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simultaneously old and new, wise and innocent, winking and sincere
22 March
ASB Theatre
Join performer-composer Rufus Wainwright for an evening in the glorious world of opera and in the nostalgic comfort of big, brassy show tunes.
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March 2017
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22
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Performance Times:
- 8:00pm
STUNNING MUSIC UNDERSCORES A UNIQUELY NEW ZEALAND OPERA
23 - 26 March
ASB Waterfront Theatre
A unique New Zealand opera incorporating Chinese, Māori and Western instruments. Imaginatively scored by Gareth Farr and written by poet and playwright Renee Liang.
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March 2017
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23
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Performance Times:
- 8:00pm
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24
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- 8:00pm
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25
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Performance Times:
- 8:00pm
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26
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Performance Times:
- 6:30pm
FOUR POWERFUL WOMEN PAY R-E-S-P-E-C-T
22 - 24 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
Aaradhna, Annie Crummer, Bella Kalolo and Esther Stephens along with Auckland Jazz Orchestra pay some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
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March 2017
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22
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Performance Times:
- 7:00pm
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23
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Performance Times:
- 9:30pm
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24
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Performance Times:
- 9:30pm
such a high-calibre garden! What an absolute delightloved the Festival Garde...
8 - 26 March
Aotea Square
While away the summer nights, grab a bite to eat, meet friends, check out Festival artists and sink into some original sounds before heading to a show.
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Dance, martial arts, the APO and a children’s choir meet in this bold new work f...
25 March
Great Hall
Atamira Dance Company, the APO and an 80-strong choir enact the story of two rivers in a magical dance, kapa haka, tai chi, orchestral collaboration.
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March 2017
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25
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Performance Times:
- 5:00pm
Film with Live Orchestra
18 - 19 March
The Civic
Relive the great adventure Raiders of the Lost Ark on the silver screen with John Williams’ epic score performed live by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
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March 2017
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18
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Performance Times:
- 7:00pm
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19
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Performance Times:
- 2:00pm
A NEW ZEALAND MUSICAL TREASURE UNEARTHED
19 March
Great Hall
A celebration of composer Jack Body’s vision, this re-contextualisation of Richard Davy’s Passion according to St Matthew features six works by New Zealand composers.
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March 2017
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19
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Performance Times:
- 5:00pm
***** the world’s wildest, most joyous and most unrestrained music
16 March
The Civic
Controversial filmmaker Emir Kusturica fronts this feisty 11-piece Serbian band that delivers anti-globalist messages with wild, eclectic music and zany joie de vivre.
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March 2017
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16
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Performance Times:
- 7:30pm
….an urbane sexiness, far removed from the rather chaste tradition of English Pu...
15 March
Great Hall
Experience the ingenuity and genius of L’Arpeggiata as they fuse Henry Purcell’s seventeenth-century theatre and court music with jazz.
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March 2017
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15
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Performance Times:
- 7:30pm
one of the best shows I think I’ve ever seen
16 - 17 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
Six multi-talented Mexican musicians paying homage to the iconic Smiths frontman and delving into Mexico’s unlikely obsession for all-things-Morrissey.
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March 2017
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16
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Performance Times:
- 7:00pm
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17
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Performance Times:
- 9:30pm
SHOWCASE
13 March
Herald Theatre
A beautiful surrealist duet incorporating physical theatre and music to explore the social and cultural forces that have shaped Aotearoa.
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March 2017
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13
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Performance Times:
- 6:30pm