1. Art and Diseño

THANKS TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS
MAJOR SUPPORTERS & EVENT PARTNERS
EVENT SUPPORTERS
COMMUNITY FUNDERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
DELIVERY PARTNERS
WELCOME
It doesn't get better than this: an international
line-up and talented national acts all performing in
our own, spectacular Hamilton Gardens.
I would like to congratulate the very small but
dedicated team behind the Hamilton Gardens Arts
Festival who work incredibly hard to bring such an
outstanding event to Hamilton. The people and
performers of Hamilton can be extremely proud of
what will be achieved over the next two weeks.
I extend a warm welcome to our visitors from out of
town who will experience two gems while attending
this Festival - the performances themselves and
the unique location, which is receiving international
accolades including International Garden of the
Year. Enjoy the Festival, enjoy the Hamilton Gardens
and enjoy our wonderful city.
It's very exciting to be part of the Hamilton
Gardens Arts Festival 2015. It is an iconic
event and to be contributing to this gives me
exceptional pride and pleasure.
Putting together a Festival of this nature is
incredibly hard work. It is done by a very small
team with guidance from a voluntary Board
of Trustees.
The 2015 festival is a smorgasbord for all to enjoy.
Be it a lazy Sunday afternoon in Rogers Rose
Garden or a week night visit to take in some
theatre, there really is something for everyone.
We will again be inspiring tomorrow's artists
through an exciting mix of international and local
artists from February 13th - 26th.
I want to acknowledge the outstanding work
done by our Festival Director Becks Chambers
who has pulled together a stunning programme
in just a few short months and in a challenging
environment.
These fantastic opportunities would not be on our
doorstep without the invaluable support of our
sponsors, funders and our loyal audiences. We
thank everyone for making our festival one of the
greatest events of summer and I look forward to
meeting you all in February.
BECKS CHAMBERS
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
JULIE HARDAKER
Thank you to those core sponsors who have been
with the Festival year after year, and to our new
sponsors, we hope your first year on board turns
into many more. To the performers ... you make
the Festival what it is.
Finally, I would like to acknowledge the hard work
done by the Board of Trustees: Graeme Cairns,
Tracey Gunn, David Macaskill, Grant Mackintosh,
Peter Sergel and Chris Williams. We got there now let's take the time to enjoy it!
JEANETTE TYRRELL
HAMILTON MAYOR
FESTIVAL CHAIR
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Soweto
Gospel Choir
“SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST HEAVENLY VOICES”
Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir are one of the
world’s greatest vocal ensembles. Like a force of nature, they bring
to Hamilton a concert that will share the pure joy of divine voices
joining together.
Soweto Gospel Choir have performed all over the world, sharing
stages with Robert Plant, Celine Dion, U2, Aretha Franklin, Josh
Groban, Peter Gabriel and John Legend, to name a few!
MUSIC
They dedicate this concert to one of their biggest fans and the
father of their nation, Nelson Mandela, and will include a section
dedicated to freedom songs and some of Madiba’s favourite hymns.
www.sowetogospelchoir.com
THIS WORLD-CLASS EVENT WILL LIGHT UP THE
HEAVENS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, FINISHING
WITH A SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
DON'T MISS IT!
Audience are not permitted to bring their own alcohol into this
event. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
WHEN
Fri 13 Feb / 8:00pm
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
120
4
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ADMISSION
Best Lawn Seats $79
Standard Lawn Spot $69
Concession* Lawn Spot $59
Children Under 5 FREE but a ticket
is required
Family* Lawn Spot: $250
Supported by
MUSIC
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Music under the
stars with Dame
Malvina Major
Join Dame Malvina Major ONZ, GNZM, DBE and the University of Waikato’s
rising stars for an evening of music and song.
This Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival feature performance will showcase the
unique talents of top University of Waikato music students.
See www.hgaf.co.nz for full concert details.
MUSIC
Audience are not permitted to bring their own alcohol into this event.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
WHEN
Fri 20 Feb / 7:30pm
Supported by
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
ADMISSION
Best Lawn Seats $59
Standard Lawn Spot $49
Under 25s $29
Children Under 5 FREE but a
ticket is required
6
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“MUSIC, MARKETS & GOOD TIMES”
Join us for our festival within the festival... get your
groove on and come for sun, craft beer, artisan wine,
street food and markets by The Little Big Markets.
Tahuna Breaks, Sola Rosa and more will be there as
the souls of summer, so make sure you bring your
summer swagger and your dancing feet.
Audience are not permitted to bring their own
alcohol into this event. Food and beverages will be
available for purchase.
