https://wellington.gen.nz/victoria-university-of-wellington+performingarts Items tagged with Victoria University of Wellington and Performing Arts. https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/09/professor-peter-whiteford-appointed-emeritus Congratulations to Peter Whiteford who has been awarded the status of Emeritus Professor in the School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History. art theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/09/professor-peter-whiteford-appointed-emeritus Victoria University of Wellington 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/05/bringing-wahine-maori-onto-the-stage-through-a-phd As a theatre reviewer and award-winning playwright, Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa writer Dr Maraea Rakuraku created works countering portrayals she was seeing of wāhine Māori. theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/05/bringing-wahine-maori-onto-the-stage-through-a-phd Victoria University of Wellington 2025-05-15T00:00:00Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2024/05/legendary-jazz-musician-and-educator-rodger-fox-dies-aged-71 Rodger Fox, legendary jazz musician and big band leader, passed away earlier this week. He was a valued and beloved jazz educator in the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM), and will be greatly missed by his colleagues, students, and friends at the University. music obituaries performingarts kelburn places vuw education Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2024/05/legendary-jazz-musician-and-educator-rodger-fox-dies-aged-71 Victoria University of Wellington 2024-05-28T00:00:00Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2023/11/its-symbioticthe-journey-between-the-pool-and-the-lecture-theatre2 Kokoro Frost was named Pasifika Sportsperson of the Year and also received the Sporting and Academic Excellence Award in this year’s University Blues Awards, and says support from his family, as well as his university “village” is key to his achievements. lecture theatre events performingarts kelburn places vuw education Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2023/11/its-symbioticthe-journey-between-the-pool-and-the-lecture-theatre2 Victoria University of Wellington 2023-11-30T00:00:00Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/12/modern-commedia-play-wins-university-scriptwriting-prize A full-length theatre play giving traditional Commedia dell’Arte a modern spin has been awarded the 2022 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Tue, 13 Dec 2022 22:07:47 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/12/modern-commedia-play-wins-university-scriptwriting-prize Victoria University of Wellington 2022-12-13T22:07:47Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/09/founding-theatre-professor-dies-at-80 Professor Phillip (Phil) Mann, who was the founding drama lecturer within Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, died on 1 September. theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:00:21 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/09/founding-theatre-professor-dies-at-80 Victoria University of Wellington 2022-09-11T23:00:21Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/07/film-shines-a-light-on-the-sorrows-of-the-past A showing of Raids, a short film about the impact of the 1974–6 Dawn Raids on Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa, was held at the Memorial Theatre, Student Union Building at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Kelburn campus on Tuesday 19 July. kelburn theatre places performingarts vuw education Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:57:27 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/07/film-shines-a-light-on-the-sorrows-of-the-past Victoria University of Wellington 2022-07-28T02:57:27Z -41.289205 174.7623927 Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/07/bringing-the-cook-islands-to-the-stage Growing up in the Cook Islands, Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) (MFA(CP)) in Theatre student Poe Tiare Ruhe-Tararo says she didn’t have much experience with theatre. theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:08:22 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/07/bringing-the-cook-islands-to-the-stage Victoria University of Wellington 2022-07-03T19:08:22Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/03/inspired-by-art Izzie Lao has always been inspired by art. A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Theatre alum, Izzie now works as a lighting designer and actor in New Zealand, pursuing their creative passions in Wellington’s theatre scene. theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:05:12 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/03/inspired-by-art Victoria University of Wellington 2022-03-03T22:05:12Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/06/three-sisters-in-the-bubble One moment, they were rehearsing Anton Chekhov’s seminal Three Sisters for the first time, the next moment New Zealand went into lockdown and the world was spun on its head for Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington THEA301 students, who had been readying themselves for a choreographed production of Russian theatre. theatre wellington performingarts kelburn places vuw education Fri, 12 Jun 2020 03:00:49 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/06/three-sisters-in-the-bubble Victoria University of Wellington 2020-06-12T03:00:49Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/05/covid-19-lockdown-home-schooling-online-learning Dr Doug Van Belle from the University’s School of English, Film, Theatre, Media Studies, and Art History spent his lockdown helping create a read-a-long novel, helping kids across the world keep up with their reading skills during the pandemic. art media theatre performingarts kelburn places vuw education Tue, 02 Jun 2020 22:09:41 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/05/covid-19-lockdown-home-schooling-online-learning Victoria University of Wellington 2020-06-02T22:09:41Z https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/05/victoria-university-press-takes-top-non-fiction-prize-at-book-awards Victoria University Press of Wellington took out three prizes at the Ockham NZ Book Awards on Tuesday night, including the top prize for general non-fiction for rock musician Shayne Carter’s autobiography Dead People I Have Known. art music people wellington performingarts blogs kelburn places vuw education Wed, 13 May 2020 03:57:09 GMT https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/05/victoria-university-press-takes-top-non-fiction-prize-at-book-awards Victoria University of Wellington 2020-05-13T03:57:09Z http://www.victoria.ac.nz/news/2015/05/victoria-university-mourns-loss-of-jack-body Jack Body, renowned composer and long-time Victoria University lecturer, will be greatly missed by those he taught and inspired throughout his career. obituaries music performingarts kelburn places vuw education Sun, 10 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://www.victoria.ac.nz/news/2015/05/victoria-university-mourns-loss-of-jack-body Victoria University of Wellington 2015-05-10T00:00:00Z