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Auckland Arts Festival announces first major show for 2019

Monday, 27 August 2018, 10:05 am | Auckland Arts Festival

A breath-taking, widely-loved and fantastically fun contemporary interpretation of the opera masterpiece, Mozart's The Magic Flute will make its New Zealand debut in the Auckland Arts Festival in March. Since premiering in 2012, the brilliant and ... More >>

‘Dinner and a show’ goes next level at Auckland Arts Fest

Thursday, 22 February 2018, 10:26 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Not satisfied with just a huge ‘menu’ of events, productions, gigs and exhibitions, Auckland Arts Festival , in collaboration with a team of creative foodies, is transforming two well-known Auckland hot spots into innovative dining and socialising spaces this ... More >>

Drums of Fire Light up of Auckland

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 9:21 am | Auckland Arts Festival

In celebration of 2018 heralding the tenth Auckland Arts Festival, a special, free event will pulse through streets and alleyways of Auckland city in March. More >>

The Naked Samoans Do Magic

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 3:11 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

The treasured comedy troupe and incredible talent behind Bro’Town and Sione’s Wedding , The Naked Samoans, are joining forces with Auckland Arts Festival and the legendary creators of The White Guitar , The Conch, to present The Naked Samoans ... More >>

Extraordinary all-ages play about terrorism opens at AAF

Friday, 9 February 2018, 9:48 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Unforgettable play about terrorism – for people of all ages – shines brightly in Auckland Arts Festival programme More >>

Festival pulls out all the accessible stops

Thursday, 25 January 2018, 10:47 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Auckland Arts Festival 2018 has “pulled out all the stops” by providing accessible services for 15 of its events in March and offering positive experiences for people with access needs. More >>

Eru Dangerspiel Raises the Roof for Auckland Arts Festival

Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 11:17 am | Auckland Arts Festival

DATES: Thursday 8 March, 2018 LOCATION: Festival Playground, Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter Auckland Arts Festival will officially open its superb new Festival Playground at Silo Park and launch the 2018 programme with a huge night of psychedelic funk, ... More >>

AAF invites everyone to take a good, long look at themselves

Monday, 15 January 2018, 12:15 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

The mirror-gazing experience that has shot to the top of everyone’s must-do lists at Festivals around the globe is on its way to Auckland Arts Festival in March. More >>

R&B Superstar Daniel Caesar Coming to Auckland Arts Festival

Tuesday, 9 January 2018, 5:00 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

R&B Superstar Daniel Caesar Coming to Auckland Arts Festival in March DATE: Friday 16 March, 2018 LOCATION: Music Arena, Festival Playground, Silo Park Grammy Award-nominated R&B artist Daniel Caesar is coming to New Zealand for the first ... More >>

AAF presents Anika Moa’s CHOP, CHOP HIYAAA!

Monday, 8 January 2018, 12:34 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

Beloved NZ musician, wonderfully wicked wahine and celebrated child-whisperer Anika Moa will waiata her way across Auckland for the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival in March. More >>

Neil Finn: Out of Silence

Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:35 am | Auckland Arts Festival

On two glorious nights in March, Neil Finn, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) and a who’s who of special guests will perform an extraordinary Auckland Arts Festival concert. More >>

Jack Charles v the Crown

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 8:57 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Australian legend Uncle Jack Charles started life as a member of the Stolen Generation. He once said, “Plucked from my mother’s breast, I grew up absolutely ignorant of my Aboriginal heritage.” More >>

Feel Free to Nod Off During This Auckland Arts Festival Show

Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 12:00 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

Busy people with no time to see shows will be delighted to know that at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival in March there’s one event they can go to in their sleep. From audacious British composer Max Richter, Sleep is an eight-hour concert designed ... More >>

Fresh-Look Auckland Arts Festival in 2018

Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 8:18 am | Auckland Arts Festival

There’s a new music and events precinct, new locations, a new director and a new look for New Zealand’s biggest annual arts party, Auckland Arts Festival (AAF), in 2018. One thing, however, remains the same - a huge programme of ticketed and ... More >>

Vietnamese Circus, NZ Drama, Michael Parmenter & More

Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 9:41 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Auckland Arts Festival has announced further shows coming to Tāmaki Makaurau in March. More >>

Council Confirms Support for Annual Auckland Arts Festival

Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 1:00 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

Today, the Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee voted unanimously for the Auckland Arts Festival to remain an annual event. More >>

Auckland Arts Festival Unveils 2017 Line-up

Sunday, 6 November 2016, 10:02 pm | Auckland Arts Festival

2017 FESTIVAL OPENS 8-26 MARCH AT LOCATIONS ACROSS AUCKLAND From 8-26 March 2017 , the Auckland Arts Festival will once again envelop the city in creativity, beauty, light and sound, emotion, horror, comedy and dazzling brilliance. The 2017 programme ... More >>

Rufus Wainwright at Auckland Arts Festival

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 9:50 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Vocalist, composer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright is a consummate and audacious showman who has wooed thousands across the world. In a night of musical alchemy, the magnificent maestro celebrates his ‘main squeezes’ – opera and orchestra ... More >>

Demand for Tickets Swamps Auckland Arts Festival 2016

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 11:04 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Demand for Tickets Swamps Auckland Arts Festival 2016 Sold-out shows have seen Auckland Arts Festival put on additional dates for performances in its 2016 festival line-up. Last week Sufjan Stevens’ March Festival gig at The Civic sold out, with fans of ... More >>

Auckland Arts Festival 2016 Brings Opera Back to the Mercury

Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 11:39 am | Auckland Arts Festival

Following the closure of the Maidment Theatre, Auckland Arts Festival 2016 is pleased to announce the World Premiere Season of Brass Poppies will now take place at the glorious and much-loved Mercury Theatre. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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