Day three of the Festival of Colour

Day three of the Festival of Colour

Day three of the Festival of Colour went deep inside our minds, behind the curtain and finished off with a pair of singing LIPS.

Lunchtime had us in the Central Lakes Crystal Palace, tuning in as composerClaire Cowan and the sensationalNZTrio rehearsed Claire's latest work live on stage.

A few hours later, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Michael Corballis, dove inside our heads for the first of theAspiring Conversations series, The Wandering Mind.

According to Corballis, daydreaming and "senior moments" are neither unusual nor necessarily a bad thing - thank goodness for that!

Now, what were we talking about? Oh, yes...

Later in the evening, Dave Armstrong's new theatre work, Central, made its Wanaka debut, selling out the Lake Wanaka Centre and leaving us all in great anticipation of Armstrong's other Festival work, Anzac Eve, premiering this morning at the Masonic Lodge.

Meanwhile, The Ballad of Backbone Joedelivered a thick slab of Aussie Outback-inspired hilarity to the Luggate Memorial Hall for its final night. This show had the rare ability to capture audiences and bring them right into the story, generating a chorus of unprovoked boo's and hisses for the baddy.

Their two follow-on performances ofRoyale Riot at Hawea Flat Hall (tonight) and Bannockburn Memorial Hall(tomorrow) promise to be an absolute hoot.

Rounding off the night was Daffodils' backup band LIPS, whose edgy sounds and delightful banter offered the perfect audio nightcap.

Tickets are selling fast, but we still have seats open for the following shows:

Aspiring Conversations: True Stories Told Live (2pm, Central Lakes Crystal Palace): Kate Hunter, Bob Kerr, Dave Armstrong, Liz Breslin and Melinda Szymanik offer us unabashed storytelling, utterly unscripted.

Eb & Sparrow (11pm, Central Lakes Crystal Palace): Eb & Sparrow's songs are dark and bright, dreamy and direct, 1850's and 1950's. Singer/songwriter Ebony Lamb's lyrics have a simple strength that comes from both heart and heartache. Here's a link to their single, In the Harbour, on Youtube (here).

ENDS