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New Zealand Fringe Festival - Latest News [Page 22]

Mystery Soup

Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 10:50 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A man walks into a lazy jazz bar, anything could happen next… Catch 22 Productions’ debut piece is directed by a dynamic duo from Victoria University. In just four nights from February 21st, they will attempt to… take over the world…and of course stun ... More >>

Like Someone In Love

Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 10:46 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Did he jump or just fall that night in Amsterdam? The controversial end to a life both brilliant and tragic is explored as Chet Baker is brought back to life on the Wellington stage this Fringe. More >>

Antigone’s Death

Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 10:43 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Antigone is DEAD. Witness her desperate demise and explore the will of the weak against the strong in this magical 60 minute nightmare. ‘Antigone’s Death’ is a fresh adaptation of Jean Anuilh’s ‘Antigone’, written and directed by Chilean Artist ... More >>

Brain Power

Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 10:41 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

You know that feeling you get when your EFTPOS declines? Or the one when the bus shoots past & sprays you with puddle water? Ever wondered what those feelings look like? From the award-winning writer of “Head of the House” and the award-winning ... More >>

Quixotic Parables

Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 10:33 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Women and Honour - Notes On Lying (Clare Luiten) and Make [It] Up (Alexa Wilson), with music from Charlotte Rose (Best Sound Score Tempo – Auckland Dance Festival). Two of New Zealand’s Choreographic Talents team up to bring you “Quixotic Parables” ... More >>

Cakes of the 20th Century

Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 10:28 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

This men only Fringe Visual Art show brings together more than 20 artists and musicians, united in their passion for recent history and quality chocolate sponge cake. More >>

Volcanoes are awesome!

Monday, 19 February 2007, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

What pisses off the Cat God (Sugarpaws) so much that it causes an eruption? -Why the hell is putting your legs over your head the safest form of protection from an eruption? -What attributes make the best sacrifice victim? -Could you be next? More >>

Dude... I’m A Unicorn and other short stories

Monday, 19 February 2007, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

“Derek is new here. Walking along the beach he finds a journal. It belongs to a Unicorn. Within its pages are the innermost thoughts, fears, and fantastical short stories written down by a teenage unicorn trying to find his place in a world not ... More >>

Bloody Heroes

Monday, 19 February 2007, 12:56 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Bloody Heroes is a play inspired by nursing stories and enemas. Nurse turned actor, Phillipa Bonnett wrote this play for Fringe 07 to celebrate the work of nurses. Phillipa believes nurses are truly privileged with the work they do. “Nurses are gifted ... More >>

Floating Fashion without the clothes

Monday, 19 February 2007, 12:51 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

It’s all about fashion but …in a very unique way on Sunday 18 February at Wellingtons’ waterfront. BodyFX is preparing the most extravagant fashion show ever, with models just wearing a g-string and a thin layer of paint. More >>

Interviews with the Universe

Monday, 19 February 2007, 12:45 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The original claymation stand up comedian brings his latest show to the Wellington fringe festival. Wellington comic legend Guy Capper bring his last interactive comedy show before heading off overseas. More >>

Mothtick

Monday, 19 February 2007, 12:40 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Dynamic, daring and dancing at it’s most dangerous. Submerge yourself in the world of Mothtick, where precarious dance routines fuse with live experiments in light and sound. More >>

Porcelain Grin

Friday, 16 February 2007, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The surreal world of our private verses public persona, the masks we wear… and the tooth fairy Porcelain Grin probes beyond the fake smiles. What lies just a scratch beneath the enamel? Luminescent social veneers are flossed to expose a decaying world ... More >>

Malice in Wonderland

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:52 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Vibrant, diverse Wellingtonian subcultures – punk to transgender, live music with DEKLINE, 55 models, 6 designers and a 90 minute fashion spectacular. Join MALICE on her journey and transformation in the Matrix of fashion. As MALICE travels to ... More >>

The Rock Show

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:49 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Featuring collaborations by Michael Hawkins with Wellington band the Resistance and Gabby O'Connor with the students from Island Bay School, special guests and the Wellington Art Centre Community. More >>

The Triumphant Return – Suitcase Circus IV

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:44 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Following a triumphant medal-winning success at the recent global circus Olympiad, Women’s Circus Aotearoa are thrilled to showcase their exuberant award-winning acts in this year’s Fringe festival. More >>

Steampunk Folktronica

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:35 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Steampunk Folktronica takes an alternative look at events in New Zealand history from the 1860s through to the Great War, using multimedia and live music. Steampunk Folktronica is a new work that actively engages with the culture of 21st century ... More >>

Skulduggery

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:33 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

THE MOST LOW-FI, NON-SENSICAL, SUPERFICIAL POST-MODERN PASTICHE YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS. The performance installation exhibition SKULDUGGERY is an event that features in the Fringe Festival 07 Visual Arts programme, and takes place on the 16th and ... More >>

Songs on the Fringe

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:29 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Songs on the Fringe gives budding singers and songwriter composers the chance to be an integral part of the 2007 Fringe Festival. During the Festival on Thursday nights the Bluenote Bar hosts singers and songwriters (18 years and older) interested ... More >>

Arch Enemies and Other Close Acquaintances

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:27 am | New Zealand Fringe Festival

New York – the place of infinite possibilities and very often impossibilities and a place to collect stories that have to be told. Stories that most people would expect to find at the movies or in the imagination. Arch Enemies and Other Close Acquaintances ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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