The No. 8 Wire - Issue 14

Gondwanaland Ministry of Culture
Artists' Information Bureau

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An Electronic Alert for 415 of Wellington's Creative People


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THIS IS THE BEGINNING

Welcome to another edition of the No. 8 Wire...
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14.01
ARTISTS, ABILITIES, HUMANITY, AND THREE FILMS

Marcel Baaijens at Art Compass, has been coordinating the “Coming of Age” conference, which opens in Wellington this week and includes three free films for the general public. Everyone, and I mean everyone on the No. 8 Wire should be there to see these three documentary films about the arts, abilities and disabilities. They will be screened together, for free, at the Michael Fowler Centre, beginning at 5:30pm tomorrow…

HOW’S YOUR NEWS?
Arthur Bradford’s film is the most incredible road trip movie you will ever see. It’s a look at American culture and society, unlike any other. The stars are five adults with intellectual disabilities, whom Bradford had met while teaching video-making at Camp Jabberwocky (a summer camp for kids and adults with intellectual and physical handicaps). Together, they travel across America as street reporters looking for “news”, asking people questions on camera, causing a scene from Nashville to Las Vegas to Venice Beach, and giving us a humorous, touching, powerful look at the world. Never exploiting the band of intrepid roving reporters, Bradford’s film is more about revelation, discovery, curiosity, and that often elusive quality we call humanity.

How's Your News? runs for 82 minutes, and extensive reviews, photos, and information are posted on the film’s website
www.howsyournews.org

THIS DRAWING LOOKS INTELLIGENT
Award winning 'This Drawing Looks Intelligent' is a half-hour film by New Zealander Marcel Baaijens. It shows what is possible if artists with intellectual disabilities are given a chance to explore their creative potential.

SOMETHING TO DO
'Something to Do' is a half-hour film by emerging film-maker Luke Savage. It gives us further insight into the mind and lives of artists with disabilities.

The documentaries will be screened for free at the Michael Fowler
Centre this Thursday 23 September at 5:30 pm. The triple screening is complemented by the 'We Mean Business' art exhibition, on view in the Michael Fowler Centre lobby, 22-24 September. The films and exhibition are all part of the 'Coming of Age' conference, and are sponsored by Art Compass Studio-Gallery in Wellington. For more information call Marcel Baaijens 021-1770.181 or see the conference website

http://www.imaginebetter.co.nz/coa2004_overview.shtml

The Coming of Age conference explores futures for young disabled people and their families, and brings together theoretical principles, practical knowledge and lived experience. The event seeks to promote a greater understanding of what might be possible in the development of dynamic futures for young disabled people and their families in New Zealand. The conference will be essential for all people committed to advancing the social value and personal aspirations of disabled people.

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14.02
JAZZ IT UP

The Wellington International Jazz Festival, version 8, is about to break out all over the place, and the official programme will hit the streets later this week. Reserve your Labour Weekend for a Massive Music Marathon, and all the other great jazz events from October 15 through 30. The programme includes Sunday afternoon concerts (October 17 and 24) in Frank Kitts Park, Big Band Lunch Breaks on Wednesdays (October 20 and 27) in Civic Square, and Saturday Jazz with Zirkus Big band and The Dixie Dudes at Te Papa (October 23). Wellington: Music in Tune, a recent documentary by Paris-based film-maker Simone Audissou will screen at Te Papa’s Soundings Theatre on Saturday, October 23 at 2:30pm. The new Film Archive Mediaplex is also planning a series of free jazz-related films for Monday, October 25. And grab an instrument and bring the little ones to the Jazz Family jam, a fun event for all ages, where music-makers can play along and improvise at Te Papa’s Marae (Sunday, October 24 at 1pm). And that doesn’t even touch on the main stage programming and concerts at Happy. Pick up the brochure, then pick your favourite events, and make late October the season of Jazz. Call the festival on 04-385-9602 or send email to info@jazzfestival.co.nz to request a programme.

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14.03
RAVE REVIEWS FOR MEISNER ACTORS

A word about the Meisner Technique from instructor Barbara Woods…

This year several of my actors have been involved in productions that have garnered them rave reviews. Real; human; emotional truth; connection; not to mention, confidence & commitment were just some of the comments made about their performance. No tricks! No intellectual acting! No pretension! These actors, by investing themselves in a course that challenged them, encouraged their truthful exploration and self-discovery, gave them trust and faith in their abilities, courage to take risks in their careers, performances and to continue following their dreams. And they haven’t even finished the program yet! What would you achieve if you made the same kind of investment in yourself? Get out from behind your limitations, find and trust in your instinctive, creative instrument and aim for the creative and performance driven career you really want.

New Meisner Class starting 1st Sept - 30th May, Monday's 6pm-9pm @ The film School, Level 2, 4-8 Oxford Terrace, Newtwon. $225 per 9 week term.

Warning: The Technique and these classes are challenging and fun. Only call if you have courage and a sense of humour. Contact Barbara Woods on (027) 548 7053 or msbarbarella@hotmail.com to find out more info or receive the great reviews my actors have earned this year.
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14.04
MYSTERIES OF HITLER’S ARCHITECT

New Zealand Premiere at Bats Theatre 1st – 16th October

“In the passion to create something out of myself, was I
too made creative only by Hitler?” – Albert Speer

Albert Speer is a finely crafted epic play that explores the relationship between personal stories and history – and is having its New Zealand premiere at Bats Theatre from the 1st of October. David Edgar, one of Britain’s leading playwrights wrote Albert Speer for the National Theatre in London – and was premiered in 2000 as an acclaimed production.

This must see play is based on Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gitta Sereny, a best-selling biography that delves deeply into some of the greatest mysteries of the Nazi period. How did Speer, a highly intelligent, talented young architect become such close friends with Hitler, and how could he claim at the Nuremberg trials that he knew nothing about the massacre of the Jews? The play is both a fantastic story and a deep examination of the human psyche.

Albert Speer ricochets through fifty years of history, from the Nuremberg rallies to the Nuremberg trials, from Berlin to the Ukraine, from the bleakness of Spandau Prison to the glamour of post-war publishers’ parties.

Director David O’Donnell (nominated as best director at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for The Sojourns of Boy (1999) and Irish Annals of Aotearoa (2001)) is staging Albert Speer in epic fashion. Paul McLaughlin (recently seen at Circa starring in Speed the Plough and Cloud Nine) plays Speer with one of the largest and most impressive ensembles to be seen in Wellington for some time, including Bill Walker as Hitler. Their dynamic presence co-ordinated with the thrilling design of Martyn Roberts will present a refreshing twist to the apocalyptic imagery of World War II and its aftermath.

Performances: 1st – 16th October 7.30pm, Sunday shows 6pm,
2pm matinee on Saturday the 9th (no shows Mondays).

BATS Theatre
1 Kent Terrace
Wellington
bats@bats.co.nz
bookings 802 4175
office 802 4176
www.bats.co.nz

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14.05
SHIFTING

Shifting (directed by Leo Gene Peters) was devised using scientific research, contemporary choreography, pagan altars, graffiti and the cast's personal dating mishaps and is the brainchild of a co-operative of actors, directors, dancers and crew from the USA, NZ and South Africa. It uses 5,298 cardboard boxes to create a four metre tall wall, a university lecture theatre, a biochemistry lab, a gay bar and the lounge of your average scummy student flat. Shifting is Gene's major project in his Masters degree at Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School and Victoria University.

When: 8pm, Fri 24 Sept - Tues 5 Oct (no show Mon 27 Sept)
Where: Te Whaea Basement, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown
Cost: $12/$10 (book on 389 9056 - automated line)

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14.06
HAPPY AGAIN

Wednesday 22nd September at 10pm
The Dodecahedrons
The wildly anticipated return of Aotearoa’s finest New Music ensemble. Having just perfomed with the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop and the Scribes of Ra, the Dodecahedrons are quickly finding themselves in Wellington’s spotlights. Featuring Jeff Henderson (reeds), Anthony Donaldson (percussion), Maree Thom (accordion), Tom Callwood (bass) and Jonny Marks (synthesiser).

Thursday 23rd September at 10pm
The Jonathan Crayford Trio
Our man on the ole piano.

Friday 24th September at 10pm
Essential Phatty Acids with D Fruit
Essential Phatty Acids play original funk and reggae music in the style of 1970s artists like James Brown, the Whalers, Sly & the familly Stone etc. The 8 member band is lead by a rap vocalist/drummer and includes a female vocalist (Jazz influenced), trombonist (German), tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, keyboardist (1973 Fender Rhodes), guitarist (Hawaii five-o-styles), and bassist.
Essential Phatty Acids have a strong emphasis on rhythm and improvisation in ways that can be compared to The Hairy Lollies, Trinity Roots and Fat Freddies.
Lately they have played with Rhombus at the Jackson Street Fiesta; the Cuba Street Carnival parade (but rain stopped play thru fear of electrocution).
Members of the band include a graduate of the Canterbury University Music School; students of the Wellington Jazz School; a guitar teacher; and a musician who played with Crowded House’s Neil Finn, and Weave – 2001 winners of the VUSA battle of the bands.

Saturday 25th September at 10pm
The Elephant Men with Orb 3
This from the September issue of Secret City: “The Elephant Men are no ordinary band. They are out there in the hinterland, lurking roun’ the fringes of rock and jazz; and they defnittly gone a bit feral. They’re hairy but they’re top musicians; they can play the shit outta their axes and they got no shortage opf chops. But don’t be afraid – this ain’t no lame fusion thing. These boys play with all the fire of post-rock’s extreme-noise-terror, the angular sonic ebullience of the greatest New York 1978 No Wave outfits, and the funk of a broke-ass steamroller . . . and to this mélange add the vocals of Chris Palmer, who sings like a fallen angel half way through a bottle of tequila. But crucially, they’s doin’ it with the improvising grace of three guys talking their very own peculiar language. If you gonna start name-checkin’ then I gotta say equal parts Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica and Jeff Buckley or even Tim Buckley and then some freakish No Wave ensemble like DNA or the first Golden Paliminos LP. For my pick this is easily the best live band around at the moment and you don’t want to pass up a chance to see them hollerin’ live.” By Stephen Clover.

Tuesday 28th September at 10pm
The Perfect Machine
With Jeff Henderson, Rikki Gooch and David Long

Wednesday 29th September at 10pm
The Dodecahedrons
Aotearoa’s finest New Music ensemble

Coming up at Happy . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY!!! October 1st we’ll be celebrating our birthday in a grand style with music and fun! All are invited; No San Pedro with Mr Sterile (Oct 2nd); John White (Oct 8th), Marineville (Oct 9th); a Free Tibet Charity concert (Oct 13th); the Wellington International Jazz Festival 8 (Oct 15th – 30th); The Roots Foundation Birthday (Nov 5th).

Be there…
Happy
underground
Cool corner of Vivian and Tory Streets
Wellington
384 1965
www.happy.net.nz

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14.07
WORKSHOPS WITH BERT

1-Day workshop "Presence:
Date: Friday October 1 (10.00 – 16.00)
Venue: Thistle Hall, corner of Cuba & Arthur St.
Cost: $45.00
Presence is the ability to be sensually alive in the moment. This 1-day workshop will work on balancing the senses, extending the circle of presence and eliminating obstacles that get in the way of presence. Open for performers and non-performers.

1-Day workshop "Introduction to the Michael Chekhov acting methodology":
Date: Friday October 22 (10.00 – 16.00)
Venue: Thistle Hall, corner of Cuba & Arthur St.
Cost: $45.00
Michael Chekhov developed a psychophysical approach to acting that affords the actor access to resources that are based on the actor’s imagination and physical life. Qualities of being, archetypal gesture and creating atmosphere form the key concepts in this stimulating work. Participants need to know a short monologue by heart. Aimed at: directors, actors, singers and drama students & teachers.

Weekend workshop "The Extended Voice":
Date: Sat & Sun October 30 & 31 (10.00 – 16.00)
Venue: Te Whaea, 11 Hutchison St., Newtown
Cost: $150.00 / $100.00
The way we use our voice is the way we live our lives. Extended Voice training is based on the philosophy of the Roy Hart Theatre that there exists a voice in each of us, containing all the voices of the world: of beauty and of beast, of man and of woman. To liberate, explore and develop this voice the totality of being will be engaged: physically, vocally and imaginatively.

