The Auckland Festival 2009 (5-22 March) will be Auckland's fourth Arts Festival, a biennial event that has become a firmly established part of New Zealand's arts and cultural calendar. The Festival will again present outstanding work from the Pacific and New Zealand, including world premieres and international work never before seen in Australasia.
The Big Idea will be putting your questions to Auckland Festival Associate Director Mark Burlace. Email editor@thebigidea.co.nz with your questions to go into the draw to win a double pass to see The White Body. See entry details here.
Mark Burlace Bio
Mark Burlace started his training at Auckland's Maidment Theatre. During this period he worked alongside many New Zealand companies and became part of a management team that focussed on creating an environment supportive to incoming artists. Holidays were used to further experience by touring with local companies around New Zealand.The Auckland Festival 2009 (5-22 March) will be Auckland's fourth Arts Festival, a biennial event that has become a firmly established part of New Zealand's arts and cultural calendar. The Festival will again present outstanding work from the Pacific and New Zealand, including world premieres and international work never before seen in Australasia.
The Big Idea will be putting your questions to Auckland Festival Associate Director Mark Burlace. Email editor@thebigidea.co.nz with your questions to go into the draw to win a double pass to see The White Body. See entry details here.
Mark Burlace Bio
Mark Burlace started his training at Auckland's Maidment Theatre. During this period he worked alongside many New Zealand companies and became part of a management team that focussed on creating an environment supportive to incoming artists. Holidays were used to further experience by touring with local companies around New Zealand.In 1999 Mark moved to the United Kingdom to further expand his horizons working on large contracts in the West End, Cricket World Cup and the beginning of a long relationship with Assembly Theatre which is part of the Edinburgh Festival.
Between 1999 and 2007 Mark held the positions of Head Technician, Head of Lighting and the last three years as Technical Director for Assembly Theatre. Assembly set-up and ran ten theatres throughout Edinburgh managing up to 100 individual performances a day. Over this period Mark balanced the 4 month contract in Edinburgh with work in Auckland, Wellington and New York.
In 2002 he was based in New York as the North America Representative for Selecon New Zealand with the responsibility to spearhead the growth of a distribution network and build relationships with key designers throughout North America.
Since the inaugural Auckland Festival in 2003 he has held the position of Associate Director, responsible for Programme and Operations. This period has seen the Festival evolve into a major New Zealand festival which is continuing to expand with the next festival in March 2009.
1990 - 1992 Technical Trainee, Maidment Theatre, Auckland
1992 - 1994 Technician, Maidment Theatre, Auckland
1994 - 1999 Technical Director, Maidment Theatre, Auckland
1999 - 2001 Freelance in United Kingdom (West End, World Cup Cricket)
1999 - 2007 Assembly Theatre, Edinburgh Festival
2000 - 2004 New Zealand Festival, Wellington, 2000/2002/2004
2002 - 2003 New York City based Nth American Representative - Selecon NZ
2003 - 2009 Associate Director, Auckland Festival