Avenues – August 2019

CULTURE CLUB

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THEFATHER

Thereisa womaninAndre’sflatclaimingtobehisdaughter.
ButAnnelivesinLondonnow...Doesn’tshe?AndAndrelives
inParis...Doesn’the?AndwherehasAnne’ssister,Elsiegone?
Don’ttellhimshe’sdead.Sheisn’t...Isshe?Aninternational
sensation,TheFatheristhemostacclaimednewplayof
thedecade,smashingourmisconceptionsoftime,memory
anddementiainthisprofoundlymovinganddarklycomic
masterpiece.DirectedbySimonBennettandstarringMark
HadlowandLuanneGordon,TheCourt’sproductionofThe
Fatherisa must-seeforthe 2019 season.

Opens 3 August, The Court Theatre, courttheatre.org.nz

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AUGUST

LIKEWATER

ThreeofChristchurch’smostrecognisabledaughtersofsong– Julia

Deans,BellaKalolo,andFlipGrater– joinforceswithBurnsideHigh’s

award-winningBelCantoChoirforthisspectacularevent,curatedand

directedbyJuliaDeans(fromKiwibandFurPatrol)herself.Singing

talesofloveandloss,triumphandregret,departureandreturn,the

triowillexplorethespectrumofstrength,vulnerabilityandwhatit

meanstobebotha womananda human.BurnsideHigh’sprodigious

BelCantoGirls’Choir(ofwhichBellaandJuliaareformermembers)

andthestageissetfora nostalgic, inspiring, and unforgettable

evening.Seeyouthere.

3 August, Christchurch Town Hall, artsfestival.co.nz

OPENCHRISTCHURCH

Christ’sCollegeopensitsMemorialDiningHall

forthepublictodiscoverforonedayonly.

DesignedbyCecilWood,thisheritagebuilding

issteepedintradition.Thiswonderfully

atmospherichallhasbeenthecentrepieceat

oneofNewZealand’soldestschools.Encounter

thisbuildingonyourowntermsandownpace.

Seefirst-handhowschoolarchitectureshapes

theexperienceforthestudents who attend it.

4 August,Christ’sCollege

teputahi.org.nz

WINEMAKER’SDINNER

MoraineLodgeSupperClubhave
collaboratedwithOtago’sOstlerWinery
tobringyoua uniquefoodexperience.
Savourtheflavoursoffinefoodperfectly
matchedwithawardwinningOstlerwines.
OstlerVineyardsdescribetheprovenanceof
theirwineas‘liquidgeography.’ChefTom’s
innovativefoodapproachwillbringthe
lunchtolifewithlocalmeatsandproduce.

2 August,MtCookRoad, Mackenzie
mtcookretreat.nz

GLOWDISCO

TheteamatRollickin’Gelatoaregoingall

outfortheD’LightsFestival.Forfivedays

fromWednesdaytoSunday,Rollickin’are

promisingplentyofglowingfunattheirstore

inTheArtsCentre.Wearyourbestwhites,

threads,orglowingdiscoclothesasthespace

willbefittedwithblackUVlights– oldschool

discostyle!Rattle & Strum will be playing live.

Groovy,baby.

8 August,TheArts Centre

rollickin.co.nz

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