5-Day workshop "Devised Theatre":
Date: December 6 - 10 (10.00 – 17.00)
Venue: Tararua Tramping Club, Mt Vic, Wellington
Cost: $275.00 / $225.00 (early birds)

Top of Form
The devising process is one of the most thrilling and terrifying experiences that theatre has to offer. It forms the heart of any creative action as it leaps into the unknown. This 5-day workshop will offer a solid framework for the devising process and an introduction to a unique, innovative and highly effective methodology of devising with its relevant actors’ training. By working on a mini devised project the participants will apply the concepts and techniques in a supervised context. The workshop is directed at performers, directors, drama teachers and advanced students.

For more detailed information and enrollment: bertvd@clear.net.nz
Please pass on the news to anyone who might be interested!

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14.08
COLOURFUL CONNECTING

Come along to the next meeting of multicultural art group Colourful Connections to find out how to submit work for two major Wellington City Council projects:

1. CrossOver, a multicultural exhibtion of Wellington's visual treasures: work for this exhibtion will be due in February 2005 but organisers need your application now! Come to the meeting to get an application form and discuss what kind of work to submit.

2. Drive By Art, an opportunity to have your painted artwork on banners around central Wellington. Come and find out about this colourful initiative from Recreation Wellington's Community Arts, who want to have a multicultural theme for their next collection of banners.

See you on the last Wednesday of the month - Wednesday 29 September (note NOT this Wed, 22nd), 7.30pm, Capital E, Civi Square. We look forward to seeing old friends and new!

For more information about Colourful Connections, contact Lucy Moore

lucy.moore@xtra.co.nz

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14.09
UNDERWORLDS AWAY

Leaving the Underworld
Season: Wednesday 15 - Saturday 25 September
Time: 7pm
Tickets: $15 full $12 concession

'Leaving the Underworld' is a devised performance exploring identity in New Zealand¹s immigrant culture, and draws on the talents of its creator and performer Truelove, award-winning choreographer Louise Potiki-Bryant, well-known actor/director Nancy Brunning, and Naked Samoan Jerome Leota.

Truelove hopes to take Pacific Island theatre into a new direction, saying ³it was important for me to go back pre-colonisation and explore storytelling in a way my ancestors might have. People can come to think myths aren¹t relevant to their lives, subsequently I don¹t know what my culture is so I have to write modern-day myths to find out who I am.²

Truelove believes that it is this very water that appears to divide us that actually draws us all together. “New Zealanders are all Pacific Islanders, we are a Pacific Island nation and need to define our own stories.”

"Fiona Truelove created, wrote, produced and performed this remarkable play and has done a superb job on all counts. She is a joy to watch on stage, exquisitely expressive in every way. Jerome Leota is every bit her equal as a performer, as he seamlessly transforms from the heavy-handed, heavy-hearted mother to the Eel God to a live percussive musician...Enhancing the production from start to finish is Jo Bunce¹s striking lighting design, showing just what can be done with a square box theatre with a lot of imagination. " - Lynn Freeman (Capital Times, National Radio)

Fiona Truelove rewrites myth from the perspective of a New Zealand-born Tongan-Irish woman in Leaving the Underworld, on at BATS until Saturday.

BOOK NOW for any performance - simply reply to this email with your name, number of tickets and date you wish to attend. We will reply to confirm your booking and you can pay when you come to the show.

BATS Theatre
1 Kent Terrace
Wellington
bats@bats.co.nz
bookings 802 4175
office 802 4176
www.bats.co.nz


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14.10
ON THE CULTURAL EDGE

http://nzedge.com/intro/index.html

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14.11
GET THE CULTURAL SCOOP

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/news/culture.html

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14.12
WRITING ON THE WALL

MY REAL LIFE & MY FALSE STARTS: JULIAN NOVITZ and KATE DUIGNAN Stout Research Centre, 24 September, 1 pm

A chance to check the progress of two of the country's leading young fiction writers. Kate Duignan, author of the acclaimed novel Breakwater, is currently Burns Fellow at Otago University. Julian Novitz was picked as 'definitely one to watch' by the reviewers when his first book of stories My Real Life appeared earlier this year. They present readings and discuss the notoriously 'difficult second book' with Damien Wilkins.

All Writers on Fridays sessions are open to the public and free of charge. No booking or rsvp required. Hosted by: INTERNATIONAL Institute of Modern Letters and the Stout Research Centre, Victoria University.

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14.13
HAT TRICK OF LATIN MOVES AND GROOVES

1) Salsadrome and Tango Bar this Friday , September 24th

7:30 Tango Lesson by special Guest teachers Ricardo and Karyn.
8:30-8:45 Salsa Lesson. By Salsa Magic.
Regular Salsadrome DJS Fiesta and Salvaje
Salsa in Studio 1 till late
Tango in Studio 2 with DJ Ricardo
Wellington Performing Arts Centre
36 Vivian St

The Salsadrome and Tango Bar, two studios, Tango and Salsa, room to move and groove
$8 gets you in


2) Salsadrome Showcase in a suitcase: Cuban Styles Latin Dance Party on October 8th at 8:30pm.

Live Latin music from two hot Latin bands:'Salsa' from Orquesta Salvaje and 'Son' from Calle Cuba. Tango, Salsa Rueda demos and a special guest from 'el Barrio del Chino: Maestra Shi Mei Lin.'
Wellington performing Arts Centre
A reserve $15, B reserve $12; Numbers limmited, book soon, Tickets on sale at the Salsadrome this Friday. Seats guaranteed for A reserve. Heaps of room for dancing as well.

Programme:
8:30 short Tango Argentino performance
8:35 Calle Cuba and dancing.
9:30 Rueda: Salsa Magic.
9:35 Maestra Shi Mei Lin (International Gold medalist in Wushu)
9:40 Rumberas y Rumberos...with live rumba music.
9:40 Orquesta Salvaje & dancing.
11:30 pm onwards DJ Zebrita.
1:00am fin.


3) Spring Tango Ball on Sunday 19th October

For the post EVITA experience, come and show Wellington how the Tango is done at this elegant venue. A rare opportunity to take over the St James and Tango into the night. If you've seen tango and now want to try it out, here’s the chance. So come along, dress to impress, enjoy the St James' fantastic dance floor, great cocktails, and cut the rug all night long. With classic tangos from DJ Frio and other guest DJs. Tango with a little swing and salsa/bossa nova breaks. Is will be happening.

Sunday 19th October
$10 gets you in the door

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14.14
LEAVES OF GRASS

http://www.leafsalon.co.nz/index.php

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14.15
FEEL GOOD?

www.feelinggreat.co.nz

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14.16
PLACES FOR ARTISTS

http://www.resartis.org/guide/index.php

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14.17
DEMYSTIFY THE ART WORLD

http://www.affordableart.co.nz/

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14.18
EVASION TECHNIQUE

http://www.evasion.co.nz/main/index.html

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14.19
SHEPARD SAYS OBEY

http://www.obeygiant.com/

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14.20
THE NO.8 WIRE: PAST AND PRESENT

Archives of the No. 8 Wire are on-line at
www.arts.blogspot.com

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14.21
CONTACT THE NO.8 WIRE

Send comments, questions, requests, etc
to
Eric Vaughn Holowacz
Community Arts Co-ordinator
Wellington City Council / Wellington Arts Centre
P. O. Box 2199
Wellington, New Zealand
Arts@wcc.govt.nz

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14.22
THIS IS NOT THE END

The No.8 Wire - Issue 13

Gondwanaland Ministry of Culture
Artists' Information Bureau

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An Electronic Alert for 412 of Wellington's Creative People


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Welcome to another edition of the No. 8 Wire...
A periodic compendium of news, information, and projects by and for Wellingtonians.

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13.01
COMPLEX MEDIAPLEX

Secret Century : The Darker Side of the American Dream
Friday 24th September - Sunday 7th November

The New Zealand Film Archive presents Secret Century: The Darker Side of the American Dream, a collection of advertising, educational and instructional films from the Prelinger Archives, San Francisco.

Most of us are familiar with the classic kitsch images of 50's America; the dazzling style of the Ford motorcar, the model housewife, dating teens, and in the event of atomic explosion, the earnest instruction to 'duck and cover'.

Behind the dated hilarity of films like Are You Popular? and Safety Belt for Susie lay a serious attempt to construct a model society; one that would repair the social fabric after the ruins of World War Two, and introduce an era of economic and social prosperity.

In Boys Beware the narrator warns "What Jimmy didn't know was that Ralph was sick. A sickness that was not visible like smallpox, but no less dangerous and contagious. You see, Ralph was a homosexual."

No stranger to hyperbole and glamour, these films often portrayed the mundane aspects of consumption as a futuristic fantasy. In Design for Dreaming, a General Motors ballerina dances through Cadillacland and onwards "to the far out reaches of the highways of tomorrow", while More Dangerous than Dynamite! reveals itself to be propaganda for the dry cleaning industry.

Secret Century has been curated from the archives of American Rick Prelinger whose collection of 48,000 films was purchased by the Library of Congress in 2002. Prelinger says the value of the films lies in learning the lessons of history. "When things happen today, we think they're happening for the first time ... I look at old material, and I realise there's a basic experience in our society, a history, and if we're not aware of it, it could be to our own peril".

Secret Century divides into two three week installations at the Film Archive's mediagallery. The first Friendly Persuasion takes a more gentle approach to consumerism and social guidance ('pleasant unemotional conversation aids digestion'); whilst the second The Terrible Truth warns that the penalty for rebellion and risk is death and destruction. Each installation features interview and documentary material with two key film makers Jamison (Jam) Handy and Sid Davis.

Jam Handy was a former Olympic medallist and Christian Scientist who turned his hand to the world of advertising and public relations. Sid Davis was a stand-in for John Wayne and it was 'the Duke' himself who lent Davis the money for his first film The Dangerous Stranger. Where Handy reveals himself to be a keen entrepreneur savvy to the value of film as a sales medium, Davis shows a genuine concern for the future of American youth.

Film Archive Project Developer Mark Williams says the value of the films lies beyond simply laughs “Some of these films are actually genuinely wonderful pieces of filmmaking ... and some of their lessons are still relevant today".

As part of Secret Century the Film Archive will present a daily programme of free screenings in the mediacentre TV lounge and an evening cinema programme of longer works.

Go, now to http://events.filmarchive.org.nz for details.

Secret Century: The Darker Side of the American Dream
Part 1: Friendly Persuasion Fri 24th Sept - Thurs 14th October
Part 2: The Terrible Truth Fri 15th October - Sun 7th November

Film Archive mediaplex, corner of Ghuznee & Taranaki Streets, Wellington
12pm-6pm, every day.

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13.02
EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE

STROMA presents PUTAHITANGA | CONVERGENCE
Sunday 26th September
3pm @ St Andrews on the Tce

Programme:
Dieter Mack: Quartett No. 1
Brigid Bisley: In Memoriam (world premiere)
Gillian Whitehead: Hine Te Kakara (for bassoon, voice and taonga puoro) Philip Brownlee: new work for flute and taonga puoro (world premiere) Lyell Cresswell: Con Fuoco (commission: world premiere))

Featuring Richard Nunns, Bridget Douglas, Hamish McKeich, Pepe Becker, Mahinarangi Tocker, Fiona Ferens, Catherine Bisley, Aroha Yates-Smith
Conducted by Hamish McKeich

Tickets: $20/$15 (conc). Door sales only.

Email: stroma@xtra.co.nz
Web: stroma.wellington.net.nz
Ph: (04) 463 7456

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13.03
FUEL IN THE TANK

A website launched this week by Creative New Zealand and the Australia Council for the Arts should become a valuable resource for arts professionals and creative folks.

The website www.fuel4arts.co.nz offers free advice on marketing and audience development from an international community of arts professionals. Check it out and see what you think.

"Fuel4arts.com has proven to be a highly effective tool for arts professionals across the Tasman. With the launch of the website here, New Zealand artists will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to an on-line community of arts-marketers from around the world," said elected person, and arts advocate Judith Tizard.

Tizard says the initiative is a direct response to research by Creative New Zealand that showed most New Zealand artists felt they needed more help in the areas of marketing and audience development.

The website includes arts marketing case studies, on-line forums, articles, trend reports, research and an up-to-date database of industry contacts.

New Zealand artists will benefit from content developed specifically to address local market issues and will also be able to communicate with, learn from and exchange ideas with international arts marketing professionals.

