Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Licence needed for work use Learn More
 

New Zealand Fringe Festival - Latest News [Page 3]

Lines from the Nile: Weddings and Wars in Aro Valley

Monday, 10 February 2014, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A 170 year old English piano has been the inspiration for Lines from the Nile in the 2014 Wellington Fringe Festival. The Broadwood piano has been a resident of Aro Valley through several generations and is currently housed in the home of Douglas ... More >>

kNOw Hope - Amorangi

Monday, 10 February 2014, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

French-based music ian Amorangi, who hails from the North Island’s East Coast, returns to New Zealand this summer for a rare tour, including performances at the Wellington Fringe Festival. More >>

Jezebel of Jazz

Monday, 10 February 2014, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

She Was Known as the “Keith Richards” of Jazz Music. So Why Have You Never Heard of Anita O’Day? More >>

Break Up [We Need To Talk]

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

There’s no easy way to do this… six hours of desperation, negotiation, devastation and emotional blackmail. More >>

Composer Sends Fringe to Sleep with Sloth Symphony

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Multi-media production and musical sensory experience A Symphony of Sloths premieres in the New Zealand Fringe Festival 2014. Taking its inspirations from slow-moving animal the Sloth, Composer and Director Marika Pratley will challenge common perceptions ... More >>

Art Anarchy Collective

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

https://www.facebook.com/artanarchycollective?ref=hl https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hutt-Valley-Community-Arts/187495488046725 More >>

Between The Lines

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A group of local performers are putting themselves on the line this summer in a show for the 2014 Fringe Festival. Between the Lines features a giant Hill’s Hoist, the iconic washing line found in the backyard of many NZ homes. A mixture of circus ... More >>

Fountain Life Guard Service

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

DOES YOUR TOWN HAVE A FOUNTAIN? IF SO, YOU NEED The Fountain Life Guard Service (FLaGS) Brought to you this summer by THE PUBLIC SERVICE More >>

'How to Universe' premieres in Wellington

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A duo dubbed “The Flight of the Conchords of Juggling” has joined forces with one of the country’s most talented young aerial artists’ to produce a captivating and unique debut performance for Wellington Fringe 2014. More >>

Street Shibari

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Watch a person be transformed into an aerial work of art with a few simple lengths of rope. Inspired by Tokyo’s kinky nightlife, Street Shibari presents a unique take on Japanese rope bondage. It’s like busking . . . but with rope! More >>

The Way We Fall

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Following a sell out Auckland season, The Way We Fall will inhabit the magnificent Museum of Wellington City & Sea, for 3 nights only as part of the 2014 NZ Fringe Festival. More >>

The ‘I’ Test

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Muted Crane Productions presents The ‘I’ Test , a new dance theatre work exploring the idea of perspective gained… like every new lens prescription, each experience clarifies our sight. More >>

Frame of Mind

Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

The Ariel Middlemiss Dance Collective in association with the Fringe invites you come and explore the palette of emotions through the medium of dance. More >>

Do you want to share a secret? 'Stranger' by Geraldine Quinn

Thursday, 30 January 2014, 1:39 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

For her 2013 show 'Stranger', Geraldine Quinn created an anonymous soundscape of little things we leave unsaid - apologies for a long broken vase, admitting to a crush you have, telling someone who will never hear exactly what you think of that ... More >>

Playing Nicely: New work tackles rise in Child Anxiety

Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Rates of diagnosed mental illness in children have doubled in the past five years, and now two local dancers are bringing the issue out of the closet and onto the stage. In an effort to raise awareness and do their bit to make families affected by childhood ... More >>

eye

Friday, 17 January 2014, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

eye is Luke Hanna’s debut choreographic work, which will premier at the Wellington Fringe Festival in February 2014. Luke and his sister, Fran Olds, form the Brothers and Sisters Collective. They will team up with sound artist Jason Wright to explore ... More >>

Demigod/half-Human: Award-Winning, “Must-See” Choreography

Friday, 17 January 2014, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

A haunting, revealing and provocative new choreography about temptation, transformation and human desire. More >>

What is This, Woman’s Hour?

Thursday, 16 January 2014, 1:56 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

“What is This, Woman’s Hour?” is an eclectic sketch comedy show about women, men and the absurdities of everyday life. Don’t miss you chance to catch this sassy female comedy collective in action. Best Comedy in Dunedin Fringe 2013. More >>

The Kincaid Weekender (Cinema in Decline)

Thursday, 16 January 2014, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Start each weekend of the Fringe in the company of the Pleasant White Men from the sleepy hamlet of Kincaid! Cock an ear to this comfy, old-fashioned radio show from Jonny Potts (Let Us Reappraise Famous Men). More >>

Jimmy James Eaton and Jason Geary: Sketch-ual Healing

Thursday, 16 January 2014, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Fringe Festival

Award-winning stand up comedians and improvisors Jason Geary and Jimmy James Eaton are joining forces to split the sides of this year’s Festival with Sketch-ual Healing. Rapid fire voices, characters and quips, you’ll be quoting for weeks. ****1/2 Stars ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.