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23 February — 18 March 2018

Calendar

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SWAN LAKE / LOCH NA hEALA

SWAN LAKE / LOCH NA hEALA

Artist Talk, Dance, Theatre 14 – 17 Mar

An extraordinary adaptation of the beloved classic. Soaring dance, boundary-busting theatre and song combine with live Irish folk music with a Nordic noir twist. 

NZ Premiere
OrphEus – a dance opera

OrphEus – a dance opera Selling Fast

Artist Talks, Dance, Music 16 – 17 Mar

Revel in the world premiere of this epic dance work from one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed choreographers, Michael Parmenter, with The New Zealand Dance Company, inspired by the myth and music of Orpheus.

Us/Them

Us/Them

Theatre 16 – 18 Mar

Based on the experiences of children who lived through the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis, this thrilling, moving and surprisingly humorous drama portrays extreme events but through a child’s eyes. 

NZ
Mechanical Ballet

Mechanical Ballet

Artist Talks, Music 16 – 17 Mar

Drums that strike themselves. Loudspeakers that pivot and pirouette. Pianos whose keys tap dance ghostly toccatas. Welcome to Mechanical Ballet, a brave new world where self-playing instruments rule.

NZ
Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf Selling Fast

Access, Family, Music, Theatre 14 – 18 Mar

Peter is not supposed to leave his grandfather’s house. There are wolves lurking in the forest and it’s not safe. Follow Peter as he travels deep into the woods, vanquish your fear, but don’t look behind you ...

Anderson & Roe

Anderson & Roe

Music 17 Mar

Pianists Anderson & Roe are as much at home with Daft Punk as they are with Mozart. For their New Zealand premiere, this dynamic duo pairs Bernstein with The Beatles, Gluck with John Adams. It’s musical dynamite.

NZ
Drax Project

Drax Project

Festival Club, Music 17 – 18 Mar

Born out of jazz school, the gifted Drax Project have grown from a music students’ busking project into one of the hottest tickets in town.

Free NZ
ARTIST TALK: OrphEus – a dance opera

ARTIST TALK: OrphEus – a dance opera

Artist Talks, Dance, Music 17 Mar

Hear how the myth and music of Orpheus inspired Michael Parmenter's new epic OrphEus – a dance opera in this free, public pre-show Artist Talk. 

Free NZ
Kaleidoscope: Abstract Aotearoa

Kaleidoscope: Abstract Aotearoa

Free, Visual Arts 17 Mar – 31 Dec

An exploration of how abstract shape, colour and pattern have captured our imaginations in the Pacific, featuring a new immersive commission by Tiffany Singh.

Free NZ
Lisa Walker: I want to go to my bedroom but I can’t be bothered

Lisa Walker: I want to go to my bedroom but I can’t be bothered

Free, Visual Arts 17 Mar – 22 Jul

“Just because it’s jewellery doesn’t mean we have to clam up and be well-behaved.”

Free NZ
This is New Zealand

This is New Zealand

Free, Visual Arts 03 Mar – 15 Jul

Venice Biennale works by Michael Stevenson, Michael Parekowhai, Simon Denny and more.

Free NZ
The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewellery

The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewellery

Free, Visual Arts 24 Feb – 24 Jun

How meaning and value are challenged through the often-surprising materials used in contemporary jewellery from Europe, America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Free NZ
Luke Willis Thompson

Luke Willis Thompson

Visual Arts 21 Feb – 15 Apr

Using the entire gallery as his stage, this new solo exhibition continues the artist's investigation into cinema and performance as mechanisms of violence and counterviolence. 

Free NZ
Ruth Watson: Other Worlds

Ruth Watson: Other Worlds

Free, Visual Arts 21 Feb – 01 Jan

A major new public sculpture will be launched for the opening of the Festival, created by internationally recognised, Auckland-based artist Ruth Watson, and commissioned by the Wellington Sculpture Trust.

Free NZ
Adam Portraiture Award 2018

Adam Portraiture Award 2018

Free, Visual Arts 01 Mar – 27 May

The 15th annual Adam Portraiture Award – New Zealand's premier portrait competition – exhibits the best in contemporary painted portraiture.

Free NZ
Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand

Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand

Free, Visual Arts 17 Mar – 31 Dec

Drawn from Te Papa’s extensive collection of New Zealand painting, sculpture and photography, Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand explores questions of art, identity and cross-cultural exchange.

Free
Women at the Frontline of Climate Change in Vanuatu

Women at the Frontline of Climate Change in Vanuatu

Free, Visual Arts 23 Feb – 08 Apr

This exhibition brings to light the risks that climate change presents to Pacific Island women and the issues we share as Pacific neighbours.

Free NZ
Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists

Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists

Free, Visual Arts 17 Mar – 08 Jul

A celebration of the role the Pacific Sisters collective has played in giving voice and visibility to Māori and Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.

Free
The Secrets of Mona Lisa

The Secrets of Mona Lisa

Visual Arts 10 Feb – 15 Apr

Discover the amazing secrets behind the world’s most famous painting. 

Free NZ
The 26th Annual Wallace Art Awards

The 26th Annual Wallace Art Awards

Visual Arts 19 Feb – 25 Mar

For the first time in Wellington City, more than 50 works by the current winners and finalists of the Wallace Art Awards are on display. 

Solomon Georgio

Solomon Georgio

Comedy, Festival Club 17 Mar

With his first recorded comedy album under his belt and a winning stage presence, Georgio will have you in stitches.

Free NZ
He Tohu

He Tohu

Visual Arts 19 – 31 Dec

A declaration. A treaty. A petition. Discover the signatures the shape New Zealand at the National Library

Free
Late Night at the Festival Club

Late Night at the Festival Club

Festival Club 23 Feb – 18 Mar

You've seen a show, now stay for the party. When the curtain falls each night, Wellington’s newest hot spot throws open its doors with free entry for everyone. Because the show ain’t over until the Festival Club closes. 

Stay & Play Deals

Treat yourself to a night at Trinity Hotel

Treat yourself to a night at Trinity Hotel

Trinity Hotel
23 Feb – 18 Mar
Free Affogato Dessert with every main

Free Affogato Dessert with every main

Thistle Inn
23 Feb – 18 Mar
CQ Wellington Pre-Show Bistro Menu

CQ Wellington Pre-Show Bistro Menu

CQ Restaurant at CQ Hotels Wellington
23 Feb – 18 Mar
Two Small Plates and a glass of bubbles

Two Small Plates and a glass of bubbles

The Arborist Rooftop Bar and Eatery
23 Feb – 18 Mar
SweetArt

SweetArt

Giddy-Up!
23 Feb – 18 Mar
Egmont St Eatery Pre-Show Dinner

Egmont St Eatery Pre-Show Dinner

Egmont St Eatery
23 Feb – 18 Mar

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