That URL again is www.fuel4arts.co.nz

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13.04
I LIKE MISTAKE

Paintings by Guy Scoullar plus the infidel sounds of heavenly lofi will appear, dream-like, at The Pit@BATS from Wednesday September 22 onwards, opening between 5-7pm.

You can listen to CD's with the artist's music while staring at his paintings, then enjoy a BATS-style beer at the same time! Come and check it out. Make a date, find a friend...

The Pit's opening hours are 7-11pm on Tuesday to Saturday.

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13.05
GET DOWN WITH GET DOWN

Get Down NZ/NL/Oz
2nd Birthday Party & Royal Freeart Booklet Presentation
September 30 at the Pit @BATS, Wellington, NZ

GET DOWN is a cultural exchange organization between the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. GET DOWN has people on the ground in Amsterdam and Wellington who develop and build networks in arts and music.

The 2nd birthday party features the presentation of the GET DOWN Royal Freeart Booklet. GET DOWN made a compilation of Dutch, New Zealand and Australian artwork for a Royal Elastics Freeart booklet. Alongside three Dutch and two Australian artists, this special edition features New Zealand artists Sam Broad, Michaela Stoneman and Elliot ‘Askew’ ‘O Donnell. The booklet will be distributed in Australia mainly, but GET DOWN helps to distribute a limited amount of copies in New Zealand and The Netherlands.

At the birthday party GET DOWN presents performances by musical superheroes New Zealand, Craig from the Sk8board Poets and no doubt a few surprises at the Pit on Kent Terrace.

GET DOWN invites you to this celebration at 5.30pm. We are happy to offer you a beer with the support of Bennett’s Wellington Lager of Island Bay. We challenge you to bring us your favourite NZ party snack. This way GET DOWN encourages exchange of winning recipes too!

Remember that this occasion can be one of just a few possibilities to get hold of a copy of the Royal GET DOWN Freeart booklet! Some of the involved artists will be present to sign. Do not miss this chance….

GET DOWN has not looked for any funding in the last 2 years, but has operated solely on enthusiasm, creativity and passion of people who want to make a cultural connection between NL, NZ & Oz. For this party we would like to do a BIG SHOUT OUT TO: Royal Elastics for giving GET DOWN and the artists this opportunity, Outwide.com for resuscitating our website, Bennett’s Wellington Lager for supplying the booze, The Pit for the charming venue and bartender, NZ for the loudness, Craig for the words and all artists for making the Get Down Royal Freeart booklet happen without even getting a pair of shoes…

For more images and/or more information on Get Down, Royal Elastics and the artists call Sacha on 0210444294 or e-mail: getdown@phat.co.nz or check url: www.get-down.info

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13.06
WELLINGTON’S PROMENADE

Promenade Artists Call for submissions

Promenade Artists, in association with the Wellington City Council, are looking for artists who may be interested in participating in their Murals on Traffic Signal Boxes scheme. Artists receive a small honorarium of $75 and their work is placed on permanent public display.

A traffic signal box is that beige thing about 600 x 1200 x 400 mm that appears in the vicinity of every set of traffic lights in the city. They are currently decorated with delightful bright green stickers and bland brown paint.

To view the two examples extant walk by the corner of Victoria and Mercer Sts and up to the Willis/Mercer intersection. It is intended that this will be an ongoing project and that, over time, every box in the city will be adorned with original art.

For a copy of the brief and other particulars contact:
Kristelle Plimmer, ph: 385-0909 Email: kristelle@paradise.net.nz
Also available from Eric at the Oriental Bay Rotunda/Arts Centre

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13.07
THE (UN)FORTUNATE SINGER: RACHEL BUSH

Stout Research Centre, 17 September at 1 pm

Rachel Bush is a Nelson-based poet who has been published in periodicals such as Sport, Landfall, the Listener, and in Faber & Faber's Introduction series. Her two books of poetry, The Hungry Woman (1997) and The Unfortunate Singer (2002) are published by Victoria University Press. During September she is writer in residence at Wellington Hospital, the second writer to take part in the New Zealand Poetry Society's 'Poetry Places' scheme. Some of the poetry she writes will reflect on the interaction of nurses and patients and also on some of the specialist language of the hospital. Asked about her own writing, she says: 'What I'm working on now is ...well, hard to say. I write a lot and I discard a lot. I often start with whatever has surprised me. Also I often write in response to whatever poets I'm reading at the moment. The Poetry Places project is exciting and challenging for me because instead of writing to discover my preoccupations, I'll focus on my experiences in Wellington Hospital and use those as the basis of my poetry.' Chaired by Chris Price

All Writers on Fridays sessions are open to the public and free of charge. No bookings or rsvp required. Hosted by: The International Institute of Modern Letters: modernletters@vuw.ac.nz
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13.08
ENJOY PERFORMANCE WEEK

Monday September 20 – Saturday September 25

For six days, from Monday through Saturday, each day at various and multiple times, Enjoy Gallery will be host to diverse and exciting performance work by an illustrious line up of local artists. Bringing a mix of both solo and collaborative performances, the programme also presents the launch of Arcad, a roving series of 'funtronica', as well as the grand finale of The S.T.A.F.F Project. For what will hopefully continue as an annual event, PERFORMANCE WEEK occurs in response to Enjoys commitment to support the presentation of temporal, event-based art forms.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 6 P.M.

Colin Hodson
Film-maker Colin Hodson was burnt by the diminishing glow of the performance scene in New York in the late 80's/early 90's. Forsaking live performance for video in the nineties he went on to make two digital features and collaborate on numerous other narrative and performance video works. Hankering for that live feeling, here he revisits performance re-contextualised in the energy of the gallery, opening Performance Week with Ease.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 3.30 - 6 P.M.

Vivien Atkinson
Previously existing as a video work, Vivien Atkinson presents Who am I Where am I as a live gallery performance. Employing collective means and personal narrative, Vivien's practice engages with a contemporary state of diaspora specific to both her own personal history, and contemporary global culture. Currently completing her MFA through RMIT, Vivien was recently included in Surface Tension at SHOW gallery in Wellington.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 12 noon - 12 midnight

The Amateur Music Club
On the hour, every hour, a better version yet.

For the debut of their collaborative, performance based project, Shay Launder & Louise Tulett will perform a twelve hour 'set' that, amongst other things, will offer a way to look for the hope of improvement through practice. Likened to a craft project for sound, The Amateur Music Club brings the whole-hearted fun and sincerity of attempt alongside the tense acceptance of failure inherent to such a project.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23, during the day, culminating at 6 P.M.

James McCarthy, Kaleb Bennett, Eugene Hansen
Performers impersonating James McCarthy, Kaleb Bennett, and Eugene Hansen unveil the primary stages of their collaborative Noise Advancement Project; an inaugural performance commissioned by the Artbruit Department for the Development of the Sonic Arts. Join these three mystery operatives for a session of bloody-nosed good times as they take you through a selection of their very best love songs 'til midnight.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 6 P.M.

The S.T.A.F.F. Project
Starting out five weeks ago with a series of public fund-raising events including a bake stall, car wash and street appeal, the S.T.A.F.F. Project re-groups for a finale in the gallery itself. Members and guests alike are invited for a night of self congratulatory, photographic excess. The S.T.A.F.F. Project, run by Bex Galloway and Sarah Miller, has seen the co-ordination and involvement from over 30 local artists, writers and curators. As a proclaimed 'self-aggrandising' enterprise, the project talks with it's tongue proudly in it's cheek about the self-sustaining nature of our creative community.

SATUURDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 7 P.M.

Arcad
The final night of Performance Week presents Arcad, the first in a series of ‘funtronica’ events, combining a colourful selection of electronic artists with interactive and video artists. Initiated by Johanna Sanders, the Aracd programme brings together Daniel Agnihotri-Clark as Anaesthesia, Rayzordoll, sporeX, DIRAC, Bek Coogan as FEMALE and Johanna herself with the express purpose of experimenting with electronica and it’s associated art forms, to create new digitally engineered fun.

Kicking off with ‘Billboard: Ctrl Space', Daniel Agnihotri-Clark explores constructions of gender identity through interactive use of projections. Performing as Anaesthesia Associates, Daniel will also spin his own upbeat breed of cut-up electronic music in a DJ set. Rayzordoll will combine electro atomic light transmissions with sporeX, an audio fusion time traveller from planet scratch. Incorporating live performance with loco mixing styles, Thunderbirds are go! DIRAC makes cloying ambient textures and harsh scrapings which are poured liberally over a twisted (a-)rhythmic canvas. Years of pent-up frustration at the sequencer-grid manifest in a syrupy, non-linear morass of harmony and noise. Johanna Sanders’ geometric video projections will accompany Bek Coogan as FEMALE, the local rock goddess who trades in her telltale big hair, possum furs and banshee screams for the dulcet tones of the electronic beat to make ‘serious electronica'. YEEEOOOWWWEEE!

Also coming up.......

The final artist performance and exhibition closing event of 'Golden Axe' will now start at the slightly later time of 7.30pm on Friday the 17th of September.

The S.T.A.F.F. Project will have its final fundraising event, a street appeal, on Saturday 18th of September. The money raised will go towards purchasing polaroid film for a 'polaroid evening' as part of Performance week.

The second edition of 'Secret City' is now available. Pick up your free copy from Enjoy

enjoy@enjoy.org.nz

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13.09
CONNECTING CREATIVITY

The Learning Connection has opened its end of term student exhibition, and this is your personal invitation to come and have a look-see. We have paintings, sculptures, drawings, pastels, prints, and all sorts of other arty items.

Our opening night was Thursday 16 September 2004, and the show is also open to visitors from 10.00am to 4.00pm on Friday 17, Saturday 18, and Sunday 19 September.

These innovative works from up-and-coming as well as established artists reflect their passion for art, with an emphasis on creativity and thinking beyond the usual thoughts. You’re welcome to bring your friends, family, workmates, neighbours … you will walk away from our exhibition stunned and amazed! We hope to see you here!

Debbie McGuire
The Learning Connexion
PO Box 9811, 31 Avon St, Island Bay, Wellington
DDI: (04) 383-4325
www.tlc.ac.nz

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13.10
VENICE , et al.

http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/venice/index.html

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13.11
A WHOLE MESS OF NINJAS

Friday 17th September at 10pm
The Grand Puppet Ninja Fun-In Death Fight, Gala Fundraiser, Cash in Scam and Cake Stall

The Clan of the Puppet Ninja are strapped for cash. Puppets cost money. Ninja outfits cost money. Props cost money. Alcohol costs money. Pornography costs money. Ninja weapons of death/disrepute cost money. Producing top notch theatre/puppetry/performance art happenings at unrecognized and disused venues costs money. Money costs money. The Clan of the Puppet Ninja need money.

So was born the Grand Puppet Ninja Fundraiser, Cash-In Scam and Cake Stall a night of serious selling, performance and musical entertainment. All are invited to partake in the fun! Bring your wallets! We need your money! You need our fun! And hilarity! And Ninjas! You need us! We need you!

The Puppet Ninja will sell anything and everything they can to make money for their upcoming summer production. The Puppet Ninja are selling-out! Again! We will sell everything! Everything Must Go! We will sell each other!

The Puppet Ninja Fundraiser, Cash-In Scam and Cake Stall will include the following delectables:

• Live music from Wellington’s finest Music Makers!
• Special Guest Drunken Ninja MC!
• Live puppetry performances and demonstrations!
• “How to make a Puppet Ninja Puppet!” demonstration!
• Bobbing for Steamed buns!
• Punch and Judy shows!
• Free trials of Puppet Ninja computer games!
• Showing of strictly R18 Puppet Ninja DVDs!
• Puppet Arts and Crafts stalls!
• Grand Cash-In Puppet Ninja Auction!
• Begging Children!
• Spot Prizes and Raffles!
• Sake and Blow!
• Ninja “Mystery Room!”!
• Dangerous Blue Light Late Night R18 Ninja Goings ON!
• And Things for Sale!

Things for Sale include: cakes and fudge made by our very own orphaned syphilitic puppet, Rupreck; Puppet Ninja paraphernalia; Ex-Puppet Ninja show props (strictly limited editions only; a large clay cock, spray-painted gold; limited edition copies of the brand new Puppet Ninja computer game; limited edition of the Puppet Ninja DVD, Uncle Stinky’s Missing Shoes; limited edition copies of the CD single from the great lost Puppet Ninja musical, The Faunaphonic Expansion Kit; more, much much more!!!

