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Christmas gift guide to the 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts
The festive season is now well and truly upon us and whether you’re a last-minute buyer or powerhouse present planner, we’ve got you covered. Up your gift giving game and bag a one-of-a-kind present with tickets to our extraordinary line-up of performances.
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Five Questions with Evelyn Hodowany
Wellington-based ceramicist Evelyn Hodowany is a finalist in this year's Portage Ceramic Awards. Well known for taking inspiration from everyday objects - she received a Merit for her 2022 Portage Ceramics Award collection depicting toilet rolls in ceramics - her new work Procrastination 2, is a study of those never-ending to-do lists immortalised in porcelain.
I asked Evelyn five questions about her new collection, procrastination in general and what she's working on next.
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Your guide to the 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts
The stage is set for an unmissable summer of the arts. As Te Whanganui-a-Tara prepares to come alive with the sounds, shapes and scenes of trailblazing theatre, dance, music and more, take the time to get to grips with a programme of performances that are sure to put the spotlight on the contemporary arts.
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Mere Boynton's Festival Programme
With the full 2024 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts programme now live, I asked Mere Boynton, the Festival's Director Ngā Toi Māori, to share a little something about the events she selected and what audiences can expect from them.
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Five Questions with Elisabeth Vullings
Elisabeth Vullings is a Kāpiti Coast-based artist who has been a finalist in the Parkin Drawing Prize four times, securing a highly commended award In 2020. The Kilns Project will open at Toi Mahara Kāpiti Coast District Gallery in early 2024 and will showcase Elisabeth's first foray into ceramics.
I caught up with Elisabeth and asked her five questions about the exhibition and the new direction she's taking with her work.
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Tiana Rakete: On A Good Day
On A Good Day is a 3-day Wellington concert series located at Anderson Park, the Capital city’s first-ever show of its kind. Following the success of Fat Boy Slim’s show at the same location, Live Nation and WellingtonNZ saw the appetite for more live music and entertainment to be performed at this brilliant location - surrounded by Wellington’s iconic Botanic Gardens and urban landscape.
I caught up with WellingtonNZ's Major Events Development Manager, Tiana Rakete to talk to her about the event, Anderson Park and what live events she's excited for this summer.
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Five Questions with Kirsten Te Rito
Multi award-winning vocalist and songwriter Kirsten Te Rito (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu) is one of our two commissioned artists at this year's Wellington Jazz Festival.
Te Rito will premiere her new work Māreikura at Meow on Sunday 29 October. Rooted in Māori cosmology and drawing inspiration from the stories of wāhine Māori atua (Māori goddesses), Māreikura channels the divine through improvisation, rhythm and soundscape. Audiences are in for a treat as Te Rito will also debut songs from her new album, Collisions.
I caught up with Kirsten and asked her five questions about her upcoming show and more.
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Interview with Dr. Cate Howell
GP, therapist, researcher, educator and author, Adelaide based Dr. Cate Howell has over 40 years' experience in the heath sector and is passionate about mental health and wellbeing. Her new book, The Flourishing Woman, is a unique holistic guide to fostering women's mental health and wellbeing.
I tried hard to catch up with Cate over Zoom for a chat about The Flourishing Woman but was stymied by internet drama and time differences, so I ended up sending her my questions in writing. Not exactly the same experience, but still very interesting!
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Five Questions with Jake Baxendale
Jake Baxendale is one of two artists the Wellington Jazz Festival commissioned to compose new works for the 2023 Festival. Waypeople, based on Ursula Le Guin's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching marks Jake's first foray into writing music with lyrics. I asked him five questions about his commissioned piece, the musicians he's chosen to play with and his composing process.
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