The curtain comes down this weekend on the 2010 Otago
Festival of the Arts.
And it's been another extraordinary celebration of arts,
culture and pure entertainment.
There's still a chance to see some outstanding performances.
Playwright Renee's world premiere season of Shall We
Gather at the River continues at the Globe Theatre with a
7.30pm performance today and a 2pm matinee tomorrow.
Helen Medlyn dazzles with her Hotel cabaret at the
Glenroy Auditorium at 8pm, Heat is on at the same time
at the Settlers Festival Theatre and Backwards in High
Heels plays, again at the same time, at Burns Hall.
But the festival is all about having to make some tough
choices.
I popped in to see Dunedin choreographer Louise
Potiki-Bryants' moving Taonga: Dust Water Wind music
and theatre dance work at the Kings and Queens Performing
Arts Centre last night.
Tonight, it will be a tricky toss-up between the final night
of The Butler and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's first solo
recital in Dunedin.
Meanwhile, the Montana Festival Club wraps up its season
tonight with sultry jazz siren Jennine Bailey from 10pm to
midnight.
The drama continues tomorrow with The Pitmen Painters
at 4pm at the Fortune Theatre and Backwards in High
Heels at 8pm in the Port Chalmers Town Hall.
Tomorrow night, Gin Wigmore rocks the Regent with her "Holy
Smoke" tour.
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