Who are the Puppet Ninja? The Puppet Ninja are puppet-based black-theatre performance group with three major productions under their black belts (Uncle Stinky’s Missing Shoes, Fringe 2002; The Faunaphonic Expansion Kit, with the award winning jazz ensemble, CL BOB, Nominated Best Comedy, Fringe 2003; Redux Deluxe, at Bats Theatre, 2003) as well as a host of performances (including The 4th Great Moustache Competition; The Wellington Design Ball 2003 and 2004; film cameos; street performances; private party guest appearances, and more, much more!). The Puppet Ninja have been in existence for many centuries, but have in recent years begun appearing in Wellington. All are invited to the Grand Puppet Ninja Fundraiser, Cash-In Scam and Cake Stall!

And don’t forget these other Happy events…

Saturday 18th September at 10pm
The Inkling with the Flower Orphans
Popular “band about town” The Inkling fuse their extended improvised grooves with the Can-cum-Sun Ra aesthetic of Anthony Donaldson’s Flower Orphans.

Tuesday 21st September at 10pm
Green Herring
Space age Hendrix jazz, what? Alistair Campbell, Rick Cranson, Tom Callwood. Guitar (electric), bass and some drums hit very hard and fast.

Wednesday 22nd September at 10pm
The Dodecahedrons
The wildly anticipated return of Aotearoa’s finest New Music ensemble. Having just perfomed with the likes of Fat Freddy’s Drop and the Scribes of Ra, the Dodecahedrons are quickly finding themselves in the spotlight.

Further down the road at Happy we have: The Happy Happy Birthday! October 1st!!! Essential Phatty Acids (Sept 24th), return of The Perfect Machine featuring David Long (Sept 28th), No San Pedro with Mr Sterile (Oct 2nd), Jon White with guests (Oct 8th) Marineville (Oct 9th), the 8th Wellington International Jazz Festival (Oct 15th to 30th) The Jazz Festival this year features the Carlos Actis Dato Quartet from Itlay, Amy X Neuberg from the USA, Kris Wanders (of Bomb the Space 4) from Holand and Australia, JJ Milthau from France, Phil Dadson from Auckland, and a mindblowing selectiojn of New Zealand’s finest jazz groups. Look out for the butterfly.

Happy
underground
Vivian and Tory Streets, On the Corner
Wellington
384 1965
www.happy.net.nz

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13.12
ANTHOLOGY=COLLECTION OF FLOWERS

Tuesday 21 September is Poets Day in the Botanic Garden, a part of the
annual Spring Festival. During the lunch hour there will be a continuous poetry reading outside the Begonia House in the Rose Garden (or inside if it is wet.) Four Wellington poets, Dinah Hawken (the Poet in Residence), Chris Price, James Brown and Stephanie de Montalk along with students from Victoria University's creative writing programme, will read poems related to gardens or the Garden. Come to Flora Poetica anytime between 12 and 1.30 pm to celebrate spring, poetry and the natural world.

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13.13
PROPOSE SOMETHING GOOD

The Owhiro Bay carpark that serves Red Rocks and the South Coast seal colony is in for an upgrade and suggestions for the area are welcome.

Council Open Space Planner Hilary Harrington says the project is a fantastic opportunity to improve the gateway to one of Wellington's most popular recreational and tourist destinations.

"The carpark is a major entrance to Te Kopahou Reserve and the South Coast. It's a popular area - particularly at weekends - but could definitely do with an upgrade and a few amenities.

"Improvements are likely to include toilets, shelter, seats, new signs, better traffic and pedestrian management and landscaping with native plants - but before the design works starts we are keen to hear the ideas Wellingtonians may have. We also want their thoughts on the future of the old quarry building."

People walking and biking in the area or making a winter pilgrimage to the city's seal colony used to skirt past the old Owhiro Bay Quarry which once supplied 300,000 tonnes of aggregate to the greater Wellington area.

The City Council bought and closed the 80-year-old quarry in 2000 and has since been redeveloping it as a coastal recreation reserve in keeping with the South Coast Management Plan. The old quarry face has been gradually recontoured to make it safer, appear more natural and to create areas that can be revegetated with native plants. A number of areas have already been planted and more planting is planned over the next five years.

"The recontouring is complete and we're now turning our attention to improving the carpark area," Ms Harrington says. Students employed by the Council will be at the carpark some weekends during the consultation to survey people using the area.
Many artful people in Wellington are already thinking up creative possibilities and arts-based prospects for this South Coast icon. Come up with your own, then send a proposal to Council. For details on hjow to submit your idea…
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/publicinput/owhiro.html

Or pick up a submission form from libraries or Council service centres, or call 499 4444 to be sent one. Feedback is required by 5pm on Friday 29 October 2004

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13.14
GRANT ME ONE WISH
Community groups based in the Wellington City rate-paying area have until the end of this month to apply for funds in the latest Wellington City Council arts grants round.

Allocated twice a year, this round of Council arts grants - including arts and culture, community festival, Maori arts, and Creative Communities New Zealand local funding scheme - amount to over $250,000.
Deborah Hope, Wellington City Council's Grants Team Leader, is hoping local community groups will take advantage of the grants on offer as there are a variety of grant schemes available.
"The grants fund covers a range of arts projects and activity. Not-for-profit organisations looking for financial support for their next art event or project should contact the Council's grants team for more information."
Each year the Council giveaway about $2.8 million in community grants. Most grants are funded by rates with others from sources administered by the Council.
Projects to benefit from Council arts grants approved earlier this year include a five-day festival showcasing local and international experimental music practitioners, censor costs for a short film festival at Paramount Theatre, and funds to organise and host the New Zealand Brass Band championships next year.Each grant has specific criteria:

Arts and culture - intended to support projects that fit with the Council's Arts Capital strategic aims, as outlined in the Council's Annual Plan.
Community festivals - for groups staging festivals and events. This grant helps different communities in Wellington City to celebrate their identity or culture.
Maori arts - for projects that emphasise traditional or contemporary Maori cultural influences.

Creative Communities Wellington local funding scheme (a partnership between the Council and Creative New Zealand) - intended to increase grassroots participation in the arts. This scheme can help individuals as well as groups.
More information about applying for a Wellington City Council grant is available at

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/grants/index.html

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13.15
FLOOD OF ART IN THE HUTT

'Extraordinary' art auction honours Dowse eccentric
Artworks from all over New Zealand are flooding in to The Dowse in Lower Hutt for one of the largest charity art auctions held in recent years. The auction is to raise funds for a special memorial to former director Galvan Macnamara (previously James Mack), as part of a major redevelopment of The Dowse next year. The works will be on show at The Dowse from 9 October in the lead up to the auction on Saturday 30 October at 4.pm.

Dowse Director Tim Walker says: "The response to the auction has been amazing. We have received over 180 contributions from artists and makers. Contributing artists include Gretchen Albrecht, Len Castle, Dick Frizzell, Judy Darragh, Don Binney, Terry Stringer, Ann Robinson, Gary Nash, Gordon Crook, World and John Edgar. The artists had a strong association with James Mack or have benefited from the legacy of his extraordinarily wide-reaching generosity and enthusiasm.

"The works are diverse and interesting. A wide range of established and emerging artists have contributed some major works, many clearly inspired by Galvan himself. As is usual with The Dowse, the range is expansive We have fashion, a painted bedhead, painting, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery.The works reflect the extraordinary vision Galvan had for the future of The Dowse,' says Walker.
"The challenge in presenting the auction has not been in attracting work or interest, it has been in fitting it into the building. A wall will have to be demolished between two galleries to make room for the work. This is a graphic illustration of why The Dowse is in need of redevelopment. The new building will eventually give us 60% more display space and larger areas to comfortably accommodate exactly this type of big event."
The major redevelopment, planned for 2005, will extend the potential for The Dowse to further showcase innovative creative practice. The Dowse Foundation is raising $2.2 million towards the $5million project.

The names of all the artists who contribute to the exhibition will be inscribed on the glass surrounding a courtyard at the heart of new building, to embrace the memory of Galvan Macnamara, a very special person who gave so much to New Zealand's cultural life and The Dowse.

A flamboyant party in true 'James Mack' style is planned for the weekend before the auction. Fantastical event designer and visionary Warwick Broadhead will be working with volunteers at The Dowse for two weeks leading up to the event to transform the surrounding environment. Catalogues and tickets to the auction can be purchased from The Dowse. Selected works are open for bidding by a silent auction process throughout the exhibition period.

http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/services/recreation/dowse/

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13.16
CHARLOTTE’S WEB

Charlotte Huddleston, formerly curator/manager at Wellington’s enjoy gallery, has taken up a new position as assistant curator of contemporary art at New Plymouth’s flagship cultural institution, the Govett-Brewster Museum. Check out the museum’s website

http://www.govettb.org.nz/

And the contact to your database.

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13.17
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE FESTIVAL

Participation in the New Zealand International Arts Festival is by invitation only. Invitations are issued by the Festival Directors. NZIAF includes a wide variety of professional performing arts, including opera, dance, theatre and music with performers and companies drawn from around the world and New Zealand. The Festival leans towards contemporary work rather than folkloric performance. In the case of international artists, the Festival prefers to present those who have not performed previously in New Zealand. The Festival does not programme artists/companies unless the Directors have attended a performance. The 2004 Festival is fully programmed. The next Festival will be in March 2006 and the Artistic Director will begin to consider programming options in April 2004.

Companies and artists wishing to participate at the New Zealand International Arts Festival should send information, DVDs, videos, CDs and a schedule of performances over the period May 2004 to July 2005 for consideration to:
The Artistic Director
New Zealand International Arts Festival
PO Box 10 113
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Or email for the attention of the Artistic Director: nzfestival@festival.co.nz
If the Directors are interested in the work they will try to attend a live performance or concert.

http://www.nzfestival.telecom.co.nz/home/page.aspx

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13.18
THE VOID


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13.19
FILM CALL

The NZ Film Academy is again calling on all writers who have short film scripts that might be suitable for production.

The production of Anthony Clydes short film script “Doll Face” by NZFA Film Making students early this year was very successful, with the project completed on time and on budget over 6 weeks. Good casting and a strong script made for a solid 16 minute screen production.

So if you have a script or story outline that you want to see up on screen contact Jason for more information at the NZFA on 09 920 5931 or Jason@nzfilmacademy.com

Friday 24 September 2004

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13.20
THE PLAY’S THE THING

Please spread the word - budding Playwrights aged between 16 and 22 would be daft not to get writing. Organised by Playmarket, the competition (open to those aged between 16 and 22) will recognise young playwrights from the Northern, Central and Southern regions. The event has established itself as an important stepping stone in the development of new writers for our theatre. The winners are invited to attend a week-long event to work on their scripts and development of their writing in 2005. The competition is open to any New Zealand resident between the ages of 16 and 22. Plays must be more than 30 minutes in length. For the first time this year, scripts that have received non-professional production (e.g. within school and amateur groups) are now eligible to enter. For further information contact us at this email.

scripts@playmarket.org.nz

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13.21
PERFORMING ARTS PROVING GROUND

The Incubator warms up creative talent in Wellington.
Are you:
-a performing artist wanting to perform?
-a playwright needing actors and a director?
-an actor wanting to work with other actors?
-a choreographer with a new work, and nowhere to perform it?
-a muso with a new song?

Join us! The Incubator is an opportunity to perform to a supportive audience. The Incubator was formed to cater to performing artists/writers/directors wishing to present their creative genius in an informal and supportive setting. Kind of like a performance cafe, The Incubator is open to anyone, and operates bi-monthly at Thistle Hall.

It is the perfect forum in which to experiment with new ideas, perform that monologue you've always wanted to do , or a scene from a newly written play, a new choreographic work, an excerpt from a show you're doing (free publicity!)...The opportunities are endless! We publicise the event to local newspapers, and audience entry is by donation.

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Easy. The next Incubator performance date is Sunday, October 3 at 6.30pm. If you are interested email Angela on mailto:aande_ productions@hotmail.com

We can also provide linkups to other practitioners; advertise upcoming shows, auditions,gigs or workshops; provide cheap rehearsal space.

