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Kupe: Festival Opening Night

Kupe: Festival Opening Night

Family, spectacular, Waka Odyssey 23 Feb

As dusk falls, join a cast of thousands on Wellington’s stunning waterfront for the once-in-a-lifetime 2018 New Zealand Festival opening night event, Kupe.
Barber Shop Chronicles

Barber Shop Chronicles

Access, Theatre 24 Feb – 04 Mar

A sell-out London hit that tackles the big topics against an energetic backdrop of banter, boasting and African beats.
The Select (The Sun Also Rises)

The Select (The Sun Also Rises)

Access, Artist Talks, Theatre 24 Feb – 01 Mar

The giddy atmosphere of 1920s Paris and Spain explodes from the stage in this unique dramatisation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic first novel, The Sun Also Rises.

Kasia

My art inspiration: Kasia Pol

With Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr and Anna Marbrook, Project Designer Kasia Pol is one third of the Creative Team behind A Waka Odyssey. Here she shares how Aotearoa's unique landscape inspires her.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant: Dreams and Daggers review

Music reviewer Colin Morris shares his thoughts about Cécile's new album, Dreams and Daggers. Cécile will appear at the New Zealand Festival for a one-night-only concert at Michael Fowler Centre with the Aaron Diehl Trio on Tuesday 13 March 2018.

Chris Tse

This reading life: Chris Tse

Chris is the author of How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes, which won the 2016 Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry. He has a new book out early next year and will be part of Writers and Readers at New Zealand Festival in March.

Claire Mabey and Andrew Laking

Five questions for Pirate and Queen

The Spinoff described them as "the royal couple of making fun and exciting literary things happen", and from 10-12 November Pirate and Queen (aka Claire and Andrew) are back with a fourth LitCrawl weekend for Wellington.