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Luxembourg Gardens

28 Mar 2006
The floor is mostly de-nailed, the toilets are almost working, the electricity is practically on - so we're having a party! Luxembourg Gardens is here and we want to celebrate it with a bit of a…

The floor is mostly de-nailed, the toilets are almost working, the electricity is practically on - so we're having a party! Luxembourg Gardens is here and we want to celebrate it with a bit of a Ganza - all night entertainment from 7pm.

Luxembourg Gardens is a new performance venue in the heart of Auckland city. It operates as a centre of artistic residence for performing arts companies, run by and for those companies. The floor is mostly de-nailed, the toilets are almost working, the electricity is practically on - so we're having a party! Luxembourg Gardens is here and we want to celebrate it with a bit of a Ganza - all night entertainment from 7pm.

Luxembourg Gardens is a new performance venue in the heart of Auckland city. It operates as a centre of artistic residence for performing arts companies, run by and for those companies.You can find information on their site arthouseinc.blogspot.com about their public programmes, performances, workshops and how to become involved individually or as a company.

Check out the Opening Night Party details:

The Dominion Centenary Band
New Pacific Music Ensemble
Jo Smith - Stories told to me by Girls
Jackie Van Beek - standing it up
Diana & Martyn - Tango fantasmo
Vitamin S - musical Houdini's
Genevieve McLean - breaking out with it
Outlaw Creative - Terrain
Manimanima - Death-folk Banjo
Julian Dyne - spinning the disks of freedom
Alyx Duncan - short films in full colour
Mark Harvey - videorama
Julia Milsom - Scape
and more more more!

Bar provided by The Wine Cellar
Action starts right on 7pm
Five bucks on the door
Park on Tamaki Drive for free - Britomart is free after nine - Trains are cooler than cars

Located in the heart of Auckland City Britomart precinct, the centre offers resident companies public performance space, rehearsal and workshop space and business infrastructure.

Individual performing artists may also participate in various programmes at a number of levels. Arthouse invites sympathetic practitioners to become members or associate members which will entitle them to use of resources and facilities, as well as participating in workshops, forums and public events.

Public programmes will be regularly advertised, ranging from performances in the 80-110 seat theatre, to eduation focussed workshops and events.
Find out how you can become involved in Luxembourg Gardens.