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13.22
NEVER HURTS TO APPLY

Major Cultural Sector Awards, Scholarships and Residencies Nationally Available to New Zealanders

http://www.mch.govt.nz/awards/index.html

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13.23
TURNING JAPANESE, AGAIN

Here’s the skinny on the New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme…

Frequency: Annual
Duration: 9 months
Value: Covers travel, accommodation and stipend
Purpose: Established in 1974, the purpose of the programme is to foster a deeper understanding between the two countries through a programme of educational and cultural exchanges.
Criteria: Open to educators, artists and scholars.
How: By application.
When to apply: Applications close 31 March and 31 October each year.
Contact:
Association of Colleges of Education in New Zealand (ACENZ)
P.O. Box 10-298
Wellington
Ph: (04) 472 7162
Fax: 472 9562
Email: nzjep@acenz.ac.nz
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13.24
ART PARK

Spring Sketchings at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary

Aspiring artists will have an inspiring setting and tuition this Saturday (18 September) at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary’s first-ever art day called “Spring Sketchings”.

The event, part of the city’s Spring Festival, is open to anyone interested in creating art in the unique urban sanctuary, says Sanctuary Marketing Co-ordinator Geraldine Hulls.

“Some of Wellington’s leading artists will run short workshops for children and adults throughout the day at various locations around the Sanctuary. It’s a chance for Wellingtonians and visitors to learn from professionals, express their creativity and meet others who like to dabble with paint, pencil and other media.”
Tutors offering workshops include Island Bay printmaker and painter John Drawbridge, Mt Victoria painter and sculptor Claire Jennings, and scenic artist Mark Hill, who paints backdrops, murals and film sets. There will also be hands-on activities for children such as rubbings.

“The event is an excellent opportunity for people to see world-renowned artists like John Drawbridge, who has produced some of this country’s best known public murals, such as those in the Beehive, National Archives and the National Library.”
Spring Sketchings follows on from a successful creative writing day held earlier this year at the Sanctuary. Participants in this Saturday’s event can submit their artworks into a competition for judging with prizes donated by businesses and organisations like Eco-store, The Learning Connexion and Ace Education.
There is no charge to take part in the event, apart from the normal admission fees for the Sanctuary. “The event will reinforce the value of the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary in our community as a place of learning, discovery and expression.”

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13.25
PROVINCIAL GALLERY ON HORIZON

Wellington to get new art gallery from $1.5 million bequest…

A bequest to the city of Wellington of more than $1.5 million by the estate of importer and art collector Russell Hancock will be used to establish a new art gallery, Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast said today.
Mr Hancock, who died in 1994 aged 90, and his wife Kathleen, who died in July, also aged 90, were long-standing supporters of Wellington's literary and arts community, she said in a statement. Although much of Mr Hancock's art collection was burnt in a fire five years ago, the remainder -- which includes some important works of New Zealand art and paintings acquired since -- are part of the bequest.
Ms Prendergast said the Hancocks had expressed a wish the bequest be used to establish or maintain a municipal arts venue and the estate's works would be permanently displayed alongside a significant city collection that for various reasons could not be easily exhibited.

The bequest was a "magnificent gesture that will further enhance Wellington's reputation as a city that appreciates and promotes the arts", she said.

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13.26
WORD FROM BATS

Dear BATS peeps

Fiona Truelove rewrites myth from the perspective of a New Zealand-born Tongan-Irish woman in Leaving the Underworld, a new solo premiering at BATS Theatre tonight. Check it out!

BOOK NOW for any performance simply reply to this email with your name, number of tickets and date you wish to attend. We will reply to confirm your booking and you can pay when you come to the show.

Coming up next at BATS - Albert Speer starring Paul McLachlan.

Leaving the Underworld
Season: Wednesday 15 - Saturday 25 September (no show Sunday)
Time: 7pm
Tickets: $15 full $12 concession

'Leaving the Underworld' is a devised performance exploring identity in New Zealand¹s immigrant culture, and draws on the talents of its creator and performer Truelove, award-winning choreographer Louise Potiki-Bryant, well-known actor/director Nancy Brunning, and Naked Samoan Jerome Leota.

Truelove hopes to take Pacific Island theatre into a new direction, saying ³it was important for me to go back pre-colonisation and explore storytelling in a way my ancestors might have. People can come to think myths aren¹t relevant to their lives, subsequently I don¹t know what my culture is so I have to write modern-day myths to find out who I am.²

Truelove believes that it is this very water that appears to divide us that actually draws us all together. ³New Zealanders are all Pacific Islanders, we are a Pacific Island nation and need to define our own stories.²

BATS Theatre
1 Kent Terrace
bats@bats.co.nz
bookings 802 4175
office 802 4176
www.bats.co.nz

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Where are you in Wellington’s ethnic and global mix?
Are you skilled in art or craft – traditional or contemporary?
We invite you to show us your work, and your cultural world.

CrossOver
art connecting our colourful capital
March 2005
is a multicultural exhibition of Wellington’s visual treasures. Wherever you come from, we want to showcase your work and inspire our city’s creative future.

Want to know more? Contact Lucy Moore or Nadia Fawzi at Wellington City Council on 801 3963, 027 221 3791 or lucy.moore@wcc.govt.nz

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13.28
YOUNG AT ART

Island Bay Community Centre Presents
Art for Youth
Art Exhibition

Opening Night:
Date: 8th October 2004 at 5:30pm

Running Saturday and Sunday 9th and 10th
10:00 am till 2:00pm

With Guest Speaker: Iain Watt

Venue: Island Bay Community Centre
137 The Parade
Island Bay Ph: 04 383 7464
Email: ibcc@actrix.co.nz

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13.29
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AT CITY GALLERY

BEING ME
5 to 7 year olds
Monday 20 September & Wednesday 22 September, 10:30am – 1pm
Hey kids! New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout uses lots of different types of art to explore what it means to ‘be himself’. This includes photography and drawing as well as machine knitting, life size latex dummies and man-like monkeys. Come and see the amazing exhibition and explore your own identity in our art workshops, by creating badges and slogans and playing with portraiture photography. All you need to bring is……YOURSELF!

Bookings essential – contact Robyn Walker, email robyn.walker@wcc.govt.nz or phone ext 3987.

BEING ME
8 to 12 year olds
Tuesday 21 September, Thursday 23 September & Wednesday 29 September
In collaboration with Capital E and the Museum of City & Sea, the aforementioned Ronnie van Hout workshops will also be run as part of their full-day programme for 8 to 12 year olds.

Bookings essential - contact Morag Zaric at Capital E, email morag@cape.org.nz or phone 913 3723.

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13.30
UNDER THE MILKY WAY

Milky Way Bar: New Wellington Artists
18 September - 17 October 2004
Michael Hirschfeld Gallery, City Gallery
Open 10am to 5pm every day. Free Entry.

'Milky Way Bar' is the third new Wellington artist show at City Gallery Wellington's Michael Hirschfeld Gallery. Titled after Bill Manhire's 1991 poem 'Milky Way Bar', the exhibition brings together eight fresh and dynamic young artists who "live at the edge of the universe/like everybody else."
Featuring work by Marina Cains, Ryan Chadfield, Daniel du Bern, Regan Gentry, Kim Paton, Gregory Sharp, Marnie Slater and Louise Tulett, 'Milky Way Bar' highlights the present moment: it's about what these artists are making, thinking and communicating now.
Recently, the Wellington arts scene has entered a boom phase, with new exhibition spaces opening up, new arts projects being initiated, and new artists constantly emerging, fuelled in part by the establishment of the School of Fine Arts at Massey University's Wellington campus. 'Milky Way Bar' gives audiences an insight into how young artists are making their way in this rapidly expanding world.

Marnie Slater's work evokes the tension felt by young artists when they are torn between wanting to be discovered and wanting to hide in the shadows. Slater has created a mini mountain with a step ladder and a white satin flag with the word 'NOW' embroidered on it. Will you seize the day by climbing up and snatching the flag, Slater asks, or will you be stuck at the bottom, doubting your ability to face up to the challenge?

Regan Gentry also explores the idea of being a new artist trying to break into the art world. In 2003 Gentry began his 'Foot in the Door' project by sending hundreds of letters to public and commercial art galleries and art-related institutions asking if he could install a one foot ruler or piece of measuring tape in their entrance way. Enterprising and audacious, the project literally enables Gentry to get a foot in the door at a range of institutions. At the 'Milky Way Bar' opening, Gentry will insert a foot of measuring tape into the Michael Hirschfeld Gallery's roller door, marking his entry into another gallery space, another scalp in his exhibiting history.

'Martian Invaders in the Twilight Arcade' Thursday 30 September 2004 at 5.30pm Join the artists in 'Milky Way Bar' and Michael Hirschfeld Gallery curator Sarah Farrar for an informal floortalk in the gallery. Free entry, all welcome.

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13.31
THE POETRY BUG

Wellington’S 2nd annual International Poetry Festival will take place from October 7 to 11, and the programme is almost complete.

The literary festivities open with a free 6:30pm launch event and readings at Porirua’s Pataka Museum, which will include a dozen writers from as far as India, Sweden and Estonia. The following day, look for the poetry of the Americas to fill Te Papa’s Marae, and Kiwi poetry to be in the spotlight at City Gallery. Consult the complete schedule on the festival website:
www.poetryfestival.org.nz or contact Ron Riddell and Saray Torres for more information: poetfest@paradise.net.nz

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13.31
MAJOR PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

Expressions of Interest have been called for the design of the NZ Memorial in London. Prime Minister Helen Clark recently announced that design concepts are being sought from creative people who wish to be involved with the New Zealand Memorial project in Hyde Park, London.

"Plans for the memorial were announced in July 2003, and funding of $3 million over two years for its construction was announced in this year's budget. Now the government is initiating the process of selecting a design for this important memorial," said Helen Clark.

"Artists, architects, landscape architects and designers who would like to be considered are invited to register their interest with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

The memorial will commemorate the strong relationship New Zealand has with Britain, and the sacrifice made by New Zealanders who fought side by side with the British in times of war.

The memorial will provide a focus for future London ceremonies, such as those marking ANZAC Day and other anniversaries important for New Zealand. It is to be sited at Hyde Park Corner, near the memorials established by other Commonwealth countries.

"The design approved by the government, following recommendations from the selection panel, will be compatible with the other structures of Hyde Park Corner. It will have a timeless appeal, and will capture something of the distinctiveness of New Zealand," Helen Clark said.

Those eligible to register an expression of interest are New Zealand residents or New Zealanders living overseas.

Background Note: Expressions of interest should be with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on 1 October 2004. The brief for the project can be obtained from the Ministry's website, www.mch.govt.nz, by phoning on (04) 499 4229, or by email to info@mch.govt.nz.

A shortlist of designers will be compiled by 22 October 2004, and selected designers will be asked to provide proposals by 3 December 2004. A final design will be chosen by an expert panel, and approved by the government, by early February 2005. Construction will commence in time for the memorial to be unveiled on 11 November 2005. It will be sited diagonally opposite the Australia Memorial in Hyde Park, on the large circle of land which houses the Wellington Arch.

Get going…

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13.32
STILL LOOKING FOR MIGHTY KONG?

http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml

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13.33
THE NO.8 WIRE: PAST AND PRESENT

Archives of the No. 8 Wire are on-line at
www.arts.blogspot.com

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13.34
CONTACT THE NO.8 WIRE

Send comments, questions, requests, etc
to
Eric Vaughn Holowacz
Community Arts Co-ordinator
Wellington City Council / Wellington Arts Centre
P. O. Box 2199
Wellington, New Zealand
Arts@wcc.govt.nz

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13.35
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12.02
OPEN DAY FOR BALLET

DANZ invites you to an open day at the Royal New Zealand Ballet studios: 10am to 2pm on Saturday, September 18. Stop by the Westpac St James Theatre in Courtenay Place and inspect the behind-the-scenes action, including costumes, dance rehearsals, and a side glance at the upcoming opera production, Carmen. The open day is free, but by guided tour only. Call DANZ on 801-9885 for details.

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12.03
WHAT WHAT

An installation by Thomas Bayrle, with students from Massey University’s Fine Arts programme, will be unleashed at The Dowse Museum in Lower Hutt. The show, called Cupcup, opens with a September 17 reception and runs through mid-November. Bayrle deals with issues such as mass production, the madness of crowds, and the standardisation of culture. He is the 2004 artist in residence at Massey University. For details on Cupcup, call the Dowse on 570-6500.

