Like many of you, we are back in our office, Level 1 style, and enjoying mingling with our fellow humans again. We’re proud of New Zealanders for our incredible effort in bringing COVID under control in our country, and proud … Continued
Words, music and takeaway coffee: Festival of Colour May newsletter Wishing you a happy first week of Level 3 from the team at the Festival of Colour and Aspiring Conversations. We hope you are enjoying moving down a level, and … Continued
The new kids on the block Marilyn Waring and Chlöe Swarbrick. PHOTO: Cynthia Qui Photography We are excited to share our first two speakers for the 2020 Aspiring Conversations ideas festival (April 3-5, 2020). Our ‘New Kids on the Block’ … Continued
Have you got your tickets for Mr Red Light? Seats are selling fast for this hilarious and heart-warming show, heading our way October 19 following a hugely successful Auckland season. There were standing ovations, and Jeremy Corbett from The … Continued
The Kugels are coming – here’s your chance to bring two friends for free In just over a week we will welcome New Zealand’s best klezmer band, The Kugels, to the Hawea Flat Hall for a one-off show. The band … Continued
Winter is here in Wanaka and we’re keeping warm by starting work on the 2020 Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas. We already have two high-profile speakers booked as well as a group of fantastic musicians. Next year’s “time for thinking” … Continued
The 2019 Festival of Colour is done, and the two words we find ourselves saying over and over again are “thank you”. Thank you to our audiences for their infectious enthusiasm; thank you to our supporters, our sponsors, patrons and … Continued
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Rolls Into Town The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra rolled into town today with 40 musicians for two concerts – tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s concert is sold out, but tickets are still available for the final … Continued
Images: Ray Tiddy Photography The Māori Sidesteps entertained us all last night at the Pacific Crystal Palace while across town at the Wanaka Yacht Club, the Mount Aspiring College students in Permission to Speak are expressing their thoughts on body image, gender … Continued
AND WE’RE OPEN! It’s been an exciting few days as we work towards the ‘official’ opening day of the Festival, with pre-Festival performances from sublime music by Jordi Savall, two shows of the exquisite Rooman, the opening of exhibition Wai Water Wanaka and … Continued
