance to hear two of New Zealand’s leading actors immersing themselves in the life and death of New Zealander Blair Peach.
March 3, 2019
ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2019 Playmarket is thrilled to announce the shortlisted plays for the 2019 Adam New Zealand Award.
ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2019 Playmarket is thrilled to announce the shortlisted plays for the 2019 Adam New Zealand Award.
March 1, 2019
SGCNZ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2019 WHO’S THERE SHAKESPEARE? “Who’s there?” – those famous opening words of Shakespeare’s play so full of familial sayings… “What do…
SGCNZ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2019 WHO’S THERE SHAKESPEARE? “Who’s there?” – those famous opening words of Shakespeare’s play so full of familial sayings… “What do you read, my lord?,” asks Polonius, to which Hamlet replies “Words, words, words”. “Ay there’s the rub”… Those words need to be played. And that is exactly what thousands of students do each year...
February 19, 2019
DANCE NIMBLE SOLES“You’re wearing dancing shoes with nimble soles,” says Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Indeed, in Shakespeare’s plays, dance has often been part of the performance, from swordfights to…
DANCE NIMBLE SOLES “You’re wearing dancing shoes with nimble soles,” says Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Indeed, in Shakespeare’s plays, dance has often been part of the performance, from swordfights to jigs. And so Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) is leaping into 2019 with another new programme, Dance Nimble Soles.
January 14, 2019
RUSSELL KERR LECTURE IN BALLET & RELATED ARTS – 2019 The second in this lecture series will take place on Sunday 10 February 2019 3.00 – 5.00pm Adam Concert Room,…
RUSSELL KERR LECTURE IN BALLET & RELATED ARTS – 2019 The second in this lecture series will take place on Sunday 10 February 2019 3.00 – 5.00pm Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music Victoria University of Wellington (Gate 7 Kelburn Parade / Fairlie Terrace) The lecture will be delivered by Dr.Ian Lochhead – dance critic for The Press, Christchurch, and formerly lecturer in the Art History programme at Canterbury University.
December 24, 2018
TOI WHAKAARI INTERIM DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED The Toi Whakaari Board has just announced that acclaimed actor and arts manager Tanea Heke (Ngā Puhi) will be Interim Director of Toi Whakaari: NZ…
TOI WHAKAARI INTERIM DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED The Toi Whakaari Board has just announced that acclaimed actor and arts manager Tanea Heke (Ngā Puhi) will be Interim Director of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School for the first months of 2019, following Christian Penny’s resignation last month. Tanea has a rare and critical set of skills, experience and networks. She brings a strategic view, a highly developed set of operational skills and industry networks, and, at the heart of these, a commitment to upholding kaupapa Māori, mana Māori and mātauranga Māori in her work. Tanea is particularly interested in the importance of and care for the student journey.
December 19, 2018
RUSSELL KERR LECTURE IN BALLET & RELATED ARTS – 2019The second in this lecture series will take place on Sunday 10 February 2019 3 – 5pm in the Adam Concert…
RUSSELL KERR LECTURE IN BALLET & RELATED ARTS – 2019 The second in this lecture series will take place on Sunday 10 February 2019 3 – 5pm in the Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University of Wellington Gate 7 Kelburn Parade / Fairlie Terrace).
December 19, 2018
THEATREVIEW IN 2019 Theatreview continues to enjoy funding support from the Wellington City Council to ensure coverage of Wellington’s professional performing arts. The good news is that Creative New Zealand…
THEATREVIEW IN 2019 Theatreview continues to enjoy funding support from the Wellington City Council to ensure coverage of Wellington’s professional performing arts. The good news is that Creative New Zealand has come back on board with funding for John Smythe to continue as Theatre Editor for the rest of NZ except Auckland, and as Managing Editor; for Raewyn Whyte to return to being Dance Editor nationwide; for Sascha Monteiro to be retained as our Webmaster.
December 12, 2018
TOI WHAKAARI SEEKS DESIGN TUTOR, part timeToi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand’s foremost training establishment for the dramatic arts and is the leading educator of screen, stage and…
TOI WHAKAARI SEEKS DESIGN TUTOR, part time Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand’s foremost training establishment for the dramatic arts and is the leading educator of screen, stage and event professionals in the country. Toi Whakaari aspires to be one of the great performing arts schools of the world while developing a teaching and working practice that is uniquely New Zealand. We have a rare opportunity for a suitably qualified person to join us as a part‐time Tutor in our Design team. This is an opportunity to cover the range of core teaching on the Bachelor of Design (Stage & Screen) programme. Our focus is to create designers who are independent thinkers and innovative practitioners, equipped to work in New Zealand and internationally.
December 11, 2018
ATC Honcho. I’ve decided to apply. I’ve just been reading Nicholas Hytner’s account of his time at the English National Theatre
ATC Honcho. I've decided to apply. I've just been reading Nicholas Hytner's account of his time at the English National Theatre
