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March 19

two expert clowns, and many laughs
La Cucina dell'Arte
2 - 20 March Circus Ronaldo Big Top, Aotea Square The sixth-generation of a renowned Belgian circus family, Danny and David Ronaldo are cast as chef and kitchen hand serving hearty helpings of slapstick, vaudeville and traditional commedia. shortlist
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an electrifying and transcendent piece of art
BigMouth
15 - 20 March Q Loft From Goebbels to General Patton and Socrates to George W Bush, Flemish artist Valentijn Dhaenens shapeshifts, croons and loops his way through history in this jaw-dropping theatrical tour-de-force. shortlist
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Changes is the world premiere of two significant new dance works by choreographe...
Changes 變
16 - 19 March SKYCITY Theatre The world premiere of two significant new dance works by visionary choreographers Neil Ieremia and Kuik Swee Boon, exploring themes of death, tolerance and diversity. shortlist
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a spectacular fusion of the extraordinary artistry that emerges from street cult...
360 ALLSTARS
17 - 20 March The Civic Boasting a stellar cast including world-class breakdancers, a world champion BMX flatlander and basketball freestyler, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus. shortlist
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...industrial, thumping, brooding, banging. A delicious cacophony
The Great Downhill Journey of Little Tommy
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 shortlist
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Although we spoke quietly, the eyes and ears of history caught every gesture
Nixon in China
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. shortlist
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Hard for anything in the festival... to top this
The Chorus; Oedipus
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. shortlist
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the essence of this impassioned production is its exceptional dancers and their ...
m¡longa
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. shortlist
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They are the nicest and gentlest of people, and then they go on stage to become ...
Shooglenifty
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. shortlist
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