Auckland Festival 2009 (5-22 March) is 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, with a programme of more than 200 arts and entertainment events.
The Big Idea will update this Auckland Festival Feature with stories and interviews from performers and the people behind the scenes. Keep coming back for more!Auckland Festival 2009 (5-22 March) is 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, with a programme of more than 200 arts and entertainment events.
The Big Idea will update this Auckland Festival Feature with stories and interviews from performers and the people behind the scenes. Keep coming back for more!
Auckland Festival Associate Director Mark Burlace
Auckland Festival Associate Director Mark Burlace answered questions from The Big Idea members about selecting works for the festival, cultivating activity in Auckland's arts community and the role the creative industries (and events such as AK09) have to play in improving the region's economy and New Zealand's global competitive advantage.
Choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant
Taonga choreographer Louise Potiki Bryant answered questions from The Big Idea members about Maori contemporary dance and the Atamira Dance Collective, belonging to the land, cultural change, what remains a taonga (treasure) and being inspired by stories from her whanau, hapu and iwi.
Q&As with Red Square performers
The Red Square is a multi-venue hub based in the Aotea Centre precinct.
Stage set for Auckland Festival 2009
Auckland's inaugural Fringe Festival
More information
For the full Auckland Festival programme visit www.aucklandfestival.co.nz
Image: The Arrival
February 2009