Full line-up of music and entertainment will be online
January 2015. www.hgaf.co.nz
WHEN
Sat 21 Feb / 4:00pm till late
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
ADMISSION
All day pass $35
Supported by
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MUSIC
Backyard
Beats
TAHUNA BREAKS
SOLA ROSA + MORE
JOIN US FOR OUR FESTIVAL
WITHIN THE FESTIVAL
Get your swagger and frocks on for some
sun, craft beer, artisan wine and street food
360
TICKETS / 0508 484 253 / hgaf.co.nz/tickets
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MUSIC
Trust Waikato Sunset Symphony
Julia Booth - Guest Soprano | Bonaventura Allan-Moetaua - Tenor
Katie Mayes - Leader | Rupert D’Cruze - Conductor
Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra and the Hamilton Festival Chorus return
to the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival with the traditional and much-loved
Sunset Symphony.
The concert will feature show favourites including All I Ask of You and
Think of Me, Borodin’s exciting Polovtsien Dances and Gershwin’s jazzy
overture Strike up the Band. The evening will reach a climatic conclusion
with Beethoven’s famous Ode to Joy.
Grab one of the “Best Seats on the Lawn” for only $25 and secure yourself
an allocated spot. General Admission is only a gold coin at the gate.
Bring a picnic and settle in with friends and family for a wonderful night.
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WHEN
Sun 22 Feb / 7:30pm
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
ADMISSION
General Admission Gold Coin
Best Seats on the Lawn $25
150
Supported by
Night of the
Story Tellers
“THE WARRATAHS AND MIDDLEMAN
ONE NIGHT ONLY”
Settle in for a night of stories, country and
old-fashioned rock songs from none other than
the Warratahs, supported by Waikato based rock/country
storytelling band Middleman.
The Warratahs have been playing their disctinctive
country/folk, with the fire of 50's rock & roll, for 25 years.
MUSIC
With a sound based around Barry Saunders voice and
songs and Nik Brown’s ability to set the music alight
with his violin, there has never been anything like the
Warratahs, and maybe never will be. Hard to define, but
really, it’s all in the music.
Barry Saunders - Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Nik Brown - Violin, mandolin
Maurice Newport - Drums
Nick Theobald - Bass, vocals
WHEN
Sat 14 Feb / 3:30pm
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
ADMISSION
Standard $35
Concession $30
Supported by
180
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Emily Smith
Roesy
FOLK/ SCOTLAND
MUSIC
FOLK/ IRELAND
Irish songwriter Roesy is one of Ireland’s most successful touring artists.
Over the past 15 years he has released eight albums and performed in over
1,000 cities worldwide, sharing the stage with luminaries such as Ron Sexsmith,
Billy Bragg, John Martyn, Joan Armatrading and Donovan.
His work bears the influence of the ancient Irish guilds of storytelling, lyric poetry
and folk song. And, although informed by ‘The Tradition’ and directly inspired by
its songs and tunes – he is not a traditional performer in the literal sense.
Bill Hauritz, director of Australia’s iconic Woodford Folk Festival, gives an
insight into his shows: “Roesy was a standout for me at Woodford… there’s
just that bit of magic in his music. It’s to do with that Blarney blood; Irish artists
reinventing, Roesy is one of those”.
WHEN
Tue 24 Feb / 7:30pm
WHERE
Medici Court
75
10
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ADMISSION
Standard $35
Concession $30
Supported by
Scottish folk singer, pianist and accordion player Emily Smith makes a much
welcome return to Hamilton, following on from her previous sold out show
here in 2012 with multi instrumentalist Jamie McClennan.
Smith has built up an excellent reputation, having won multiple awards
worldwide for her singing and songwriting. She is currently embarking on a
world tour, showcasing her fifth studio album, ‘Echoes’.
Hamilton born, but Scottish based McClennan is one of New Zealand’s
most successful musicians, having forged a career over the past 15 years,
performing in auditoriums throughout the world. Perhaps best known as
a fiddle player, McClennan is equally at home on the guitar and is also an
accomplished singer.
“Beautifully poised between dulcet and crystalline… stunning… virtually every
number was a highlight”. – The Scotsman
WHEN
Wed 25 Feb / 7:30pm
WHERE
Pavilion
120
ADMISSION
Standard $35
Concession $30
Supported by
Hayden Chisholm Trio
WITH PAUL DYNE AND NORMAN MEEHAN
Paul Dyne (double bass) has worked with hundreds of top international jazz
artists in a career spanning 50 years. Highlights include collaborations with
US legends Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz and Pepper Adams.
