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Although we spoke quietly, the eyes and ears of history caught every gesture
17 - 19 March
Great Hall
A soaring and compelling opera that relates the moment Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong, two of the 20th century’s most controversial figures, meet.
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March 2016
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fabulous, fantastical, magnificent*****
18 March
Great Hall
American musician John Grant performs live with a five-piece band from Iceland. Utterly gorgeous melodies and witty on-stage banter make his shows varied, marvellous and entrancing.
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March 2016
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18
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- 8:30pm
...industrial, thumping, brooding, banging. A delicious cacophony
17 - 20 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
In this classic coming-of-age story a live rock concert and theatre performance collide as musical genres change gears and live, hand-drawn illustrations weave their way across the backdrop
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March 2016
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17
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- 7:00pm
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19
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20
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- 7:00pm
They are the nicest and gentlest of people, and then they go on stage to become ...
18 - 19 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
The ‘hypno-folkadelic ambient trad’ of Scotland’s Shooglenifty is famed for their out-of-the-box performances. Skip right up to the cèilidh with these inventive and brilliant Scotsmen.
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March 2016
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18
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- 9:30pm
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19
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- 9:30pm
the essence of this impassioned production is its exceptional dancers and their ...
18 - 20 March
ASB Theatre
World class virtuoso tango is re-forged by genius choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui as he injects the traditions of Argentine tango with his own ground-breaking contemporary twists.
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March 2016
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18
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- 8:00pm
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19
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- 2:00pm
- 8:00pm
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20
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- 7:00pm
Hard for anything in the festival... to top this
더 코러스; 오이디푸스
17 - 20 March
Q Rangatira
Intimate in scale, epic in scope, this South Korean theatre work uses a mix of contemporary music, dance and drama to re-imagine Sophocles’ fraught Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex.
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March 2016
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17
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18
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19
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- 3:00pm
- 7:30pm
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20
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- 5:00pm
Exceptional sounds from some of Aotearoa's best artists and fresh new music acts...
The New Zealand Herald Festival Garden
Our free iHeartRadio sound lounge music stage with exceptional sounds from some of Aotearoa's best artists and fresh new music acts plays throughout the Festival!
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exemplary compositions and virtuoso playing...a gutsy fearsome jazz
18 March
Concert Chamber
Jazz pianist and composer Uri Caine joins forces with the New Zealand String Quartet to perform inventive and eclectic interpretations of classical repertoire.
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March 2016
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18
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- 6:30pm
A sophisticated, versatile group of young musicians
10 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
Having played with everyone from Kanye West to the APO, The Black Quartet is joined by Tiny Ruins, Lawrence Arabia and Rob Ruha in this uniquely special concert.
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March 2016
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10
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- 9:30pm
Kora seemed be channelling parts Prince, Moby and perhaps even Michael Jackson
17 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
Let the monster musical talent of Laughton Kora blow your mind as he shakes the Spiegeltent with a big-beat set featuring some very special guests.
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March 2016
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17
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- 9:30pm
Emily King is a goddess! I loved her energy, her class, her voice
15 - 16 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
The NZ premiere of New York native and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Emily King, whose conscious lyrics and gorgeous grooves have entranced the likes of Justin Timberlake and Sam Smith.
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March 2016
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15
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- 8:15pm
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16
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- 7:00pm
★★★★★ This saucy romp through Andersen's aquatic fable is cabaret perfection.
9 - 13 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea Square
In this fairy-tale gone rogue, the golden-larynxed Meow Meow subverts Hans Christian Andersen’s mermaid tale of teen self-sacrifice, salvation and seduction into a decidedly un-Disney cabaret.
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March 2016
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09
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10
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11
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- 7:00pm
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12
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- 7:00pm
- 9:30pm
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13
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- 7:00pm