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WRITERS ON STAGE, ON FILM AND ON
SONG
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High entertainment day and night
awaits you at this year's Festival! The
New Yorker's music critic, Alex Ross takes to the stage; Nancy Brunning directs a talented cast
celebrating the life of Māori writer Rowley Habib; Australian writer
and actor Emma Mary Hall reflects our sound-bite
driven lives; self-confessed Judy Garland obessive, Susie Boyt brings the grande dame to
life, right down to her ruby slippers; internationally acclaimed
actress Lisa Dwan delivers a performance
lecture on Samuel Beckett; jazz doyenne Linn Lorkin takes us into her life
onstage; our best slam poets perform as do many of our finest
songwriters - Nadia Reid, Lawrence Arabia and Moana Maniapoto. Such a depth of
talent!
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IT'S ALL ABOUT JUDY GARLAND
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For
Judy Garland fans, self-confessed Garland obsessive Susie Boyt brings us as close as we’ll
ever get to the grande dame herself. Join Boyt as she takes to the
stage layering biography, autobiography, hero worship and
sequin-studded self-help in the name of Judy Garland. Boyt's book
was praised by Ali Smith who says "this wonderfully clever book flings its arms out in a rainy
street like a wonderful diva. Brava.” There will even be Judy’s
own hat and shoes for you to try on, and of course there will be a pair
of ruby slippers! My Judy Garland Life is for
anyone who has ever wished upon a star.
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NANCY BRUNNING, RAWIRI PARATENE
AND FRIENDS
ON STAGE!
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LISA DWAN
The last time
she performed Beckett, celebrated Irish actress Lisa Dwan strapped herself to a piece
of wood, delivering the monologue Not
I in a record-breaking nine minutes. Rehearsing at home for
the piece, which toured the world to sell-out audiences, Dwan strapped
her head to the banisters and suffered a couple of herniated discs and
a temporary loss of vision. While she won't be doing that in
Auckland(!), it demonstrates the lengths she will go to. Dwan will
treat us to a performance lecture, interweaving
stories of Beckett with prose and poetry in Beckett Uncut: Lisa Dwan.
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LINN LORKIN
"..she
writes cool, elegant songs with brilliantly tangled rhymes and dizzying
musical twists...Lorkin is a national treasure" - William Dart, NZ Listener. In a
readers' poll conducted by the same magazine, Linn Lorkin's Family at the Beach
which features in Hey,
Piano Bar Lady! was voted Best Kiwi Summer Song. Join
Lorkin in story and song as she
recounts her years in 1980’s New York, and her progress from a
dilapidated bar to the swanky heights of Park Avenue. Linn Lorkin is a
globally recognised jazz maven. Hey, Piano Bar Lady!
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NADIA REID, MOANA MANIAPOTO AND
LAWRENCE
ARABIA ARE ON SONG
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Moana Maniapoto is one of Aotearoa's
most powerful musicians. Celebrated around the world, her stellar 30+
years career has earned her a place in the New Zealand Music Hall of
Fame. Her songs are frequently vessels for political and cultural
messages and her voice is sublime. See her in On Song: Moana Maniapoto.
Nadia Reid has been called NZ's
Joni Mitchell and has toured the world to wide acclaim, her music
is rich, soulful and complex. Nominated for a raft of top NZ music
awards, Reid is on a major upward trajectory and we are thrilled
to host her at this year's Festival. On Song: Nadia Reid.
Lawrence
Arabia has collaborated with Bic Runga and Neil
Finn, written songs for Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi's film What We Do In The Shadows,
and this year he has embarked on 2018
Singles Club Project, releasing one single every month. His 1960's
inspired indie pop has a wide audience and he's performing at the
Festival, On Song: Lawrence Arabia.
Our On Song series will be hosted by the fabulous Tama Waipara, come early, and get a front seat, our festival
spiegeltent bar will be open from 6:00pm.
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WE MAY HAVE
TO CHOOSE
“Farting breaks the ice. Ice caps are good places for
Japanese butoh dancing. Dancing fills your body with happy
chemicals. Chemicals are destroying the oceans. The Arctic is not a
safe place to visit. The polar bears are angry with you...” Australian
writer and actor Emma Mary Hall mesmerisingly lists 621
of her own opinions to provoke us to reflect on how we engage with
information, and to think more critically in the social media world
which saturates us daily. This award-winning solo piece will
be performed three times across the Festival week. We May Have to Choose. The
Saturday evening show has already sold out - so be quick!
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ALEX ROSS
& STROMA
As music
critic for The New
Yorker, Alex Ross sets the bar worldwide. His
passion for music in all forms, from high classical to post-modern, is
infectious. His most widely celebrated book The Rest is Noise: Listening
to the Twentieth Century, is a landmark history of music.
Join Ross for The Rest is Noise or hear about
his latest book on composer Richard Wagner in On Wagner. Ross will also
join mezzo-soprano Bianca Andrew and pre-eminent modern music
ensemble, STROMA as they present a very special musical tasting session
featuring work by Ravel, Bartók, Stravinsky and, modernist master,
Schoenberg. Presented in partnership with Chamber Music New
Zealand.
Alex Ross & STROMA
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Returning
for another extravaganza of spoken-word performance is Best of the
Best, showcasing Aotearoa’s poets, in league with international guests. Te Karere Scarborough hosts an
evening with John Carr and Jessie Fenton (both winners of
Poetry Idol), Daren Kamali (founder of the
South Auckland Poets Collective), Vanessa Crofskey (winner of The
University of Auckland and Auckland Regional poetry slams), and the Dilworth School Team (winners of
the 2017 inter-high school spoken-word poetry slam). Among those
joining the local line-up are the novelist and poet Alex Wheatle (UK), and the
renowned performance poet and artist Sonya Renee Taylor (US).
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This
year's Auckland Art Gallery Series comprises
six films each featuring a celebrated local or international writer.
Take yourself into the worlds of Maurice
Sendak, Margaret Mahy, Amos Oz, Hone Tuwhare and the celebrated
feminist publishing house,
Virago Press. The Margaret Attwood film has now
sold out.
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WITH THANKS TO OUR MAJOR FESTIVAL
PARTNERS:
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