MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM NZ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

NOBEL PRIZE-WINNER AND JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL FELLOW JOSEPH STIGLITZ

Joseph Stiglitz, former Chairman of Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist of the World Bank, writes about matters as essential and diverse as globalisation, climate change, the Iraq war and the economic roadmap for China.

Professor Stiglitz is a prominent critic of globalisation and the market fundamentalism of key institutions including the IMF and the World Bank, and has expansively explored these issues in his books Globalization and Its Discontents and Making Globalization Work.
This is a unique opportunity to hear one of the world’s leading public intellectuals discuss issues of critical importance for us all.

Professor Stiglitz's pic from the Wikipedia website.

Professor Stiglitz headlines Writers and Readers Week which will run in Wellington from

11-16 March 2008, presenting an inspiring programme of pre-eminent writers from across the world.

Professor Stiglitz’s participation is assisted through the John F Kennedy Memorial Fellowship Fund, established by the New Zealand Government in 1963 for the purpose of bringing eminent Americans to New Zealand and administered by Fulbright New Zealand.

BOOK OF LONGING

Book of Longing is the long awaited new concert work from legendary composer Philip Glass; a musical celebration of the provocative and playful poetry of internationally celebrated poet and singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen, this performance will be an Australasian premiere.
The work sets poems from Leonard Cohen's book of the same name to music. Featuring a quartet of singers and a seven–piece instrumental ensemble drawn from indie rock, classical, and new-music circles, the rich, warm score incorporates 22 poems, spoken word and imagery that touch on love, humour and the provocative musings that ascribe to Cohen’s superstar status.

These world-class events are part of a diverse and entertaining 2008 NZ International Arts Festival programme of music, performance, literature and visual arts, which will be launched on 1 November and staged from 22 February to 16 March 2008 in Wellington.

For more on Writers and Readers Week contact:

Anne O'Brien

Writers and Readers Manager

New Zealand International Arts Festival Wellington, New Zealand

Ph: 64 4 473 0149 Fx: 64 4 471 1164 Mb: 64 21 135 6821

Preview the 2008 Festival programme on http://www.nzfestival.co.nz/

Next Festival: 22 February-16 March 2008