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Newly unveiled Christchurch Arts Festival programme
Friday, 14 June 2019, 6:59 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
Newly unveiled Christchurch Arts Festival programme a carnival of delights celebrating Ōtautahi’s creativity Oversized puppets, vibrant digital street art, and some of Ōtautahi’s finest artists returning from across the globe will feature in the ... More >>
Christchurch Arts Festival’s New Dynamic Duo announced
Friday, 20 July 2018, 10:45 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
Christchurch Arts Festival Trust Board is very pleased to announce the appointment of new Artistic Director, Dr. George Parker and CEO, Clare Wilkinson. Together they will refine and implement a dynamic and fresh approach to Christchurch’s historic ... More >>
Christchurch Arts Festival Opens This Week
Monday, 28 August 2017, 12:35 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
Christchurch Arts Festival opens this week with more than 50 shows spread over 19 days and including the biggest international line-up seen in the city for many years. More >>
Going Wild with Christchurch Arts Festival 2017
Monday, 19 June 2017, 9:08 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
The full programme for the 2017 Christchurch Arts Festival has been released featuring 50 events spread across three weeks from 30 August to 17 September. More >>
Peter Garrett makes special appearance
Monday, 19 June 2017, 9:06 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
WORD Christchurch is pleased to announce Peter Garrett: Big Blue Sky, as part of its Shifting Points of View series held in association with Christchurch Arts Festival. More >>
First Shows Announced for Christchurch Arts Festival
Friday, 12 May 2017, 11:01 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
Hit show Hudson & Halls Live! will be part of the 2017 Christchurch Arts Festival and is one of a trio of shows announced today. More >>
Christchurch Arts Festival Finishes on High Note This Week
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 10:05 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
Final Festival Fling: Christchurch Arts Festival Finishes on High Note This Week It’s the final week for Christchurch Arts Festival – and there are still more fantastic shows to come. More >>
Bold New Musical Premieres in Christchurch Arts Festival
Friday, 7 August 2015, 9:46 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
Bold New Musical Premieres in Christchurch Arts Festival An imagined conversation between suffragist, activist and cyclist Kate Sheppard and her political adversary Richard ‘King Dick’ Seddon has become a bold new musical theatre piece combining ... More >>
Seeking Christchurch's Creative Children
Monday, 3 August 2015, 3:12 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
McConnell Dowell, in conjunction with the Christchurch Arts Festival has launched a competition to find out how creative Christchurch children can be. More >>
Full Programme Revealed for 2015 Christchurch Arts Festival
Friday, 12 June 2015, 9:43 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
The full programme for the 2015 Christchurch Arts Festival has been released featuring 50 events spread across four weeks from 27 August to 20 September. More >>
First Shows Announced for 2015 Christchurch Arts Festival
Friday, 1 May 2015, 9:40 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
The world’s first magic ‘supergroup’, New York’s leading cabaret performer, physical circus, a brand new musical theatre show based on suffragist Kate Sheppard, and a special installation for Cathedral Square are the first major shows to be announced ... More >>
World Premiere At Christchurch Arts Festival
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 11:46 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
Percussion, stunning audio-visual design and guest artists from around the world all come together for the world premiere of Between Zero and One at Christchurch Arts Festival this week. More >>
Great Opening Weekend for 2013 Christchurch Arts Festival
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 11:03 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
Great Opening Weekend for 2013 Christchurch Arts Festival A world premiere play and sold out performances of cabaret show CANTINA were highlights of the first weekend of the Christchurch Arts Festival. But, says director Philip Tremewan, there’s ... More >>
2013 Christchurch Arts Festival Opens This Week
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 3:59 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
Christchurch Arts Festival opens this week with a theatrical world premiere, a major exhibition on the impact of the earthquakes on people’s lives, a display of thousands of flags expressing the hopes and dreams of local children, plus sexy cabaret and ... More >>
Chch Arts Festival Project Brings Colour and Heart to City
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 10:30 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
A major visual arts project involving thousands of Canterbury schoolchildren will take place during this year’s Christchurch Arts Festival. More >>
Christchurch Arts Festival a success against the odds
Saturday, 8 October 2011, 12:47 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
Christchurch Arts Festival 2011 has been a resounding success with more than 27,000 tickets snapped up to shows, and more than 8000 students from 55 schools taking part in the schools programme of shows and workshops. More >>
Wellington Ukulele Orchestra To Play at Chch Arts Festival
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 5:10 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
The wildly popular Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra will play a one night only concert at Christchurch Arts Festival 2011. The ‘orchestra’ will perform on Sunday 18 September at the TelstraClear Club in the Events Village, Hagley Park. ... More >>
Best Of The Fringe Comes To Christchurch Festival
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 11:31 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
MEDIA RELEASE 20 / 07 / 09 The best Of The Fringe Comes To Christchurch Arts Festival More >>
Colour blooms in the WinterGarden
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 10:50 am | Christchurch Arts Festival
It’s the depths of winter. The urban landscape is at its bleakest. While crossing Cathedral Square a small sign of life catches your eye – just a couple of leaves – a small, innocuous vine clinging to the hard metallic surface of a lamppost. More >>
Raewyn Hill a definite “Keeper”
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 2:03 pm | Christchurch Arts Festival
A new work by Raewyn Hill, as part of the Christchurch Arts Festival Christchurch Arts Festival is proud to announce the premiere of celebrated choreographer Raewyn Hill’s new work, Finders Keepers, playing from the 23rd to the 26th of July 2009. More >>