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12.04
NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF CELLULOID

Check out the rock and roll on this great site
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/
which features your on-line source for great film, video, and media arts events
http://events.filmarchive.org.nz/
and a wee bit about Wellington’s own little filmic axis mundi
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/viewing/mediaplex.html
It rocks.

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12.05
COLD BOXING DAY

ICE: A public installation by Maxe Fisher hits Wellington Waterfront (near Barnett Street). Wellington’s Artbox Trust has installed it’s latest commission, which appears as an ever-melting solid state, comprised of both hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Here’s how it can, and has been described…

With ICE, Maxe Fisher has chosen to place a 1m3 ton of ice along the waterfront where fishing launches used to land their catch. It situates the work within the history of the fishing industry in Wellington while expressing a state of being in-between.

ICE references the constant invisible presence of the vapour state of water since Fisher’s arrival in Wellington, which moistens the condition of all things. The cubic metre of ice is constructed from the collected waters of her dehumidifier which are then frozen as a cultural symbol of her origins. The transitory nature of the ice signifies the disappearance of the meaning of place and draws attention to the mutation of memory through the transformation of the cube of ice as it slowly dissolves.

The apparent solidity and transparency of this cube inverses the sense of the transparent acrylic Art Box, which is in fact, empty. It is only walls. Intentional to this project is the inversion and deconstruction of the seemingly solid geometry of the Art Box into an object that is seemingly a mass, yet, is not. The cube as a form or container derived from minimalism reflects the concept of a cube as a space for art. Integral to the work is the performative element of the installation and conclusion of a single ton of ice through the temporal element of its natural and gradual transition from ice to water and vapour. As the cube gradually melts and reaches an appropriate dimension and weight, it will be pushed and shifted into the harbour waters, a place to arrival and departure, of coming and going.

ICE is a continuation of Maxe Fisher’s investigations in to the cube as a form of artistic expression. AU, a recent installation of a reflective industrial-gold glass cube in a public space in Montreal, referenced the gold mining history along the Cadillac Fault in eastern Canada. Maxe Fisher has exhibited throughout Quebec and Ontario and holds an MFA from Concordia University, Montreal, She currently lectures at Victoria University School of Design in Wellington.

Details and images will be updated at www.artbox.org.nz/ice.htm

For further information please contact: Katharine Allard, The Art Box Project Trust, email: artbox@artbox.org.nz or phone: 0211848741

Artists interested in submitting a proposal for a future Artbox project, or those who just want to learn more, should have a gander at www.artbox.org.nz

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12.06
HOT SAUCE WITH THAT?

Wellington’s next Salsadrome is scheduled for Friday 24th September, while October 8th will bring the Salsadrome Showcase in a suitcase Cuban Styles dance party. Both events will be at Wellington Performing Arts centre, 36 Vivian Street, from 7:30 till late.....
 
And, for those who want to get bitten by the Latin bug, Wellington’s famed Orquestra Salvaje will have the Botanic Gardens buzzing with a free afternoon concert (3:30-5:00pm) on  Saturday 18 September at the soundshell. Thousands of tulips will be swaying to the hot Latin beat, and you should be too. Come along for a little 'salsa fresca' in the fresh air!

It’s all here
http://www.salsadrome.co.nz

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12.07
LEAN, MEAN, GREEN, ELECTED AND WORN

Apocalypse now for Wearable Arts
Greens MP Mike Ward has entered this month's World of Wearable Arts (WOW) in Nelson, unleashing his message about the future of the environment.
Mr Ward's entry, 'Post-Apocalyptic Pacific Troubadour', was inspired by his vision of the planet after the battle for its resources had been fought.
"At some stage we'll be fighting it out for oil and water, consuming ourselves into oblivion," said Mr Ward, the Green Party's Arts and Culture spokesperson.
"The 'Troubadour', has survived the resource war and tells the tale of how it was won, in verse. It's a cross between Mad Max and a minstrel."
Mr Ward's entry consists of a suit with metal helmet, sunglasses, codpiece and flax cloak. The model will also hold a large staff, which incorporates a playable ukulele.
This year's WOW, held September 10-12, is the festival's last time in Nelson. From 2005, it will be held in Wellington. Mr Ward doubts Wellington can produce the vibrant festival atmosphere that Nelson does.
"If you go down to Nelson you can't miss it, everybody will be talking about it - it transforms the city," he said.
"Wellington has lots of events so you'll easily be able to ignore it. Wearable Arts may simply disappear into the capital crowd."
This will be his fourth entry in the enormously successful festival. In 2001, he won the 'Man Unleashed' section with a huge tailed creation, titled 'Sir Edmonds', a pun on Edmonds Baking Powder's slogan 'Sure to rise', which symbolises man's ability to rise to the occasion.
He says he doesn't know of any other MPs in New Zealand entering WOW.
"Most artists aren't stupid enough to go into politics," he said.
World of Wearable Arts festival Begins 8pm, September 10

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12.08
DRAMATIC RUSSIAN

The Government Inspector: Pride, deception, lust, and a large helping of mistaken identity all appear in humorous abundance in Drama Christi's latest adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector. A lowly traveller from Moscow stops in a small nameless town where corruption and bribery are rampant. A severe case of mistaken identity leads the townspeople to indulge the new stranger with confessions, favours and bribes, but where does it all end? Waged $10, Unwaged & Student $6

Performance Dates/Times
Friday September 10th 8pm
Saturday September 11th 4pm
Sunday September 12th 4pm
Thursday September 16th 8pm
Friday September 17th 8pm
Saturday September 18th 4pm
Sunday September 19th 4pm
To reserve a seat please phone 475-9562.  Drama Christi Studio is located at 75 Taranaki St, Wellington.

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12.09
SHUTTERBUG

Wellington Photographic Society has several upcoming meetings that might be of interest to camera users in town. The Monday, September 27 gathering will include a half dozen photographers with work in the Photographic Society NZ Honours Exhibition. Wayne Hoise will also present and lecture on his recent in-camera double and triple exposure images. October 12 brings James Gilberd from Wellington’s Photospace, who will be selecting images fro the WPS Annual Exhibition in November. Both events will begin at 7:30pm in the Arts Centre (Oriental Bay Rotunda). To get involved, or learn more, call 232-8367 or 803-3565.

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12.10
THE LITERARY BUG

The Wellington-based International Institute of Modern Letters has announced its September and October events, and you are invited. The literary readings are free, and include…

17 September
My Real Life and My False Steps: Julian Novitz & Kate Duignan (Stout Research Centre, Victoria University)

24 September
The (Un)fortunate Singer: Rachel Bush (Stout Research Centre)

1 October
New Voices: Scriptwriting Showcase (City Gallery)

Part One: Chris Bennett, Geoffrey Clendon, Mandy Hager, Vanessa Rhodes, Bianca Zander

8 October
New Voices: Scriptwriting Showcase (City Gallery)

Part Two: Marian Evans, Wiremu Grace, Megan Ritchie, Matthew Saville, Donna Wright

Want details? Send a well-crafted letter to modernletters@vuw.ac.nz or ring up the IIML on 463 6854.

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12.11
THE SINGING BUG

Wellington World Choir, conducted by Bert van Dijk, has started rehearsals again, and is looking for a few good voices. Upcoming repertoire will include an exciting collection of polyphonic songs from around the world, each capturing a unique mood and rhythm.
 
Singing is an essential part of the experience of life, that fulfils our need for self expression and belonging. Bert van Dijk encourages in this choir a way of singing from comes from the soles of our feet, allowing the voice to blend in with the ensemble without loosing its unique individual quality.
 
The Choir is open to anyone who can hold a tune and enjoys singing with others! Please, spread the word and come and enjoy this uplifting experience!
 
General practice (open to anyone who can hold a tune)
Dates: Tuesday evenings: Sept 7 - Dec 14 (no session on Sept 28) from 6:30pm to 7:45pm. Cost is $75.00 for 14 sessions. Venue is Catholic Church, 173 Clyde St., Island Bay (from Sept 21 practice will be at St Hilda's Church, 311 The Parade, Island Bay)

Performance group (open to confident singers participated in at least 10 practices previously)
Dates: Tuesday evenings: Sept 7 - Dec 14 (no session on Sept 28) from 7:45pm to 9:15pm. Cost is $75.00 for 14 sessions. Venue is Catholic Church, 173 Clyde St., Island Bay (from Sept 21 practice will be at St Hilda's Church, 311 The Parade, Island Bay)
 
Interested? Get in touch with Bert at bertvd@clear.net.nz

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12.12
THE POETRY BUG

Wellington’S 2nd annual International Poetry Festival will take place from October 7 to 11, and the programme is coming together this very minute.

The literary festivities open with a free 6:30pm launch event and readings at Porirua’s Pataka Museum, which will include a dozen writers from as far as India, Sweden and Estonia. The following day, look for the poetry of the Americas to fill Te Papa’s Marae, and Kiwi poetry to be in the spotlight at City Gallery. Consult the complete schedule on the festival website:
www.poetryfestival.org.nz or contact Ron Riddell and Saray Torres for more information: poetfest@paradise.net.nz

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12.13
SPEAKING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY

The New Zealand Centre for Photography would like to remind you that Janet Bayly, curator of Songs of Innocence(Photographs of a New Zealand Childhood by John Pascoe) is giving a floor-talk at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea, Queens Wharf. She will shed light on the exhibition at 1pm on Sunday, October 10. The exhibition closes that same day, so don’t miss this free finale lecture.

For more on the New Zealand Centre for Photography, call 915-1507 or 021-718-941, send email to centrephot@clear.net.nz or consult the website: http://nzcp.wellington.net.nz

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12.14
GRANTS, GET YOUR GRANTS

Artists, organisations, and creative efforts looking for funding should consult the Wellington City Council’s grants programmes. Guidelines and forms are available at the following website
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/grants/index.html
Check out the Creative Communities scheme and the Arts & Culture grants, and call 385-1929 for help.
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12.15
SAM SAYS: PHOENIX RISING

Howdy,

soooooo....in the last couple of weeks we have got back in to recording our second album and all things going to plan it should in the can by October, just in time for us to go on tour with Cassette as part of the Low Hum Rolling Thunder Revue.

But in the mean time we are heading to Auckland this weekend for a couple of gigs....

Saturday the 11th of September at The K'Road Ballroom with Voom and Disasteradio. Hoorah!

and Sunday the 12th of September at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe in Leigh...very good spot! I highly recommend coming out to Leigh for the afternoon. enjoy some time at the beach and then roll in to the sawmill for a tasty pizza and an early show from old phoenix. We will playing at about 8pm and doing a diverse set. They have a grand piano!

Then on Friday the 17th of September we are back in Wellington to play with David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights. David is on tour to promote his fantastic new album Frozen Orange.

....in further news, we are doing a live at Helens this Friday for National Radio. Oh my golly we got nominated for best album at the Tui's (the NZ Music Awards).....we'll be off to Oz in November, expect a new single 'Hitchcock' in the coming weeks and make sure you vote at the local body elections!

cheers
the family phoenix
Samuel Flynn Scott
The Phoenix Foundation
04 8025922

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12.16
FROM THE THEATRE WORLD: RUSHING TO BATS

Get your dose of choice dance at BATS this week with Sacha Copland's latest work Rush Hour opening tonight and Massif, from Shack and Paddock tomorrow - both shows run till Saturday.

And if you haven't been down to BATS lately come and have a drink in The Pit and check out our spunky new foyer! Next week we have the much anticipated Leaving the Underworld by Fiona Truelove, not to be missed...

BOOK NOW - To book for any performance simply reply to this email with your name, number of tickets and date you wish to attend. We will reply to confirm your booking and you can pay when you come to the show.

Rush Hour
Season: Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 September
Time: 7pm
Tickets: $15 full/$10 concession

RUSH HOUR is a finely tuned dance show with power steering and a tank full of gas. Explosive physicality and athletic flair are utilised to tell urban stories of heartbreak intermingled with the common struggle to get the bills paid, the letters in the post, a warrant for the car, a change of address and find the keys........on time! Choreographer Sacha Copland creates another feisty dance work, exploring ordinary themes with extraordinary physicality following on from her sell-out season of 'Espresso' and 'The Platinum Connection', a theatrical collaboration. RUSH HOUR accelerates through an eclectic soundtrack with sound design by Alexis Copland and songs performed live by actor Jean Copland in a familiar collaboration. Lighting design by the award winning Jennifer Lal. The all female cast of RUSH HOUR will stop traffic!

