FRIDAY
Waitangi Park, Cable St, from 6pm Pack a picnic dinner and head to Waitangi Park on the evening before Waitangi Day. Māoriland Film Festival will present a selection of short films, followed by the iconic Poi E.
Arts: What if the City was a Theatre? (opening event)
Whairepo Lagoon, Wellington, 8:30pm, free Don’t miss the grand opening event for summertime arts programme What if the City was a Theatre? The two-month programme of free arts and performance will begin with this spectacular display of dance, lights and music. This vibrant and beautiful performance event brings together over 45 talented performers from across Aotearoa in a visual display of energy, colour and movement. Visit citytheatre.co.nz for more info.
By: Christie Eliezer
Paul McKessarNew Zealand Female Artists Plan Database Of “Problematic” Executives
A database of “problematic” male music executives which young women could consult before a job interview is one idea mooted in the wake of sexual harassment concerns in the New Zealand music industry.
The sector is looking at solutions after the Jan. 24 publishing of results of a month-long investigation of sexual harassment in the New Zealand industry by #MeTooNZ and news publisher Stuff resulted in two executives losing their jobs.
An open letter on addressing the problem was signed by female performers Lorde, Anna Coddington, Anika Moa, Mel Parsons, Tami Neilson, Hollie Smith and Bic Runga.
Commentary
A letter offering condolences to David Townsend’s wife greatly exaggerated his death. It was amusing, but also concerning, he writes.
It was just another sunny, summery start to the Wellington weekend. A lunch out at a friend’s for my wife and me: a delicious rosé the lively escort to a classy menu. And a fascinating look at a hologram of the late Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, created by our friend to be –when Covid-19 restrictions lift-on display in a French museum. Altogether the sort of day that makes you feel all’s right with the world of 5 million here and glad to be alive.
RICKY WILSON
Singer songwriters Lydia Cole and Possum Plows with music manager Amy Goldsmith; they spoke out about harassment and misuse of power in Aotearoa s music industry in a Stuff #metooNZ investigation.
ANALYSIS: Aotearoa s music industry has been rocked this week by stories of harassment and harmful behaviour. Now at a crossroads, will it choose to reform completely for the safety of its most vulnerable? Once you look closely at the music industry in Aotearoa, the juxtaposition of the artists who make the songs that make the money, and the executives who manage those artists and that money, is tellingly stark.