Avenues – August 2019

CULTURE CLUB

11

MISSSAIGON

A tragedyofpassionandbeauty,MissSaigonisthesecondmega

musicalfromthecreatorsofLesMisérables. Intheturmoilofthe

VietnamWar,AmericanGIChrisandVietnamesegirlKimfallin

lovebutaredistressinglyseparatedwhenSaigonfalls.Alone,Kim

givesbirthtoChris’sonandwaitsfaithfullyforhisreturn.Unableto

contactKim,Chrisremarriesandattemptstomoveonwithhislife.

CircumstancesbringChrisbacktoVietnamandhelearnsthetruth...

butwithtragicconsequences.ProducedbyShowbizChristchurch,

directedbyStephenRoberton,withmusicaldirectionfrom Richard

Marrett,thispromisestobea showyouwillnotforget.

Opens 27 September, Isaac Theatre Royal, showbiz.org.nz/miss-saigon

27

SEPTEMBER

BOLDMOVES

Withchoreographersfromthreecontinents– GeorgeBalanchine,
WilliamForsythe,andAndreaSchermoly–Balanchine’sSerenadesees
28 dancerstransportedbyTchaikovsky’sSerenadeforStrings, moving
throughtimeandspaceinperfectpatterns,supremelystructured
yetsomehowfree.Forsythe’sArtifactIIisa blastofneonandstrobe.
Expectprimarycolours,Bachsplicedwithelectronica,anda larger
thanlifeAmericanathleticism.Thesetwoiconicworksbookenda
powerfulnewcommissionbyAndreaSchermoly:StandtoReason.
Drama,drive,pulsatingbeauty– movementinspiredbythetenacity
oftheboldwomenwhowonthevote.Youdon’twanttomissa step.

5 September, Isaac Theatre Royal, isaactheatreroyal.co.nz

NELSONARTEXPO

A three-dayartspectacularfeaturing

worksina broadrangeofsubject,style,

andmediumsbyeminentandemerging

artistsfromalloverNewZealand.Bepart

ofthehappythrong,andgetyourcultural

fixandperhapsevena newfavouriteart

piece!ArtExpoNelsonisa cashandcarry

event,howeverthere are also freight

optionsavailable.

6–8September,TrafalgarCentre, Nelson

facebook.com/artexponelson

WEKAPASSRAILWAY

TheWekaPasshistoricruralrailwayis
only 50 minutesfromcentralChristchurch,
usingvintagesteamanddiesel-electric
locomotivesoutofWaipara.Takea ride
ononeofthepublicoperatingdays,on
thefirstandthirdSundayofeachmonth.
Perfectfora breakona triptoHanmer
Springs,Kaikōura or visiting the Waipara
wineregion.

18 August,GlenmarkDrive, Waipara
wekapassrailway.co.nz

ARCTICVOICES

TheArcticisa placeofrapidchangeanddespite

itsseeminglyremotelocation,theArcticis

connectedtoallofus.Comeface-to-facewiththe

peopleandwildlifeoftheArcticata hands-on

exhibitionArcticVoicesatCanterburyMuseum.

Maybeyoucancrawlintoa polarbear’sburrow,

orperhapshoplikeanArctichareasyouexplore

thisfrozennorthernregion?There’sfreeentry for

all,butdonationsareappreciated.

Until3 November,Canterbury Museum

canterburymuseum.com

18

AUGUST

6 8

SEPTEMBER

5

SEPTEMBER