Ian Harman and Emma Donaldson have a chat about their alter egos, Lola and Cherries, and their upcoming show Double Act – set to steal the spotlight during Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret. The duo will also be running a community workshop during the festival, to give others a little taste of showgirl glamour. Keep […]
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Upstage headliner Ali Harper set to portray cinema legend
Ali Harper is a master storyteller, using her voice to pay tribute to some of the most well-known names of the stage and screen. Her show Ali Sings Judy Garland – set to make its deep south debut during the inaugural Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret – is no different. The show be held on […]
Read More >Tickets to inaugural cabaret festival on sale now
Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret promises to brighten up the city this winter, and tickets are now on sale. Invercargill City Council Venues Manager Jason Wade said the eight-day festival will see theatre, music, and creativity collide, with the stellar line-up set to offer something for everyone. “Upstage will bring a really exciting roster of […]
Read More >William Hodges Fellowship Exhibition artists draw on Southland for inspiration ahead of show
This year’s William Hodges Fellows have drawn inspiration from Southland to create works of art for this year’s exhibition. The Artist in Residence and Fellowship programme has been running for 29 years. This year will showcase the two Fellows – Daegan Wells with his show Finest Fuchsias and Kyla Cresswell’s Tracing the Land. This year’s […]
Read More >Comic talent on display at Kapow! The Great Comic Art Show
In need of a superhero? Kapow! may be just what you need. The team at He Waka Tuia have teamed up with Greenlight Innovations and Whare Tuapua to present Kapow! The Great Comic Art Show, held at Whare Taupua/Rest Room gallery on Forth St between 4 May and 3 June. Greenlight managing director Leon Hartnett […]
Read More >Tamariki encouraged to show their artistic side with Kids Can Curate exhibition at He Waka Tuia
Young budding art lovers have got the opportunity to walk in a curator’s shoes and help decide what the next He Waka Tuia exhibition will look like. Kids Can Curate is the chance for anyone under the age of 18 to look through 70 works of art from the Invercargill Public Art Gallery collection and […]
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