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Arts on Tour NZ - Say it with Flowers. Alexandra.
Location: The Stadium Tavern Alexandra
Region: Alexandra
Dates: Tue, 3 November 2020 @ 7.30pm.
In this travelling poetry and song cabaret show, David Eggleton, the official Poet Laureate of Aotearoa, presents his own wry, comic take on Kiwiana, alongside stand-up storyteller and former Bard of Christchurch, Steve Thomas. These two veterans of the performance poetry scene in New Zealand are accompanied by master musician Richard Wallis.
Say it with flowers’ is a title inspired by the English artist Banksy’s famous wall image of a youthful masked flower thrower, flinging - not a Molotov cocktail, but a colourful bouquet of flowers, representing our common hopes for the peaceful resolution to the global issues of our time. On this tour, the performers will throw words, sometimes barbed, and often beautiful, or beautifully barbed, with a similar aim of emphasising our common humanity. Note: There is a rumour (fake news?) that this internationally recognised graffiti artist might join the entourage, but as no one knows who he is, it may be hard to identify him in the crowd.
David Eggleton; Poet Laureate
Well-known as a poetry performer since the 1980s, David Eggleton first gained attention as part of the punk rock scene, performing alongside New Wave bands on the pub and café circuit. A South Auckland pathfinder, his Pasifika heritage and passion for performance has led to poems that are dramatic, lively and featuring a strong oral and rhythmic quality. Poetry reviewer Alan Loney wrote in New Zealand Books: David Eggleton is unique in New Zealand in his chosen mode. And he is to be valued for that.
David now lives in Dunedin/Otepoti. A writer and critic and winner of many national awards, he is the former editor of Landfall magazine.
Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas was raised in Cardiff in Wales, downwind from a brewery and a pickle factory and the legend of Dylan Thomas. Educated at Brunel University in London, he performed on the same stage as the Moody Blues and Fairport Convention. He later performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A lively display of versatility delivered with style...Steve does some brilliant send ups, said The Scotsman reviewer. In New Zealand in the 1980s, he presented the poetry cabaret shows Pink Bits and Over the Wall and Out at rock festivals and on TVNZ. More recently, he has been the promoter and general manager for Arts on Tour, providing a wide range of theatre and music acts across New Zealand, as well as regularly appearing as a performance poet and raconteur.
Richard Wallis
Richard Wallis is a Dunedin-based musician and classical guitarist.
The New Zealand Poet Laureate
The New Zealand Poet Laureate is a poet appointed by the National Library of New Zealand to represent New Zealand's community of poets and to advocate for poetry in the community as a public good during their tenure as Laureate. The Laureate receives a tokotoko, a Māori ceremonial walking stick, carved by the Hawkes Bay master carver Jacob Scott, upon their appointment. The tokotoko is paired with the matua, or guardian tokotoko which is retained and displayed by the National Library to signify their joint guardianship of the award with the Ngāti Kahungunu. Based on the tradition of the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom receiving a "butt of sack", the New Zealand Poet Laureate also receives a stipend of wine from Te Mata Estate.
Tickets
Adults $25, Gold card $20, Children $10
Get tickets online by clicking HERE
Cash door sales also available
Location
The Stadium Tavern Alexandra
November 2020
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Lakes District Museum and Gallery - 'Liminality'.Fri, 2 October 2020 - Sun, 1 November 2020 @ 10am - 4pm daily. | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whirlwind Productions NZ 10th Year Anniversary Celebration.Thu, 5 November 2020 - Sat, 7 November 2020 @ 7pm daily | Marion Vialade-Worch - Open Studio 2020.Fri, 6 November 2020 - Fri, 18 December 2020 @ Every Friday, 10am - 1pm. | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Central Otago Regional Choir - Bring Back the Music. Arrowtown, Wanaka and Alexandra.Fri, 13 November 2020 - Sun, 15 November 2020 @ Daily. Queenstown Arts Centre - Art Awards Exhibition.Fri, 13 November 2020 - Sat, 12 December 2020 @ Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm | 14 |
15 | Queenstown Contemporary - The Big Art Sale - Submissions Open.Mon, 16 November 2020 - Fri, 20 November 2020 @ Submit by 20th November | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Brent Hollow, Exploring Light.Sat, 24 October 2020 - Tue, 17 November 2020 @ 10am - 4pm daily. | 18 | 19 | Framing our Future Photo Voice CompetitionTue, 13 October 2020 - Fri, 20 November 2020 @ Entries Open Now. Queenstown Contemporary - The Big Art Sale - Submissions Open.Mon, 16 November 2020 - Fri, 20 November 2020 @ Submit by 20th November rail:lines tour - a spoke’n’word tour of the Otago Central Rail Trail.Fri, 20 November 2020 - Tue, 24 November 2020 @ Daily. | Arthurs Cinema - 6ART FILM FESTIVAL sponsored by MeadStark.Mon, 9 November 2020 - Sat, 21 November 2020 @ Check Times SITE 2020 - Dunedin School of ArtSat, 21 November 2020 - Sun, 22 November 2020 @ 10am - 4pm Daily. |
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Jenny Hill - Lochaburn Studio Open Studio.Sat, 28 November 2020 - Sun, 29 November 2020 @ 10am - 6pm Central Otago Regional Orchestra, 'Beethoven 250'. Alexandra and Wanaka.Sat, 28 November 2020 - Sun, 29 November 2020 @ Daily. | Artbay Gallery - Lightworx GalleryThu, 1 October 2020 - Mon, 30 November 2020 @ 11am - 5pm Daily |