Performing Arts / July 2009
August 2009 | June 2009-
-
Review: Strike Sessions with Adam Page
- The Wellingtonista
- Strike Session with Adam Page is about halfway through its run at Downstage. Strike is a long-standing New Zealand-based percussion group, and they've teamed up with Adelaide multi-instrumentalist Adam Page for this show. After the jump, kumaras, mirimbas and old car parts. read more
- Tagged as:
- reviews
- theatre
-
-
-
Downstage in High Definition
- The Wellingtonista
- Just before my Wellingtonista privileges are removed due to, erm, non-compliance with acceptable posting chronometry (or something) here's an update on everyone's favourite professional theatre, Downstage.
- Tagged as:
- theatre
-
-
-
Stevie Starr
- Wellington Live Music
- There was a feeling of being within a production, with scattered lights and photographers all around. The scene had been set at The Mighty Mighty for Stevie Starr’s debut album release - ‘We Hope In All Things New’ - as a few monitors on stage screened security footage; humming noise from real world crime.
- Tagged as:
- music
-
-
-
A Bit Of Love for an Old Organ
- The Wellingtonista
- The Wellington Town Hall is rated amongst the top ten in the world for acoustics, and this was a significant argument in the 1970s and 80s when the demolition of the Town Hall became a possibility.
- Tagged as:
- heritage-buildings
- music
-