Arts on Wednesdays, Manawatu Campus Schedule

School of English and Media Studies presents

Semester One, Part One, 2014: 12.30– 1.30pm, Free Admission

February 26th     ART ATTACK: MUSIC/POETRY/SONG – Joy Green, Vanessa StaceySlam poetry, original sounds and songs and more…

Vanessa Stacey is a Wellington based Singer/songwriter and multimedia artist, has recently toured New Zealand including playing Homegrown and Tora Tora Tora Festivals. This year she is in the throes of recording collaborations with Horibuzz, Electric Wire Hustle and DJ Spell on her debut ep due out later this year.

Joy Green has slam poetry and poetry installation success. Caesar was recently adapted and directed at Te Manawa by Joy, she is currently producing Manawatu Summer Shakespeare As You Like It.

Location: Food Hall, Concourse, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

March 5th     DRAMA – 139.104 Drama in Performance Students’ PresentationAll My Sons  Arthur Millar’s Tony Award winning masterpiece weaves a brilliant + compelling story about two families in the aftermath of World War II. Students from Massey University’s 139.104 Drama in Performance deliver a slice of All My Sons .

Location: Black Sheep Theatre, Room 2, Wool Building, University Avenue, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

March 12th MUSIC – Harry LilleyHarry Lilley, Student City Artist of the Year 2013, Best Artistic Facilitation 2013 presents a solo instrumental sonic generation.  Immerse yourself in noise, guitar + a collection of other good things.

Location:  Concourse, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

March 19th MUSIC/DRAMA – Liz KirkmanHot off the Fringe Festival 2014, Wellington, Liz presents Jezebel of Jazz –Songs and Stories of Jazz Singer Anita O’Day, including The Man I love, Sweet Georgia Brown,  and Tea for Two. For jazz fiends and thespians alike.

Location: Black Sheep Theatre, Room 2, Wool Building, University Avenue, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

March 26th MUSIC – Matt Tui, Jazz musicianMulti-instrumentalist Wellington born jazz musician Matt Tui studied classical cello in Dallas, Texas. Matt loves all music, he’ll be making beats, using double bass, keys, and cello through layering loops.

Location: Black Sheep Theatre, Room 2, Wool Building, University Avenue, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

April 2nd      FILM – Dementia: Daughter of Horror, 44 minutesFilm screening and Q&A follows with Donna Hedley, Manager of Alzheimers Manawatu. Daughter of Horror (1955) was directed by Bruno VeSota.

“May be the strangest film ever offered for theatrical release” VARIETY.

Location: Black Sheep Theatre, Room 2, Wool Building, University Avenue, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

April 9th        DRAMA – Yannis SimonidesEmmy Award winner Yannis Simonides presents pieces from Socrates Now Project. Yannis Simonides is internationally acclaimed and is the founder/director of the Greek Theatre of New York. Plato’s timeless classic comes to life in this fascinating one-man show (in English) as a unique cultural experience and political challenge.

Location: Black Sheep Theatre, Room 2, Wool Building, University Avenue, Massey University, Manawatu Campus

For any AOW enquiries contact Karen Newton K.S.Newton@massey.ac.nz

 

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