NZ Trio flourishing
The NZ Trio returns to Dunedin with a flourish this weekend.
"Flourishes" is a diverse programme of classical and
contemporary New Zealand works, including Piano Trio in B
flat Major, KV 502 (Mozart), Mozart-Adagio (Arvo
Part), Entering the Stream (Wayan Yudane), At
Water's Birth (Eve de Castro-Robinson) and Piano
Trio (Ravel).
The "Flourishes" concert programme is to be made into
the trio's third album.
The NZ Trio performs at 7.30pm at Marama Hall on Saturday.
'Parihaka' album
A new album by Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie explores the
mysterious metal-doored caves in cliffs around Andersons Bay.
Remember Parihaka tells the story of the New Zealand
Land Wars of the 1860s and the tragic episode at Parihaka in
1881.
On November 5, 1881, government troops entered Parihaka with
guns and artillery.
The pa was broken up, and hundreds went to prison.
Many Parihaka Maori were subsequently brought to Dunedin from
Taranaki and imprisoned in the Andersons Bay caves.
The CD features soloist Alexa Still playing Flute
Concerto, while poet Sam Hunt narrates verse in Coming
to It.
Soloists Andrew Uren and Katherine Hebley perform bass
clarinet and cello in the final concerto.
The album was recorded by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra with
conductor Peter Scholes.
Remember Parihaka is available from www.atollcd.com or phone (09) 360-5256.
The album was CD of the week on Radio New Zealand National
last week.
Four-day circus fest
The circus is coming to town!More than 20 of Australasia's
finest circus exponents will be in Dunedin this weekend for a
four-day circus fest.
The Circulation Festival is a circus and music celebration,
which aims to promote circus skills.
Instructors will be teaching circus-based activities, from
juggling, hula-hoop, poi, unicycling and clowning to ukulele
and belly-dancing workshops.
A free circus show will also be held at Sammy's Entertainment
Venue at 7pm on Saturday.
The Circulation Festival starts at Whare Flat tomorrow and
runs until Monday.
For more information, visit www.circulation.co.nz
Making a statement
Port Chalmers artist Rose Keller unveils a diverse exhibition
on Sunday at the new Port Stables Gallery, in Port Chalmers.
"Going into the New Millennium" features 35 works in a
variety of media, including watercolour, tempera, acrylic,
collage, pencil and frottage.
"I don't want to show merely pretty things.
I want to describe a situation, past or present; make a
statement," she says.
A German artist who moved to Port Chalmers in 1991, Keller
produced the works this year in response to her studies of
Maori culture and myth.
Dunedin singer-guitarist Kay Row will perform songs at the
opening.
"Going into the New Millennium" opens at 2pm on Sunday at
Port Stables, in Port Chalmers.
Poster poetry
Poetry takes to the streets of Dunedin next week.
An initiative by Phantom Billstickers to provoke thought will
see poems by New Zealand and American poets plastered around
New Zealand.
The poetry posters are also being pasted up in Sydney, Paris,
Nashville, Knoxville, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and
Philadelphia.
A different set of posters, featuring a different poet's
poem, will be displayed every month.
New Zealand poet laureate Michele Leggott will launch the
initiative at noon on Monday at 468 George St, by Obelisk.
The featured poets are Sandra Bell, Jay Clarkson, Sam Hunt
and Brian Turner (all New Zealand), Robert Pinsky
(Massachusetts), Marcie Simms (Washington) and Joe Treceno
(New York).
Cuban Brothers perform
English music, dance and comedy group the Cuban Brothers
unleash their unique brand of quirky mayhem on Dunedin
tonight.
The group performs comedy, breakdancing, funk, hip-hop and
soul music and has performed at celebrity parties for a who's
who of celebrities, including Elton John, Richard Branson,
Damien Hirst and Robbie Williams.
The Cuban Brothers perform at 8pm at 10 Bar, in the Octagon.
