This week at BATS

This week at BATS

The Conchus Season

Two Day Play!

Win some tickets!

Mental Health Break
The Conchus Season
 

From Tuesday 18th - Saturday 29th August (no show Sun/Mon)
Tickets: $16 full / $13 Concession

1pm Schools Matinees on 20th & 21st August. Keen? Email the Box Office

Are You Conchus?

Nina Nawalowalo, artistic director of the Conch and creator of the ground breaking ‘Vula’, which last year enjoyed a sell out season London’s Barbican Centre comes back to BATS where that journey began to launch a new initiative The Conchus Season.

Nina has launched Conchus to provide a platform not only for the mentoring and showcasing of emerging Maori and Pacific talent but as a vehicle to get the stories of three young women onto the stage.

Nina has assembled an impressive team of mentors to work with performers Kristyl Neho, Princess te Puea Whioke and Fijian New Zealander Kasaya Manulevu. Along side Conch co founder Tom McCrory- Briar Grace Smith as dramaturg, Sarah Foster and Canadian dancer Andrea Tutt as dance mentors and last years Chapman Tripp lighting designer of the year 2008 Lisa Maule make up the artisitc team. This broad range of skills reflects the dynamic diversity of the pieces themselves which move from an explosive cocktail of Tap,Hip Hop and Kapa Haka, through Magic and illusion and impressive writing and multi character story telling. Audiences are guarenteed a night of vision and variety.

Some things can't be Healed by Bandages by Princess Te Puea Whioke

An explosive one woman solo combining hip hop, tap and storytelling, exploring the highly charged subject of violence against children.

Yalewa by Kasaya Manulevu

Photographs and object may be all that we have left when someone leaves us. When these objects are of cultural significance our sense of loss and dislocation can be doubled as our living connection to them passes away.

Te Mahara - The Memory by Kristyl Neho

Following a Grandmothers journey into Alzheimer's and memory losing in Hastings, one woman plays over ten different characters to sometimes hilarious sometimes heartbeakingly poignant effect. First developed as part of 'Go Solo 2008' at Toi Whakaari.

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Two Day Play!
 

The 'Best of Fringe 2009' just got better - now it lives at BATS!

Two Day Plays challenges 18 teams to put together the best 10 minute play they can in a weekend, premiered each Sunday night in a 2 hour presentation hosted by Cohen Holloway and Simon Smith. Teams compete for a spot in the Grand Final and the chance to win a heap of prizes which will make it easier for you to put on your next show.

With everything from dance to musical to political drama, an exciting variety of original works is guaranteed.

Two Day Plays - Draft 2 takes place over the four weekends in September, with the Final being held on Sunday 27th. For registration / more information, email  twodayplays@gmail.com.

Places are limited to 18 teams (and quite a few have been taken already) so get in touch quickly if you want to play!

Win some tickets!
 

Up for grabs this week - a double pass to the Conchus Season next week. Just tell us: 5 things you could do with an old photocopier (the BATS office just got a new one). The winner will be drawn by BATS staff next Monday by 10.30am.

Congratulations to Dean Hewison, who won a double pass to The Conchus Season for this week. It appears Dean has too much time on his hands, as you can see in the Mental Health Breaks he recommended below... 

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