Norman Meehan (piano) is perhaps best known for his recent musical
collaborations with New Zealand’s inaugural poet laureate Bill Manhire. He has
released numerous books and CD's and is the Associate Professor of Jazz at
the New Zealand School of Music.
WHEN
Sat 14 Feb / 8:00pm
Supported by
WHERE
English Flower Garden
ADMISSION
Standard $35
Concession $30
Raga Sangeet
MUSIC
Acclaimed saxophonist Hayden Chisholm makes a rare return appearance to
New Zealand, teaming up with two of our greatest ever jazz exponents:
Paul Dyne and Norman Meehan. Since moving to Europe in the 1990's,
Chisholm has become a prolific recording and touring artist, releasing and
playing on over 35 albums.
SOUNDS OF INDIA
Thousands of years of colourful history and culture are distilled into every note
and each beat of this traditional art music of India known as Raga Sangeet.
Spontaneous creativity and tradition combine when Lester Silver on sitar and
Basant Madhur on tabla perform together. The up and coming young tabla
star Akhil Madhur, will also present a rhythmic duet with his uncle.
Lester and Basant are recognized as some of New Zealand's best in this field
of music on their respective instruments.
WHEN
Sun 22 Feb / 5:30pm
Supported by
WHERE
Lakeside Stage
75
ADMISSION
FREE
120
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Music, Wine and Roses
Our brand new music series for the Rogers Rose Gardens, featuring an eclectic mix of music styles from Greece, New Orleans, New York, California,
Chicago and Eastern Europe. Wash it all down with an excellent array of culinary delights, wine and other beverages available on site.
MUSIC
Saturday line-up:
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RHYTHM N’ SWING
HYPNOS
RUCKUS
Saint Valentine’s Day gets off to a perfect start
with jazz ballads from Tony Edwards and his
band, Rhythm n’ Swing, featuring Murray Roberts
on bass and Alister Edwards on drums. The
band has put together a special Valentine’s Day
programme, including jazz classics such as ‘My
Funny Valentine’ by Richard Rodgers and Cole
Porter’s ‘I get a Kick out of You’.
Joining us from Wellington, the Hypnos explore
the murky world of Rebetiko, an urban folk music of
the immigrant Greek underclass. Often referred to
as the blues of Greece, traditional musical forms of
the Eastern Mediterranean fuse with songs of love,
loathing, joy and sorrow.
Auckland based Ruckus are one of New Zealand’s
top improvising quartets. They bring to Hamilton a
brand new set of compositions by David Ward. Long
marinated in such juices as Monk, Coleman, Mingus,
Lacy, Zappa and Frisell, David writes music that is
melodic, humourous, rhythmic and joyous. Expect
twisted tango, carnivalesque romps, disheveled
swing and free form tunes! Featuring David Ward
(Electric Guitar), Jeff Henderson (Saxophone/
Clarinet), Eamon Edmundson-Wells (Double Bass),
Tristan Deck (Drums).
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Hypnos combine the haunting vocal melodies of
Briar Prastiti, melancholic violin lines of Tristan Carter
and the virtuosic guitar of Justin Firefly to create an
intimate experience of their most-loved Rebetiko
songs. Yamas!
BEN WILCOCK
JELLY ROLLS
THE COSMONAUTS
Kick off your Sunday afternoon
listening to the soulful songs of the
award winning Ben Wilcock. Ben has
performed at Glastonbury, Sydney
Festival, Java Jazz Festival and opened
for the likes of Dave Dobbyn and
Mos Def. He currently tours with the
outstanding Bella Kalolo band.
The Jelly Rolls have just released their
debut album ‘Sneaky Weasel’ and are
ready to bring their toe-tapping, spicy
sound to Hamilton, stopping by on
their national tour. Drummer John Rae
(The Troubles), bassist Daniel Yeabsley,
and pianist Ben Wilcock suffuse
Harlem Stride, Boogie Woogie as well
as the influences of jazz greats, such as
Errol Garner and Ahmad Jamal.
Joining us from Wellington, via the
wind-blown steppes of Eastern Europe,
The Cosmonauts’ blend of Soviet Folk
music fused with Italian Chanson and
19th Century Balkan Pop will stir your
gypsy senses. Transport yourself to
another time and space with Frankie
Curac (accordion), AJ Jensen (guitar),
Andrew Laking (double bass)…
Borshk!
