Auckland Arts Festival 2013

THE FACTORY

New Zealand’s first ever Pacific musical, The Factory, is a vibrant, funk-fuelled and entirely unique exploration of the Samoan migrant experience. Get ready for music, song, story and dance that will rock your vaka.

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Theatre

6th - 11th March

Q theatre Rangatira

$39 - $49

RHINOCEROS IN LOVE

A flooded stage, a Chinese-pop soundtrack, Mandarin rhyming slang and online dating - Rhinoceros in Love leaves traditional Chinese theatre somewhere in its dust. Hailed as China’s most successful play of all time, get ready to be captivated by this arresting work.

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Theatre

8th - 12th March

Maidment Theatre

$48 - $65

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EN ROUTE

An expedition into the core of the city, tailor-made for you and unfolding all around you. en route is a warm-hearted, hand-crafted, rich, complex and roundly satisfying way for you to engage with your city and see it through new eyes.

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Theatre

6th - 24th March

Central Auckland

$34 - $39

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I (HEART) ALICE (HEART) I

A stirring piece of documentary-style theatre, by this bold new Irish company, tells the love story of two sexagenarian women, spotted kissing in a supermarket aisle.

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Theatre

7th - 11th March

Q theatre Loft

$53 - $58

FLY ME UP TO WHERE YOU ARE

What are the hopes and dreams of our children? What is their vision for our future? A work about aspiration, unity and a collective voice, Fly Me Up To Where You Are begins with Auckland’s children and culminates in the heart of our city in a riot of colour.

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Visual
Arts

6th - 24th March

Aotea Square

WHEN THE GODS CAME DOWN TO EARTH

A stunning video work at the crossroads of ancient myth-making and modern technologies created by filmmaker and artist Srinivas Krishna.

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Visual
Arts

6th - 24th March

Multiple Venues

THE CURRY BUNCH

Immaculately painted portraits by artist Bepen Bhana reimagine the much-loved characters of the iconic 1970s American sitcom The Brady Bunch, wearing Hindu bindis, tilaks and caste marks.

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Visual
Arts

8th - 24th March

Mangere Arts Centre

DESTROYED WORD

A monumental global project from renowned artist Santiago Sierra and two years in the making, Destroyed Word involved the construction of 10 giant letters across 10 nations, each built from a product economically vital to the country in which it was made.

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Visual
Arts

9th - 24th March

Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts

RULES OF NATURE

Beautifully ethereal, Rules of Nature is a mesmerising interactive installation blending imagery and sounds from traditional Chinese artforms with new-media technology.

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Visual
Arts

7th - 23rd March

Starkwhite

ISLANDERS

Texturally rich and profoundly beautiful, Islanders surveys the work of New Zealand sculptor Jo Torr, who explores cultural exchange through the lens of costume and textile history.

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Visual
Arts

9th - 23rd March

Objectspace

SOUNDS AOTEAROA

Get a blast of the best of indigenous Māori and Pacific music at New Zealand's only indigenous music expo. Journey into a Māori world of music and hear quality musicians who are inspired by our whenua, our ancestors, our Māori language and our rich culture and traditions.

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Music

10th - 11th March

Multiple Venues

$35 - $59