LESS OBVIOUS PERFORMANCE EVENTS
A series of free public performance events over three weekends in Wellington.
Created by Long Cloud Youth Theatre and O+P Works.
*Schedule is subject to change based on the weather
Art of Reflection
11:30am - 2:30pm
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Encounter the artists behind the window, who simply draw what they see.
Department of Astroturf
Civic Square
11am - 1pm
Once a year, Civic Square is visited by the Department of Astroturf. The DoA pride themselves in vacuuming every inch of turf.
Liber Commentatio
11am - 1pm
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Discover how what your favourite meal is could determine what book you should read next. A TV show could become a must read series or a childhood memory could become a novel.
The Oracle
11 - 11:45am + 12:30 - 1:15pm
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What do you want to know the answer to? The Oracle has the knowledge to enable you to find the answer to your deepest or most whimsical questions.
The Winter Sunbather
Civic Square
11am - 1pm
The sunbathers are here to relax in the mid winter sun. You are welcome to observe or to join them in their afternoon bliss.
Eventualities
2pm - 4pm
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A two-hour movement installation, watch as the company of performers steadily, eventually, build a unique, and constantly shifting landscape of movement and play.
CREDITS​
Created in collaboration between Long Cloud Youth Theatre and O+P Works.
Directed by Ben Ashby, Olivia Mahood and Poppy Serano
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Devised and Performed by Anna Gilmour, Caitlin Green, Ethan Hahunga, Fabronia Toma, Grace Hancox, Jarrod Wilson, Jesse Marshall, Kate Laidler, Niamh O'Brien, Niamh Ryan, Rebecca Lester, Sam Wahlers, Simran Rughani + Sylvie Pease
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Stage Management by Marshall Rankin and Lisa Swinbanks
Costumes by Anne-Lisa Noordover
Assistant Directed by Victoria Gilmour
Production Assistance by Nick Rowell
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Supported by Creative New Zealand, Te Auaha, Urban Dream Brokerage, and Wellington City Council.
Special Thanks to Anya Tate-Manning, Hannah Clarke, Stella Reid, Jason Muir, BATS Theatre, Lisa Swinbanks, Samuel Austin, Ella Gilbert, Arlo Gibson.
Department of Astroturf
10:30am - 12:30pm
Once a year, Civic Square is visited by the Department of Astroturf. The DoA pride themselves in vacuuming every inch of turf.
Eventualities
1:30pm - 3:30pm
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A two-hour movement installation, watch as the company of performers steadily, eventually, build a unique, and constantly shifting landscape of movement and play.
Dinner Time
1:30 - 2:30pm
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A durational performance installation, watch as one diner slowly eats themselves into a web of red yarn.
The Oracle
11am - 12pm
+ 12:15 - 1:15pm
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What do you want to know the answer to? The Oracle has the knowledge to enable you to find the answer to your deepest or most whimsical questions.
The Buoys
12 - 1pm
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These are The Buoys, they love fishing, they love compliments and they are very patient. Pull up a camping chair and join them. They would love to meet you.
Eventualities
11am - 3pm
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A four-hour movement installation, watch as the company of performers steadily, eventually, build a unique, and constantly shifting landscape of movement and play.
Writers Room
10am - 12pm
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The writer is writing non-stop, and the editors are hard at work on their edits. Please add your 10 cents and watch this live interpretation of the creative process unfold.