Taranaki International Festival of the Arts
Photographs of Slava's Snowshow by: Pascalito Augie; and Veronique Vial
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| Country and Region | New Zealand — Taranaki |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Drama, Music |
| Location of Festival | New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Festival Address Information | Taranaki Arts |
| Festival Description | More than 250 international and New Zealand artists and performers are featured in the line-up. The programme of events promise something for everyone — theatre, contemporary music, fine music, choirs, literature, dance, visual arts, film, and there will be a cabaret and comedy programme in a stunning spiegeltent! |
| Festival Dates | July 23 - August 9, 2009 |
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Festival Events:
Programming 2009:
- Spiegeltent Salon Perdu
- The Spiegeltent Salon Perdu has arrived on the wharf in Auckland and we are just waiting on Customs clearance so that Hooker Pacific can transport it to Taranaki. Work will begin on the platform for the Spiegeltent Salon Perdu this Friday and the historic mirror tent will be erected from 6am next Monday 20 July. You’ll soon be able to step in to the Spiegeltent to enjoy shows and refreshments. In between shows the Spiegeltent Salon Perdu will be open to the public and will offer cafe and bar services, so make the most of the festival atmosphere and make a date to catch up with friends over a platter and drink in this historic mirror tent.
- TSB Showplace
- A wide variety of theartical and musical productions are on offer at the TSB Showplace and you can also enjoy delicious platters and refreshments before the shows.
- Comic-tragic multi-media
- If you are interested in multi-media productions, Instructions for Modern Living presents a comic-tragic multimedia collage of a time capsule of urban life in the samll hours of the night. Nocturnal suveillance footage creates an eerie, hypnotic atmosphere, setting the scene for some captivating tales of people who find it hard to sleep. Tickets $32 - $35 + service fee.
- The world’s most prolific art forger
- For lovers of art history, Pierre Brault’s Portrait of an Unidentified Man showcases Elmyr de Hory, arguably the most notorious, successful and prolific art forger of the 20th Century. Never fully recognised as an artist in his own right, and interminably frustrated by this, de Hory turned to painting in the style of his comtemporaries, including Matisee and Picasso, passing off the results as originals with astonishing success. The scale of hoax is transfixing and questions remain as to how many of de Hory’s fakes are still undetected in world-class museums.
Tickets $36 - $40 + service fee.
- For lovers of art history, Pierre Brault’s Portrait of an Unidentified Man showcases Elmyr de Hory, arguably the most notorious, successful and prolific art forger of the 20th Century. Never fully recognised as an artist in his own right, and interminably frustrated by this, de Hory turned to painting in the style of his comtemporaries, including Matisee and Picasso, passing off the results as originals with astonishing success. The scale of hoax is transfixing and questions remain as to how many of de Hory’s fakes are still undetected in world-class museums.
- Grey’s Anatomy meets Monty Python
- OOH Baby Baby’s mix of jaw-dropping physical theatre alongside over-the-top comedy offers hilarious theatre - think Grey’s Anatomy meets Monty Python! Encounters with patients who: are pathologically afraid to give birth; are struck by womb envy; been sprung by their biological clock or; are obsessed with the world’s falling sperm count, make for a funny, sexy saga of new life. Tickets $30 - $35 + service fee.
- Lunchtime and Twilight Series
- Traditional and contemporary classical music and Opera are on offer during the festival. You can order a lunch box with your tickets for the Lunchtime Series.
- The appearance of the Zukerman Chamber Players, featuring Pinchas Zukerman is sure to delight those who appreciate Zukerman’s genius and prodigious technique.
- Power of Words
- The Power of Words literary programme offers you the chance to interact with ten of New Zealand’s leading authors. These one hour sessions are always personal and insightful - step in to the Spiegeltent Salon Perdu to meet Lloyd Jones, Sam Hunt, Rebecca Priestley, Harry Ricketts, Hamish Keith, Laurence Fearnley, Paul Reynolds, Te Radar, Nicky Pellegrino and David Hill. David Hill will be launching his latest book at his session. Tickets $15 + service fee.
Full Programme details:
- Free festival programmes are available all over Taranaki from i-sites, cafes, and supporting businesses. High tickets sales have resulted in extra shows being added to an already packed arts festival program. For more information visit http://www.artsfest.co.nz
Featured performance 2009:
- Slava’s Snowshow
- August 1 - 8, 2009, TBS Showplace, New Plymouth
SLAVA’S Snowshow will transform The TSB Theatre in New Plymouth into a wintry wonderland of escapism, that will ooze the comfort and intrigue of old world charm. This highlight of the 2009 Taranaki International Festival of the Arts will transport you with its superb application of music, special effects and props. You will find yourself in a world of wonder surrounded by sparkling snowflakes and a blinding, heart-stopping snowstorm. Combining visual theatre, mechanics, art and music, Russian-born creator Slava Polunin achieves an overall theatrical effect that is undeniably spellbinding and the result of years of tweaking. For more information visit http://www.slavasnowshow.com
- August 1 - 8, 2009, TBS Showplace, New Plymouth
- Video of Slava’s Snowshow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE4GURNBoEM
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