VICKI ANDERSON offers a few highlights of events in Ōtautahi Christchurch this weekend and beyond. Have you made time to see the Ralph Hotere exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery yet? When I visited recently, after checking out CoCA next door, I saw a couple crying quietly with their arms around one another in front of a painting. It is that moving. Christchurch tip of the week: The $6 tacos from Cactus in Barbadoes St. Also visit for the A+ banter. The Christchurch song of the week:
What A Friend by Terrible Sons, husband/wife duo Matthew Barus (Dukes) and Lauren Barus (Fly My Pretties). They play at The Piano on Friday.
Like
a phoenix from the ashes of 2020, Dunedin Fringe Festival
returns in March 2021 with a diverse and eclectic line-up of
more than 80 events across the city and online.
An
unmissable highlight in the festival calendar, this year s
hybrid festival - combining live and online events - will
deliver something for everyone, across visual arts, theatre,
comedy, cabaret, music and more.
The Fringe programme
has come to be known for it s A-class comedy line up and
this year is no different. The inimitable Emerson s Festival
Theatre will feature a stellar programme including NZ s
snapchat superstar Tom Sainsbury, Chris Parker performing
the world s first comedy felting show, a debut with shocking