http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Auckland Festival en-nz Copyright 2009 APN HOLDINGS NZ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:26 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=500839 Susanne Linke is 64, a pioneer of German dance theatre, an icon who has collected many accolades. The four solos presented in this New Zealand premiere range from Transfiguration , made in 1978; Bathtubbing , perhaps her most famous... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10563081&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200 The old warning about being careful what you wish for came true for me on Saturday night. Only a week ago I was encouraging people to use the Auckland Festival as the perfect way to get out and experience new entertainments. I... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10563010&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200 Back Story is a high energy devised work that takes the pulse of the city with improvisations around material that was collected by asking randomly selected citizens to provide a story for a play. It is an intriguing process that... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10562964&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200 If you have ever wondered why love and pain are so closely intertwined, Shakespeare offers an explanation with his radical re-working of the myth of Venus and Adonis . In the classical version the goddess of love seduces the mortal... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10562495&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200 The Auckland Festival wraps up this weekend, but has already achieved a higher box office than AK07. Director David Malacari said he was delighted to see Aucklanders attend local, international and obscure works in droves. "Attendances... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10562406&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200 THEATRE The tales of Hans Christian Andersen have enthralled people for years. Playwright Robert Lepage takes inspiration from the life of the writer to create The Andersen Project, a multi-dimensional show performed by Yves Jacques,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10562344&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200 On March 10 they danced in Hamilton, March 11 in Manukau, March 14 in Titirangi and on Sunday night it was Papakura. By the end of the month they will have visited Dargaville, Kerikeri, Whangarei for two nights, Wellsford, Thames,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10561977&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:07:23 +1200 Auckland Theatre Company's festival offering is a delightfully surreal fable based on Vivienne Plumb's award-winning short story about a timid middle-aged housewife whose life is transformed when she inexplicably starts sleep-talking... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-festival/news/article.cfm?c_id=500839&objectid=10561824&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +1200