A Happy New Year from the Festival! We hope you enjoyed the holidays and are looking forward to the year ahead. The 2018 Aspiring Conversations will be held at Lake Wanaka Centre from April 6-8, and it’s now just over … Continued
“Did someone attach jumper leads to my brain? I’m fizzing on the cognitive cocktail of Aspiring Conversations.” – 2016 audience member Summer has announced itself in Wanaka with two weeks of stunning weather, and it’s just two months until we … Continued
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Wanaka local Laura Williamson to the General Manager position previously held by Lindsey Schofield. Laura – cyclist, journalist, writer, ex ski instructor and performance poet – will be well known to many … Continued
At the Annual General Meeting held today the Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust was pleased to announce the best ever surplus of $121,602 for the latest two-year accounting period ending 30 June 2017. However it is to be noted that … Continued
The Festival of Colour’s longstanding General Manager Lindsey Schofield has decided it’s time for her to try out a new job. The Festival will miss her – for ten years she has been at the heart of the festival operations, … Continued
The temperatures are dropping in Wanaka and we find that people fall into two camps – either the skiers get engrossed in mountain conditions or the non-skiers escape to warmer climes! The Festival office is quiet as we finish the … Continued
It’s all over for another year – the performers and most of the team have left town, the Crystal Palace is being dismantled and all we have are great memories of some wonderful performances and some very memorable moments. Whether … Continued
With only two days left of the Festival, it’s time to get your final festival fix. Yesterday the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, led by pianist Michael Houstoun brought Mozart to the fore in a superb concert enjoyed by a sold-out audience. … Continued
The Festival ramps up this weekend with 16 shows over these two days and street theatre to keep everyone entertained. Today’s Aspiring Conversations sessions cover technology, aging and how we can change the world and we’re delighting to be the … Continued
Today’s a big day for local creatives with three Southern Lakes shows opening … with two of the shows featuring our schools co-ordinator Laura Williamson! A mountain-biking enthusiast, Laura joins former champion mountain biker Scarlett Hagen in the Aspiring Conversations … Continued
