Events for
Tuesday 8th March
La Odisea
A rich, enchanting retelling of Homer’s Odyssey passionately rendered with live music and flair by Bolivia’s Teatro de los Andes… more info The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church
Award-winning comedian and storyteller Daniel Kitson relates the sad and funny story of Gregory Church, his life and his deferred death… more info Gregory Maqoma: Beautiful Me
South African dancer and choreographer Gregory Maqoma performs a mesmerizing solo piece, blending Michael Jackson’s moonwalk, Indian kathak and Afro-fusion… more info Who Are You?
A new dance piece directed by Neil Ieremia, Who Are You? features a company of exciting new performers - UrbanYOUTHMovement... more info Timeless
The music of Tarquino Merula and Philip Glass are juxtaposed in this performance from the virutoso baroque ensemble… more info Vietnamese Water Puppets
The enchanting ancient art of Vietnamese water puppetry comes to New Zealand for the first time... more info Smoke & Mirrors
A vaudevillian tap dancer, twisted chanteuse, sublime aerialist, death defying acrobats, an ooh-ahh magician – and the odd white rabbit… more info The Ziggy Stardust Meets Tiny Tim Songbook
Creating a unique style that blends drag and performance art, Taylor Mac sings Ziggy Stardust whilst playing a ukelele like Tiny Tim… more info Héctor Zamora
White Noise: A unique project in three parts by Sao Paulo-based artist Héctor Zamora… more info Jim Allen: Contact 2011
Jim Allen's seminal 1974 work Contact will be restaged, with performances each Saturday of Auckland Arts Festival… more info Alicia Frankovich / Laresa Kosloff / Ruth Proctor
Using objects, film and the printed image, Frankovich, Kosloff and Proctor explore ideas of movement and the performing body... more info Viewfinder
Viewfinder will project a survey of moving image works into Auckland’s public space 24 hours a day, seven days a week… more info Nuds
Acclaimed British artist Sarah Lucas exhibits her compelling new sculptural works... more info Look, Here
Auckland artist Finn Ferrier invites us to connect to the little acknowledged fabric of the city…. more info Daniel Crooks
Daniel Crooks develops a new work for Auckland public space exploring time and motion... more info Ngā Hau E Whā - The Four Winds
Leilani Kake's powerful new work challenges cultural taboos around nudity... more info Video Life
Ko Nakajima and Kentaro Taki offer a fascinating view of the historical and contemporary faces of Japanese video art. more info Upstream Midstream Downstream
John Malcolm and CLUI offer a sobering view of the Petroleum Industry… more info Fly-Tower: Performance Design Installation
FLY-TOWER showcases New Zealand innovation in the field of performance design… more info Incompatible Elements
Using video projection, soundscape and photographic imagery Incompatible Elements creates an immersive experience… more info Pūrākau
Leading artists from NZ, Cuba and Mexico exchange indigenous myths and legends through poster design… more info Nollywood
Pieter Hugo recreates the stereotypical characters from Nigeria’s Nollywood films, casually posed and stunningly photographed… more info The Heart of Everything
Fourteen artists and two distinct painting practices from Far North Queensland point to the intimate connection between people and land... more info Richard Parker: Master of Craft
Richard Parker's substantial influence on the New Zealand ceramic tradition is revealed in this exemplary exhibition. more info In Conversation
Enrich your Festival experience every weekday from 12.30pm – 1.30pm in the Pacific Crystal Palace Spiegeltent, Festival Garden Aotea Square. more info Master Classes and Workshops
Master classes and workshops - some free, some with an associated cost - offer participants the chance to learn from some of the bold and visionary artists performing at Auckland Arts Festival. more info Lautten Compagney Residency at The University of Auckland’s School of Music
During the Festival, Lautten Compagney in residence at The University of Auckland’s School of Music, offers a range of master classes free of charge, including workshops exploring specific instruments and emphasising historically informed playing techniques and stylistics.
more info Free Festival Garden Grooves: TV3 Garden Stage
The TV3 Garden Stage hosts a free daily music programme in the Festival Garden in Aotea Square, from 5pm on weeknights and 2pm on weekends. more info