The Chosen Haram Produced by Turtle Key Arts Assistant Producer Vee Smith Lead Artist and Performer Sadiq Ali Performer Hauk Pattison Circus Movement Consultant Conor Neill Some productions defy description, and The Chosen Haram is one such show. It sits at the cusp of circus, clown, conventional theatre, and ritual and oscillates knowingly between realism. […]
Category: Religion
With Power Comes Responsibility – an intuitive response to the Israel Folau saga.
So Israel Folau is it again. Barely a year after his last homophobic outburst Folau has again hit Instagram with an appalling post anchored in his need to share his religious beliefs. ‘Christianity’ he calls it, but it’s as far from ‘love thy neighbour’ as I am from being an All Black. Why does he […]
GayNZ – PRIDE: Best of the Fest! ~ my tuppence worth …
PRIDE: BEST OF THE FEST With so much on – Fringe Festival, Pride, Summer Shakespeare, Arts Festival – it’s tricky to separate who from what and to remember what was Pride and what wasn’t. Regardless, it was a feast worth partaking in. I had four outstanding experiences during Pride, two were theatre works of exceptional […]
Mike Loader ‘Wanted Thoughts’ ~ a theatre review
Mike Loader ‘Wanted Thoughts’ Q Vault Auckland Fringe Festival Tuesday 24 February, 2015 to Saturday 28 February, 2015 at 8.45pm Mike Loader has the one quality comedian’s need – he’s truly funny. Much comedy requires critical mass and Loader’s is no different, the bigger the audience – within reason, I doubt stadium shows are an […]
A Different Conversation ~ a workshop where LGBTIQ families talk to Pentecostal & Evangelical Christians as part of Auckland Pride Festival
A Different Conversation Mal Green, organiser Paul Martin, Psychologist Maya Newell, film maker Fa’anana Efeso Collins, Pasifika leader Rev Ali’itasi Salesa, HOD Life and Faith, Wesley College The queer communities have a history of engagement in ‘different conversations’ and I’ve engaged in more than my share. This one is seriously different, however, because this […]
Romeo and Juliet ~ a theatre review
Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare Produced by Rita Stone for Young Auckland Shakespeare Company Directed by Paul Gittins and Calum Gittins Lighting design by Ruby Reihana Wilson At TAPAC 4 – 13 December, 2014 at 7.00pm Published at http://www.theatreview.org.nz It’s been quite a week. On Monday, the extraordinary Wintergarden at Auckland’s exotic, Indian-inspired Civic […]
The Tautai of Digital Winds ~ a theatre review
The Tautai of Digital Winds by Iaheto Ah Hi Produced by Kinetic Wayfinding Directed by Iaheto Ah Hi Co-directed by Leilani Clarke Music Director Tom Natoealofa Lead Choreographer Darren Taniue Additional Choreography Jaycee Tanuvasa Cultural Dance Advisor Jaydon Perez Videographer Candice Ama Mangere Arts Centre – Nga Tohu o Uenuku, Manaere Town Centre 5 – […]
Tuesdays With Morrie ~ a theatre review
Tuesdays With Morrie By Mitch Albom Produced by Adey Ramsel & Sharu Delilkan for Newmarket Stage Company Costume Design by Rowena Smith Directed and Designed by Adey Ramsel Lighting & Sound Design by Scott Thomas Factory Theatre, 7 Eden Street, Newmarket, Auckland Friday 06 June, 2014 to Saturday 21 June, 2014 (check media for times) […]
Pericles, Prince of Tyre ~ a theatre review
Pericles, Prince of Tyre By William Shakespeare Produced for AUSA Outdoor Shakespeare Trust by Sarah Burren Directed by Geoff Allen Set design by Geoff Allen Musical direction by Kay Shacklock Lighting design by Beren Allen Costume design by Troy Garton Fight choreography by Michael Hurst In the Old Arts Quad (behind the University of Auckland […]
Fascinating Graces ~ Authenticity as the New Casting Paradigm
Fascinating Graces ~ Authenticity as the New Casting Paradigm To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our […]
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