Massif
Season: Wednesday 8 - Saturday 11 September
Time: 9pm
Tickets: $14 full/$10 concession

MASSIF is dance theatre inspired by the intrepid madness of those who climb mountains. A band of foolhardy mountaineers attempt the summit. They will climb, fall, crawl and trek their way through absurdity and altitude on a mission to the beginning of an end. Devised from experiences by mountaineers (some we have met & some we haven¹t) and sustained by freeze-dried staging reheated in snowmelt, they expose their extremities to an icy Wellington winter. They will traverse crevasses and laugh at peril with the sickly wheezing of the oxygen deprived. They will skid on scree. They may yodel. Getting to the top is climbing a mountain, getting back down is climbing yourself. Part spoof, part dance, part theatre, the show includes acrobatics, rope gymnastics and imaginative and evocative lighting design, and a soundtrack inspired by true life adventures, in a goat shed somewhere in the Swiss Alps. Brought to you by Shack and Paddock -  Angelina Sbroma and Deanna Waters.


BATS Theatre
1 Kent Terrace
Wellington, Aotearoa
bats@bats.co.nz
bookings 802 4175
www.bats.co.nz

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12.17
CLASSICAL COLLISION

Elena ‘s Cultural Symphony will take over the Michael Fowler Centre on 1 October 2004.

Elena’s Cultural Symphony combines the classical music of NGC Wellington Sinfonia Orchestra with traditional and contemporary Maori Performance. A vibrant and dynamic concert with new compositions and arrangements that tell of Elena’s vision and life.

It tells the story of classically trained Maori violinist, Elena, and her desire to transcend the cultural divide between western and Maori music.

Told in Te reo Maori (with English subtitles) some of the objectives of this concert are:
· To introduce classical music to Maori in an innovative and interesting way
· To introduce Maori waiata and haka to mainstream music listeners
· To showcase the versatility of classical music
· To combine Kapa Haka and classical music in a way which has broad appeal
· To sustain and support Maori culture in a changing and demanding environment.

The show combines the talents of the following groups and individuals in a stunning, one night only experience:

Elena , NGC Wellington Sinfonia Orchestra, Gareth Farr, April Neho, Howie Rimu McGuire, Whitireia Performing Arts, Strike. Tim Whitta (Composer and Strike member), and Professor Timoti Karetu (poet) create the concert centrepiece “1840 Waitangi Overture”. World premier “ Te Arikinui”- Homage to the Maori Queen. Stunning arrangements by Gareth Farr of a child’s fantasy pieces. and much much more!!

Elena’s Cultural Symphony
Friday 1st October 2004 at 7pm
Michael Fowler Centre Wellington
A res $60.00, B res $45.00, C res $25.00, Fam $50.00
Bookings through Ticketek

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12.18
THAT’S ONE MAJOR PUBLIC ART COMMISSION

Expressions of Interest have been called for the design of the NZ Memorial in London. Prime Minister Helen Clark recently announced that design concepts are being sought from creative people who wish to be involved with the New Zealand Memorial project in Hyde Park, London.

"Plans for the memorial were announced in July 2003, and funding of $3 million over two years for its construction was announced in this year's budget. Now the government is initiating the process of selecting a design for this important memorial," said Helen Clark.

"Artists, architects, landscape architects and designers who would like to be considered are invited to register their interest with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

The memorial will commemorate the strong relationship New Zealand has with Britain, and the sacrifice made by New Zealanders who fought side by side with the British in times of war.

The memorial will provide a focus for future London ceremonies, such as those marking ANZAC Day and other anniversaries important for New Zealand. It is to be sited at Hyde Park Corner, near the memorials established by other Commonwealth countries.

"The design approved by the government, following recommendations from the selection panel, will be compatible with the other structures of Hyde Park Corner. It will have a timeless appeal, and will capture something of the distinctiveness of New Zealand," Helen Clark said.

Those eligible to register an expression of interest are New Zealand residents or New Zealanders living overseas.

Background Note: Expressions of interest should be with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on 1 October 2004. The brief for the project can be obtained from the Ministry's website, www.mch.govt.nz, by phoning on (04) 499 4229, or by email to info@mch.govt.nz.

A shortlist of designers will be compiled by 22 October 2004, and selected designers will be asked to provide proposals by 3 December 2004. A final design will be chosen by an expert panel, and approved by the government, by early February 2005. Construction will commence in time for the memorial to be unveiled on 11 November 2005. It will be sited diagonally opposite the Australia Memorial in Hyde Park, on the large circle of land which houses the Wellington Arch.

Get going…

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12.19
DIRTY LITTLE FEET

Angels With Dirty Feet, a dance-theatre work by Raewyn Hill, kicks of at Downstage Theatre.

Raewyn Hill’s work has a stunning aesthetic containing thought-provoking images that are at once beautiful, disturbing and utterly absorbing. Angels with Dirty Feet is a powerful and moving piece that peers into the world of drug addiction.
In this new work Hill continues to explore the merging of spoken text with the raw physicality of dance. And for the first time Soapbox Production dancers are joined on stage by some of New Zealand's finest young actors.
Last year, Downstage hosted the beautiful and evocative White, also by this leading contemporary choreographer. This year Hill continues to push the boundaries of genre and in doing so creates a new work with a uniquely New Zealand voice.

Tickets are $15-35, and can be booked through Downstage Theatre on 04 801 6946. Performance Dates are 10 to 18 September; with the following curtain times: Mon - Tues at 6.30pm, and Wed – Sat at 8pm

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12.20
MEAT ME AT HAPPY

Meatwaters 04 bursts into Happy at 8pm tonight (September 10). The show features…

The Nether Dawn : One of the manifestations of Antony Milton Ascension Band

Specially formed for Meatwaters, the Ascension Band brings together a number of Wellington's creative artists to see what they can come up with all together at once. Based on the premise that John Coltrane's late works have inspired players from all disciplines, with and without jazz training.

Divided we stand, united we...? Members include Dave Edwards, San Shimla (The Winter, The Circus Machine), Antony Milton (Claypipe, Swagger Jack, the Pseudoarcana label), Sam Stephens, Nigel Patterson (Flower Orphans, Dirty Republic, Scherzanduo) and more tbc.

Ming is silly.
No Ming is not.
Huh?
And then…

Saturday 11th September at 8pm, Meatwaters 04 continues with…

Kin Rahmane

"Mostly inactive in the worlds of performance and publication lately due to having spent the last 3 years composing what I would hasten to call my first major work and 'magnum-opus' - the Nada Brahma project. The work as it currently stands consists of explorations in mid-east & asian folk musics, low brow neo-classical plagiarism, pseudo occultistism, fake-jazz improv, musique concrete disco, algerian pop, southern rap and other forms of extended musical commentary. Upon completion of this project I plan to actively promote its release and distribution through the appropriate channels - e.g.: not in edition of 5 on a low quality media format and thus disabling the chance of random public-sector members taking an interest in the project and its message."

What does it all mean? Send answers to

Happy
underground
cnr Vivian and Tory Streets
Wellington
Longwhitecloudland
384 1965
and be sure to focus on
www.happy.net.nz

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12.21
ARABIC VOICE IN TRANSLATION
 
Wellington-based Iraqi poet Basim Furat has just published his first book in English in NZ. The book, out now from publisher, HeadworX, has been edited by poet Mark Pirie.
 
Basim's book has been acclaimed by the important Arabic poet, Saadi Yousef, who writes that: "In Here and There Basim Furat has found his untrodden path to the outstanding panorama of exiled Iraqi poetry."
 
The book was launched at the City Council chamber on Wednesday, and more information is available at http://headworx.eyesis.co.nz
  
The poet, Basim Furat, can be contacted on (04) 3864026 or basimfurat@hotmail.com

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12.22
MAKING THEATRE

are you interested in theatre ?
are you at Secondary School (or aged 13 – 18) ?
are you looking for something to do over the holidays ?

MAKING THEATRE is a 40 hr workshop run by Penni Bousfield during the 2 weeks of the upcoming school holidays. The workshop will lead to a short performance on the evening of Friday, October 1. Workshop participants will create a theatre piece based on a contemporary story. Experience isn’t necessary – but commitment is!

PENNI BOUSFIELD has directed Summer Shakespeare productions in Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown and has a long association with SGCNZ (Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ) as an assessor and tutor. She has toured nationally in the music and comedy show Exposed, worked as a professional musician, tutored university drama and directed a number of NZ plays. Penni is currently studying for the Master of Theatre Arts degree at Toi Whakaari and Victoria University.

COURSE COST IS: $35 PER PERSON, and places are limited to 12.

TO APPLY: Send a letter saying why you would like to take part in this workshop. Include your age, address and phone number. Applications must be received by noon on Monday, September 13. Send to: Penni Bousfield, c/- Toi Whakaari, PO Box 7146, Wellington South. For further information, call 385-7991.

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12.23
LOOKING FOR MIGHTY KONG

http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml

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12.24
TARO KING
Hot off the plate from the 36th Auckland International Film festival, Vela Manusaute is ready to take ‘Taro King’ to the Theatre capital of New Zealand, Wellington.
TARO KING is a play set in a Supermarket in Otara, Auckland. We hear the struggle of a man called Filipo (Samoan born but was raised here in NZ), who cuts taro for a living, searches and dreams about the land of milk and honey that his father has promised him. The play is about an islander in South Auckland working for promises that will never come.
Taro King explores the relationships that are created when three different cultures clash within the same habitat. Filipo plays the pivotal role in this story of a son and breadwinner for the family. It is Filipo’s relationship with Raj (his fijian work mate) that opens the proverbial can of worms of culture and understanding within this play.
At a time when most things in the pacific are volatile to say the least, the coup in Fiji brings most of Filipo’s life to a crashing halt. Horrible consequences are set in the back room of a super market and both Indian and Samoan will face challenges to control their own destinies.
Taro King played to Auckland audiences at the maidment studio, where it opened to a full house! With out exception everyone was treated to one of New Zealands new talents. Writer and director, Vela Manusaute was soon the talk of the Auckland theatre. He had taken an untreated script and chose almost twenty unknown young actors and created a play that would capture and inspire audiences of all races.
“....I was deeply excited by the authenticity of the world and the voices that Vela was bringing to the stage...... His (Vela’s) work is deeply felt and brilliantly satirical at the same time...... It is a creative force driving us from the margins. Vela is one of those voices - a mouthpiece from South Auckland.” Christian Penny, Head of Directing, Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa New Zealand Drama School, 2004.
This time around, the cast is a more experienced set of actors together with a couple of the original main characters who have developed themselves even more since the original show in Auckland.
After extensive script development through Playmarket, Taro King will be staged at the BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Terrace, Wellington from October 20th to 23rd, 2004.
The Taro King is a story of the people who live in the lower end of the socio economic table. It will tell a tale of laughter, love and loss. Some people are born great, others have greatness thrust upon them. And so our story begins.

Look out for it…

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STILL AND QUIET

New Paintings by MICA STILL
Tally: a moment of Sanity
 
On view at Nui Espresso
September 13 –October 10 2004
101 Wakefield Street
Wellington

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PHOTOSPACE IS THE PLACE
 
You are warmly invited to the opening of two new exhibitions at Photospace gallery on Friday, 17th September, from 5pm to 7pm.
 
Jane Wilcox, Play/Childhood landscapes is two series of digitally-output colour prints in Room 1.
 
Tristan Tuckey, Photo Poetry is also digitally output work,  onto canvas and showing in Room 2.
 
Both exhibitions run until 11th October. See www.photospace.co.nz/expo086.htm  which also has links to both artists' websites.
 
Photospace has fresh copies of Handboek available at the going rate of $80.00. Don't buy elsewhere, buy here ... EFTPOS, Visa, Mastercard machine available.
 
Also, the next musical event at Photospace gallery is a tribute night, featuring Rick Jensen, Richard Whyte, and ZOMBIE PROM QUEEN (I'm as curious as you on this one). It's on September 11th (should be able to remember that date...) See www.photospace.co.nz/music.htm for details.

 
Photospace studio/gallery
1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place
Wellington, New Zealand
ph/fax: 64-4-382 9502
cell: 027 444 3899
Gallery hours: 10-4.30 Monday-Friday
11-3 Saturdays, closed public holidays
www.photospace.co.nz

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12.27
THE FOLK MUSIC BUG

The Wellington Regional Folk Festival will have hundreds of people pickin’ and grinning, from October 22nd to 25th.

