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St Lawrence String Quartet. Photo supplied.
A look at what's happening in the world of art.
New Dance Lab works
Dunedin contemporary dance group Dance Lab premieres a series
of new works at Allen Hall tomorrow.
The dance pieces explore themes such as counterculture,
freedom, resistance, cultural diversity and identity,
University of Otago dance studies lecturer Ojeya Cruz-Banks
says.
Underground Renaissance is performed at 7.30pm
tomorrow in Allen Hall and on Saturday.
Canadian quartet visiting
Canadian chamber music ensemble the St Lawrence String
Quartet performs in Dunedin this weekend.
The quartet has played nearly 2000 concerts since forming in
1989 and visits Dunedin as part of a 10-centre national tour
to bring the curtain down on the Chamber Music New Zealand
"Kaleidoscopes" season.
The quartet includes Geoff Nuttall (violin), Scott Saint John
(violin), Lesley Robertson (viola) and Christopher Costanza
(cello).
A highlight of the programme will be a new piece by New
Zealand composer John Adams, which was composed for the
quartet and premiered in the United States in January.
The St Lawrence String Quartet performs at the Glenroy
Auditorium at 7.30pm on Saturday.
Dunedin artist finalist
Dunedin artist Liz Rowe is a finalist in the 2009 Walker and
Hall Waiheke Art Award.
The annual national art prize awards $5000 for a
two-dimensional work which has been completed in the past
year and has not been previously exhibited.
The 2009 selector and judge is University of Auckland art
history lecturer and historian Dr Ed Hanfling, and the winner
will be announced at 5pm on Saturday.
Altars inspire exhibition
An exhibition inspired by sacred altars opens in Ravensbourne
tomorrow.
Artist Amy Prebble has used ironing boards instead of
canvases as the basis for her "Homage" exhibition.
The exhibition looks at sacred spaces and domestic altars at
home.
It was inspired by women of all cultures and religions
creating private spaces for reflection, meditation and
prayer.
"Homage" opens on Saturday at Renaissance Gallery,
Ravensbourne, and runs till November 8.
Artist unveiling new work
Dunedin artist Kylie Duncan unveils her latest exhibition
tomorrow.
"An Elemental Life" is an exhibition of 15 mixed-media works,
which the artist describes as "abstracts merging industrial
themes with nature".
Duncan is known for being adventurous in her work. She uses
materials ranging from plaster, woven bamboo, and textiles to
sand and metals.
"An Elemental Life" opens at Gallery De Novo and runs till
November 5.
