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Sam Trubridge
Jun 10, 20248 min read
PA REVIEWS: Four travelling works, by Quinoa / Chris Kirk
The Performance Arcade 2024 ran from 21 to 25 February on Wellington Waterfront, encompassing performance art, installations, live music,...
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Sam Trubridge
Apr 2, 20247 min read
PA Reviews: Bottled Lightning on Friday Night, by Danica Bryant
You can’t bottle lightning, but it seems
Ill Riot just might.
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Sam Trubridge
Mar 7, 20246 min read
PA Reviews: Opening Night by Brooke Pou
While the Te Aro Pā Poets focus on spiral time, the SaVĀge K’lub introduce us to the Vā.
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Sam Trubridge
Feb 24, 20242 min read
Artist Spotlight: VJ Cubeman and Rachie Campbell
Celebrating the stories and magical creatures that inhabit Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Martin Patrick
Feb 23, 20244 min read
PA Reviews: A Dispatch by Martin Patrick
The works on view in the Arcade bring a contingency, a fleeting “Did I just see that?” or “What was that meant to be?” lightness.
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Sam Trubridge
Feb 22, 20245 min read
Artist Spotlight: Stephen Bain
Situations consist of a place and an action, what you make of it is up to you.
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Sam Trubridge
Feb 20, 20243 min read
Behind the Scenes with our Music Curator, Bianca Bailey
I love the look on people's faces when they find something that they weren't expecting.
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Sam Trubridge
Feb 16, 20243 min read
Behind the Scenes with our Graphic Designer, Paul Boyle
I’m really interested in the different ways people view or treat work—it’s never what you expect.
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Sam Trubridge
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Artist Spotlight: Siân Quennell Torrington
This is me in my studio, cradling a big, complex heart.
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Sam Trubridge
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Behind the Scenes with our Associate Director, Lîm Fawine Kado
I see the festival representing the many communities within Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Sam Trubridge
Jan 25, 20244 min read
What is Performance Art? What is Performance Art in Aotearoa? A beginning!
We invite you to consider these questions with us.
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