This Labour weekend experience real people playing real music. It’s your chance to try something new – get out of town and relax in beautiful Moore’s Valley. Experience a blissful blend of many styles of music and dance. Slow down - chat, eat, drink and be merry, with old friends and new.
And this year is the 40th festival, so we'll be having some celebrations - and if anyone has got some photos from some of the early festivals I've set up an album under pictures so you can post 'em there. We'll be having sounds from back then at the festival - more soon.
The weekend includes: concerts by guest performers…jam sessions anytime, anywhere…music workshops…activities for children…homebrew session…join the choir…dance workshops…barndance…sunset ceremony…best of the region concert…craft and music village…massage…drums at the tepee…see a blacksmith at work…blackboard concerts…licensed café
There's plenty of camping space (and a few bunks if you book quickly) so you can stay the whole weekend but if you prefer then just visit by the day or the evening. Tell your friends about it and bring them along too. One important point - this is a private site and is booked by other groups before and after, so absolutely no admission before 3pm Friday and everyone must leave by 6pm Monday.

Flat pickers, moon shiners, mule skinners, fiddle players, and banjo swingers should check out

http://wellingtonfolkfestival.org.nz/

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12.28
OI, CAPOEIRSTAS

Don’t miss the Roda de Capoeira on 11 September from 11am to 2pm, at Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre in Newtown

The Brazilian Northeast comes to Aotearoa for this workshop on the dance/game/movements known as capoeira. Learn the story behind the artform, as well as the stories embodied in each game, and clap along with some of New Zealand’s best capoeiristas. Then jump into the Roda, and play the game for yourself.

For details, call 802-4666 or see www.capoeira.org.nz

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12.29
A SKETCH OF NATURE: Questions and Answers

Karori Wildlife Sanctuary will host Spring Sketchings on Saturday 18 September 2004…

Who’s it for? Anyone! Whether you’re an art expert or just a beginner, no matter what your age, you’re invited to take part.

What’s the objective?
· This event is forming part of the WCC Spring Festival calendar of events, which is taking part from 18 September-3 October.
· To bring visitors to the Sanctuary – new visitors and those returning (including members)
· To raise awareness of the Sanctuary
· To provide an inspiring setting for budding artists to put pencil or paintbrush to paper.

In March 2004 the Sanctuary held a similar event to this, Creative Writing Day, which involved writers holding workshops and readings within the Sanctuary. It was a glorious, fun, creative day.

What’s involved? Between 11am and 3pm, artists and professionals will lead a workshop in their particular area of interest. The tutor will impart helpful tips and perhaps even demonstrate the creative process and art-making approach. Workshops should take between 30-45 minutes, but this will be at the discretion of the artist.

The workshops will take place at various locations – at the entrance to the Sanctuary (where there are lawned areas), at the Keith Taylor Wetland – 10 minutes walk from the entrance and at Tui Terrace – 15 minutes walk from the entrance.

We also hope to have ‘artists at work’ between 11am and 3pm so passers by can view them, and the creative process, in action. Visitors and participants will be able to submit their art into a competition, with a winner selected in early October. Workshop leaders include artists John Drawbridge, Claire Jennings, Miranda Jackson, Fifi Colston, Mark Hill, Hayley Robertson, and Maree Limpus.

Do people pay to be involved? There is no additional charge – apart from gate entry ($7 adults, $3 children, $17 family).

What happens if the weather is bad? If the weather is raining or very windy we will cancel the event. This call will be made at 7:30am on the day.

Are the artists able to promote themselves? Absolutely! We are asking artists to donate their own time to this cause. Once we have a confirmed list of artists and workshops we will be communicating this to the general public via media releases. And we will be inviting media to attend on the day and take photographs for publishing. We will also take our own photographs and distribute to the media who didn’t attend after the event.

On the day, we encourage the artists to hand out flyers/collateral to those people who participate in their workshops. Or there is the opportunity to include a flyer in the art pack which we hope to give each visitor.

What can artists bring in? We hope that each artist will bring in their own materials that they’ll need for use during the workshops – however we may be able to get some materials sponsored.

The artist needs to be aware that the workshops will be held in open areas without rain or wind protection and on grass (if weather is adverse the event will be cancelled).

It is important that the materials used for the workshops are not harmful to the environment and won’t leave residue.

There will be people available on the day to ‘assist’ the artists with setting up, fetching drinks etc.

What is Karori Wildlife Sanctuary? We are a world-first urban sanctuary (250 hectares) surrounded by a predator-proof fence. Most mammal pests (except mice) have been removed and rare and endangered wildlife released – such as little spotted kiwi, saddleback (Karori Wildlife Sanctuary is the only place on NZ mainland where these two species reside), bellbird (was extinct in Wellington), tomtit, whitehead, kaka etc. Our vision is to restore the valley to its pre-human state so New Zealanders and international visitors can experience nature as it intended. We receive 45,000 visitors a year and have 5,000 membership units. We are a Charitable Trust so rely very much on visitors admissions, memberships, fundraising, sponsorships, appeals and other funding.

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12.30
OUT OF NOWHERE

The Great Ninja Charity Gala and Fun-in Death Fight 2004 will wreck havoc on Happy next Friday, September 17. Ninja-maniacs and puppet-masters will find music, games, wacky scenarios, and Uncle Stinky all in your face. The cover is a nice-smelling $6, so reserve the evening and let the Ninja Puppet Theatre works its sublime magic. Sublime?

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12.31
SPEAKING OF VOICE

Voice Instruction with Diane Radford, a ten-week course at Wellington Arts Centre, begins in late September. Sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings, September 29 to December 1, from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.

This workshop is for those who want to focus on voice skills in a performance context. Participants will experiment with success strategies behind stage performance and explore the secrets of performing arts. This will culminate in a structured group and/or solo performance at the end of term. Cost is $75 for the 5 weeks, or $60 for Passport to Leisure holders. Contact Diane on 385-2929 or diane.radford@xtra.co.nz for more information.

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Yoga, yoga, yoga

There are now three opportunities to explore your yogic self at the Wellington Arts Centre, beginning with the old favourite, Tuesday morning yoga with Anna Sandle. Wednesday morning brings an opportunity to realise Kundalini yoga, with Tamsyn Hunneywell, and Thursday evening is gaining momentum, with instructor Sue Fuller. To learn more about times and fees, call Anna on 384-7236, Tamsyn on 021-107-7244, or Sue on 021-123-9046.

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MINDING THE WRITTEN WORD

The Mind Inclined Writers Group has formed, and now meets regularly at the Wellington Arts Centre. The group seeks writers who are interested in, or follow the traditions of: Jack Kerouac, George Orwell, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Albert Camus, Farenheit 451, Ken Kesey, William S. Burroughs, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Catch 22, A Clockwork Orange, Alan Ginsberg, Herman Hesse, Kahil Gibran, Catcher in the Rye, Chuck Palanuik, Tolkein, High Fidelity, Generation X, Ursla LeGuin, Brave New World, The Snow Leopard, Irvine Welsh, Oscar Wilde, Dune, Lord of the flies, Walt Whitman, Neverness, Philip K. Dick, Edgar Alan Poe, H.G. Wells, Mikhail Bulgakov, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

The casual group meets monthly in the Oriental Bay Rotunda, and new members are always welcome. If you write and want to get together in Wellington, contact Paul on: paulpingpong@hotmail.com or ring him on 027-699-3744.

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12.34
THE JOYS OF SPRING

Wellington’s annual Spring Festival comes into full bloom this month with sculpture walks, a free concert by Orquestra Salvaje, glow worm tours, a day for poets, and much more. The fun ends with an October 3 picnic concert at the Botanic gardens, featuring Shaken Not Stirred, face-painting, stilt-walking, and the Kid Stuff theatre troupe. And, like the joys of Spring, most of the happenings are free. Pick up the colourful brochure at local libraries, cafes, and community centres, then plan to take a place among the crowd of tulips.

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12.35
SNIPERS ALL AROUND

Travelling through Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2001, director Kerryn Palmer was awed by the total devastation of the once beautiful city of Sarajevo.

“6 years after the end of the war, a volatile peace remains. The re-building of the city moves slowly but the people are extraordinary, they live life to the full, they laugh a lot and appreciate the little things in life,” said Kerryn.

Between 1992 and 1995 the cosmopolitan and multicultural city of Sarajevo was bombarded daily by rifle and mortar fire. Caught in a valley, the city’s inhabitants continued their daily lives amid random bursts of fire.

Each day civilians had to ‘run the sniper gauntlet’ in order to get water, food, fuel and medical supplies. No one was immune from the bombs and rifle fire, snipers sat on the surrounding hills and picked off civilians at will.

(sniper) explores life in Sarajevo during the siege, through lighting, live music, video and performance.

“Every day, people continued living ‘normal lives,’ not knowing each time they left the house, if they would ever return. It was the comprehension that people constantly had to negotiate their way though sniper fire, and cheat death, to do things that you and I take for granted, that touched me,” explains Kerryn Palmer.

(sniper) invites the audience to travel through the ‘streets of Sarajevo’ in an exploration of how life continues even under the harshest, most unimaginable conditions. Interactive theatre at its best.

This is theatre not for the faint hearted.

What: (sniper) is approximately 40 minutes long.
There are 2 shows a night, except for Mondays and Tuesdays
Where: Starlight Ballroom, 235 Willis Street, Wellington
When: 27thOct – 6 Nov 7pm & 8.30 pm ( 7pm Shows only on Mon and Tues)
Cost:$16,$12
Bookings: Book at BATS on 802-4175

Only 30 people are permitted in the audience at each showing, so bookings are essential.

(sniper)
Directed by Kerryn Palmer
Music by Jane Pierard
Lighting Designer Maia Whittet

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12.36
GARDEN OF PERFORMING ARTS

http://www.wpac.org.nz/casfset.html

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12.37
THE COSMOS ACCORDING TO BRENT

Attention all artists and creative kindred spirits of Wellington and beyond...
Opening this Tuesday!!

INNER CONSTELLATIONS
Bizarre Tales of Love, Loss & Astronomy... Starring BRENT HARPUR, CARTOONIST
Soundings Theatre, Te Papa (14-16 Sept)

Opening on Tues 14th September @ 8.30pm (doorsales from 7.30pm)

BRENT HARPUR, Wellington's very own Performance Cartoonist is proud to present a stageshow that has been nearly fourteen months in production.

Inner Constellations brings together (for the first time) a combination of Brent’s diverse skills, including live cartooning (he will create giant cartoon jigsaw pieces on stage, that will be for sale after the show), original (quirky) comedy and poetry, storytelling and some very bright and outrageous fashion accessories that you won't want to miss!! Brent is also joined by a cast of eclectic, colourful (handpicked) local performers, entertainers and musicians, including Celtic music (Jacky Tar), an aerial dance piece (Pipi – Ayesha Evans accompanied by Peter Daly on viola), an undiscovered 11 year old poet (Freya Daly Sadgrove), and the list goes on; there will be something in this cosmic variety show for everyone!! (see website for a complete breakdown of all of the guest stars!!)

A lot of Wellingtonians (and beyond) know Brent from his cartoons or caricatures. He promises his audiences (young and old alike and together) an insight into a lack of sight, and the strange way that a visually challenged cartoonist sees the world... (there will also be a multimedia component to the show by multimedia designer Raechel Harding)

Brent hopes to (eventually) take this show to wider audiences overseas, so
PLEASE come and see him at Te Papa before he takes on the globe's international stages & festivals...To Blindly Go Where No Cartoonist Has Gone Before!!

Tickets $25 (waged) $18 (unwaged) Doorsales from Te Papa from 7.30pm on Tues 14/Wed 15/Thur 16. Bookings also through Ticketek (Service fee will apply) at www.ticketek.co.nz or 384 3840.

"not from the stars do i my judgement pluck, and yet methinks i have astronomy." (william shakespeare)

It’s all at www.brentharpur.co.nz

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12.38
THE NO.8 WIRE: PAST AND PRESENT

Archives of the No. 8 Wire are on-line at
www.arts.blogspot.com

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CONTACT THE NO.8 WIRE

Send comments, questions, requests, etc
to
Eric Vaughn Holowacz
Community Arts Co-ordinator
Wellington City Council / Wellington Arts Centre
P. O. Box 2199
Wellington, New Zealand
Arts@wcc.govt.nz

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