Comedy and circus sensation Thom Monckton will astound you in
The Artist: an incredible feat of physical strength, skilled theatrics, and comedic storytelling. The show combines
hilarious clowning and physical theatre about the rough graft of an artist. tickets circa.co.nz
45 Cents an Hour Performed by Dominic Hoey, with Rose Northey,
45 Cents
an Hour tackles classism and gate keeping in our arts institutions, tracking Dominic’s journey from rapper and performance poet, to theatre maker and novelist. It also features dogs, songs and crying. tickets bats.co.nz
Captain Corelli s Mandolin
Wellington Repertory, Gryphon Theatre, 7.30pm, until April 10, $20-$30
Press Release – Auckland Arts Festival
When lockdown nixed a premiere at Auckland Arts Festival last week, another act stepped in to ensure the show can still go on.
Originally scheduled to premiere on Thursday 4 March, the Auckland season of
The Griegol
will now run
16-21 March 2021 at Q Theatre after being rescheduled in response to the government announcement that Tāmaki Makaurau would spend 28 February-7 March in Covid Alert Level 3.
Award-winning theatre makers Trick of the Light are renowned for their inventiveness, and
– like many artists during the Covid-19 pandemic
– they’ve gotten used to rolling with the punches. Last year, lockdown hit the week they were to open a major new work (
Survey: Three-quarters of artists affected by pandemic, many consider changing careers
The pandemic has had a notable and even detrimental impact on the arts, according to the survey.
Coronavirus restrictions have had a detrimental impact on the arts. Pictured: Circus artist and actor Thom Monckton at Atheneum Art Museum in autumn 2017. Photo credit: Jari Kovalainen / Yle
Image: Jari Kovalainen / Yle
Up to 76 percent of artists surveyed in Finland say the coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on their work, and most respondents say the impact has been negative, according to preliminary information from a poll conducted by the Center for Cultural Policy Research (Cupore) and the Arts Promotion Centre (Taike).
Monday, 1 February 2021, 7:18 pm
The
Festival of Colour arts and ideas festival today revealed a
packed week-long programme featuring an exciting mix of
theatre, dance, music, visual arts and conversation to take
place in April in Wānaka.
Known as ‘the best little
arts festival in New Zealand’, the Festival of Colour
takes place from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 April.
It will
be the ninth festival, and director Philip Tremewan says the
2021 festival will bring heart, soul and creative joy to the
town and surrounding area.
“COVID has been difficult
for us all and we have worked to put together a programme
Press Release – Festival Of Colour The Festival of Colour arts and ideas festival today revealed a packed week-long programme featuring an exciting mix of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and conversation to take place in April in Wnaka. Known as the best little arts festival in New …
The Festival of Colour arts and ideas festival today revealed a packed week-long programme featuring an exciting mix of theatre, dance, music, visual arts and conversation to take place in April in Wānaka.
Known as ‘the best little arts festival in New Zealand’, the Festival of Colour takes place from Monday 12 to Sunday 18 April.