Tāmaki Makaurau comes alive this summer with nine of the most spectacular street performers from around the world during Auckland Anniversary Weekend from 28 – 31 January for the 22nd annual Auckland International Buskers Festival 2022. Over four full days, these vibrant performers will take to the streets to showcase their astounding skills including energetic displays of fire breathing, balancing acts, acrobatic, rola bola, comedy, cyr wheel and so much more.
Read MoreAuckland Pride is proud to confirm its 2022 programme which boasts 90 arts events - the largest number of arts offerings in the Festival's ten-year history and making up half of the Festival’s Programme filled with more than 180 phenomenal events. The expansive programme for the 2022 Auckland Pride Festival is held under the umbrella of Ki Te Whai-Ao - to the glimmer of dawn, honouring the 50th anniversary of Pride in Aotearoa.
Read MoreThe return to live theatre this summer is all about the outdoor experience with Shoreside Theatre bringing back Takapuna’s favourite summer tradition: Auckland Shakespeare in the Park 2022. Following a sell-out 25th Anniversary Season in 2021, the Bard returns to the Shore as The Merchant of Venice and The Two Gentlemen of Verona play in repertory at The PumpHouse Theatre’s Outdoor Amphitheatre from 22 January - 19 February, with tickets now on sale.
Read MoreIn January 2022 twenty young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, former refugee, migrant and local, will have an opportunity to work with five inspiring artists over two intensive weeks, to explore what it is they wish to say about the world, what concerns them, gives joy and how they view their future. The performance of their creation, VOICES will open to a public performance on January 22 and 23 at Corban Estate Arts Centre, Henderson.
Read MoreBack for its seventh year the annual samesame but different LGBTQI+ Writers and Readers Festival returns in 2022 with a five-day programme that boasts an incredible collection of novelists, activists, journalists, essayists, playwrights and poets. The festival plays from 16 –20 February at the Ellen Melville Centre, Studio One Toi Tū and online.
Read MoreThe first release of events in the Auckland Pride Festival 2022 programme is now live, celebrating inclusivity, community, and a rich history as Pride marks a landmark 50 years in Tāmaki Makaurau. With a line-up of bold and dynamic contributions, there’s something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month of February.
Read MoreSharpen your stilettos, dust off your pearls, and gather your friends of Dorothy – Auckland Live celebrates Pride month with a jaw-dropping, showstopping, thought-provoking programme running throughout February 2022. In partnership with Auckland Pride, the rainbow will shine brightly over Auckland Town Hall, The Civic’s Wintergarden and Aotea Square as we honour 50 years of Pride with musical delights, drag divas and the best party of the year. Everything is on offer for a fully inclusive and oh-so-fabulous Pride month at Auckland Live.
Read MoreAuckland Live kicks off its annual free summer programme with Christmas activations in Aotea Square, perfect for a family day out in the central city.
Read MoreSilo Theatre is proud to announce its 2022 programme, marking a triumphant 25 years in the performing arts industry of Aotearoa. Silo’s legacy of offering audiences the very best in cutting-edge writing and performance in contemporary theatre is celebrated with four works setting the stage for vibrant, necessary and provocative conversations.
Read MoreTe Uru is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Portage Ceramic Awards with Teresa Peters being named as the Premier Award Winner for her clay collection ECHOES. Two Merit Awards were also presented; to Fiona Jack for Rahu Bottles and Andrea du Chatenier for Softfall.
Read MoreThe New Zealand Comedy Trust is proud to announce that their new partnership with Discovery’s Three has landed funding from NZ On Air to produce four televised comedy events during the 2022 NZ International Comedy Festival.
Read MoreCelebrated Māori performance company Hawaiki TŪ return to the stage in 2022 with their award-winning work Taurite. Following delays presented by Aotearoa New Zealand’s recent lockdowns, Hawaiki TŪ and Auckland Live are delighted to announce that Taurite will return to the stage in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in February 2022. This exciting evolution of Taurite premieres at the Aotea Centre’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre from 16 - 17 February, before playing at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington on 11 March.
Read MoreNZTrio are thrilled to close out a tumultuous 2021 with the final concert in the series Dramatic Skies 3: Cirrus, taking them to Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington from 12 December.
Read MoreThe finalists for the 2021 Portage Ceramic Awards have been announced, with a shortlist reflecting the creativity and ingenuity of Aotearoa’s top artists working with clay. 33 works by 30 ceramicists are up for this year’s award, which provides a vital platform to showcase the diversity of contemporary ceramic practice. With finalists from across the motu, media are invited to interview artists ahead of the Premier Award announcement on 3 December 2021.
Read MoreFollowing their deal with global kids’ platform Da Vinci Kids earlier this year, the much-loved animated series Darwin and Newts drops 24 new episodes available free to view on TVNZ2 each weekday morning at 8:10am and on TVNZ OnDemand from 30 November. In addition, the te reo version of season 2 is currently being produced and will land on Māori Television in early 2022.
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