Tag: Auckland Arts Festival
Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival is back this March, bringing a dazzling line-up of local and international talent to Tāmaki Makaurau. From musicals to breathtaking dance and circus performances, The Festival is set to inspire, entertain, and unite audiences. Here are our picks for ten shows...
Looking for a dazzling night out? The sensational Australian cabaret troupe is bringing the heat to the Auckland Arts Festival for a late-summer Spiegeltent season you won’t forget.
SMASHED – The Nightcap is hosted by the queen of late-night variety, Victoria Falconer, who’s fresh from across the Tasman. Expect a...
As Auckland prepares to host its annual Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki, the 2025 Auckland Arts Festival is shaping up to be a spectacular celebration of local and international artistry, bringing the city’s culture to life over 18 days.
From March 6 to March 23, the festival will transform...
Last year, Karin McCracken and Eleanor Bishop (aka the theatre-making partnership EBKM) created Heartbreak Hotel, a musical play that explored the complexities of dating and heartache, which quickly became the talk of NZ’s theatre scene and was widely considered the best piece of homegrown theatre produced in 2023.
This year,...
2022 Arts Laureate award-winner Lindah Lepou has been a creative interdisciplinary force in NZ Arts since the early nineties, while mentoring and supporting other queer artists. Best known to many on Auckland’s gay scene for founding fa’afafine/takatāpui/trans girl group Pure Funk, which lit up stages and parties with their...
With the Auckland Arts Festival opening tonight YOUR EX takes an in-depth look at some of the festival's many highlights!
Inspired by the famous medical case of the Reimer twins, Carly Wijs' latest play BOY will debut to Kiwi audiences at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival. BOY...
From 7 to 24 March, enjoy 18 days of unforgettable theatre, music, dance, cabaret, kōrero and more from Aotearoa and beyond in some of the finest venues across Auckland.
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Here are YOUR ex’s top reasons to buy your Auckland Arts Festival tickets now.
• To See African Excellence...
In an audio interview from a busy Edinburgh cafe, The Chosen Haram's lead artist, Sadiq Ali, tells express about growing up in a traditional Islamic household, hearing his father agree with the death penalty as a punishment for homosexuality, and discovering his love for circus performance.
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