The Ten Best Events to Check Out at the 2017 Auckland Arts Festival
From multi-sensory installations, an off-beat cabaret with flapping appendages, and a Shortland Street musical.
For the next 19 days, the Auckland Arts Festival will engulf Tamaki Makaurau in vibrant music, dance, theatre and art. The 2017 festival is the last under the wing of Artistic Director Carla van Zon before her retirement. As something of a blowout, she's bulked up the program with seven world premieres and 23 New Zealand premieres and events exclusive to Auckland. There are nearly 50 individual events this year, delivered by nearly 1000 artists, from 20 countries. We've narrowed it down to ten for you, including everything from a real-time thriller to multisensory installations, an offbeat cabaret with flapping appendages, and a Shortland Street musical.
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EventPower Plant
Wed, 8 Mar - Sun, 19 Feb 2017
Auckland Domain, Auckland
A glittering nocturnal symphony.
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EventPeer Gynt (Recycled)
Multiple single dates
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland
Follow one of literature's most charismatic anti-heroes as he returns from an intrepid adventure to confront his past.
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EventWhite Night
Sat, 18 Mar, 2017
All across Auckland, Auckland
See the city like you never have before.
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EventRufus Wainwright
Wed, 22 Mar, 2017
ASB Theatre, Auckland
Revel in the nostalgia of show tunes and the understated drama of popera.
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EventANTARCTICA: while you were sleeping
Fri, 24 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2017
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Experience the desolate, bone-chilling continent in your own backyard.
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EventBetween the Dog and the Wolf
Tue, 14 Mar - Sat, 18 Mar 2017
Basement Theatre, Auckland
A place for a well-needed conversation.
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EventRAW: Shortland Street - The Musical
Tue, 14 Mar, 2017
The Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
The most exciting development for the soap since 'penis-gate'.
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