'Sneaky Weasel' will take you back in
time in futuristic fashion.
www.cosmonauts.co.nz
www.benwilcock.com
WHEN
​Sat 14 Feb / 11:00am til 3:00pm
Sun 15 Feb / 1:00pm til 6:00pm
See calendar listing on page 40 for
performance times
WHERE
​Rogers Rose Garden
ADMISSION
$5 all-day pass
Supported by
MUSIC
Sunday lineup:
DANCING & DRINKING
SOCIETY
The Dancing and Drinking Society
is one of New Zealand’s newest
and funnest Swing Bands consisting
of the talents of Dan Yeabsley,
Nils Olsen, Mat Enright and
Adrian Jensen. Finish off a day of
wine, roses and some of the best
music around with a swinging
old time.
Curated by
Pirate & Queen
300
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​Jazz in the Roses
MUSIC
Come down to the beautiful Rogers Rose Garden with a picnic and enjoy a
line-up of jazz.
Spammerz are a band that can toast two Jazz Album of the year Awards, a NZ
number one hip-hop album and international releases including Blue Note
records. Spammerz combine joyous off-kilter grooves and floating textures for
a result that is deliciously contrary but eminently danceable.
Loosely led by guitarist Dan Sperber (Relaxomatic Project, New LoungeHead),
Spammerz includes Ben McNichol (Home Brew, Gahu) on saxophones,
Hammond organist Alan Brown (Blue Train, Grand Central Band) and drummer
Jason Orme.
La Luna and the Gadjo Boys perform thrilling and vivacious French gypsy jazz,
swing and Chanson par excellence. On the menu will be hot swinging Django
avec songs by Trenet, Brassens, Gainsbourg et Piaf, Ellington and Brubeck.
WHEN
Sun 22 Feb / 11:00am til 4:00pm
Supported by
WHERE
Rogers Rose Garden
Curated by
ADMISSION
​$5 all-day pass
14
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​Summertime Blues
​BLUES IN THE ROSES
Bring a picnic and nestle into the Rogers Rose Garden for an afternoon of the
smooth sounds of some of the best blues around. Curated by the Hamilton
Blues Society who keep the blues alive by hosting some of the best blues
musicians from New Zealand and overseas.
Full programme released January 2015 on www.hgaf.co.nz
WHEN
Sat 21 Feb / 11:00am til 3:00pm
WHERE
Rodgers Rose Garden
ADMISSION
​$5 all-day pass
180
​Big Band Swing!
Big Band Swing! relives the spirit of the big band
era – a time when dancing was the most popular
form of entertainment. A time when the great
swing bands of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman,
Duke Ellington and others ruled the air waves
- their music was truly rich in style, glamour,
romance and rhythm. Join Hamilton City Brass on
a warm summer’s evening for big band memories
including Tuxedo Junction, American Patrol, and
perennial favourites – Moonlight Serenade and In
the Mood.
WHEN
​Thu 26 Feb / 6:00pm
WHERE / Riverside Terrace
ADMISSION / $20
Organisation
Hamilton City Brass Band
90
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic
Tell Me on a Sunday is a one-woman show that
charts the course of a young English girl newly
arrived in New York.
Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek
success, companionship and, of course, love. But
as she weaves her way through the maze of the city
and her own anxieties, frustrations and heartaches
she begins to wonder whether – in fact – she’s
been looking for love in all the wrong places.
Starring Julia Booth and directed by David
Sidwell this all-new production will be the
epitome of class.
WHEN
Sat 14 Feb / 6:30pm, Sun 15 Feb / 6:30pm
Mon 16 Feb / 8:30pm, Tue 17 Feb / 6:30pm
WHERE / Modernist Garden
ADMISSION / $25
Supported by
Organisation
Hamilton Operatic
Society
60
A musical based
on the journey
of middle age
“IT'S RAW AND REAL, HAS LOTS OF
LAUGHS AND A FEW TEARS”
It’s a changing world and we all have to face it.
Our hero, Dave is landed with redundancy and a
failing marriage while being haunted by the black
dog of depression. His wife, Sharon rides the
wave of change like a soldier and as she battles
through, realises what really matters. Friends,
colleagues, even the office play a major role in
this raw, real 21st Century story. After its highly
successful premiere in July, 2014 don't miss the
newly developed version of this entertaining,
moving and insightful musical commentary on life
at middle age.
MUSIC
​ ell Me On
T
A Sunday
Read more at: www.sh48.co.nz
WHEN
Mon 23 Feb / 7:30pm, Tue 24 Feb / 7:30pm
Wed 25 Feb / 7:30pm, Thu 26 Feb / 7:30pm
WHERE / Lakeside Stage
Supported by
ADMISSION / ​$30
120
TICKETS / 0508 484 253 / hgaf.co.nz/tickets
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​Opera at Twilight
MUSIC
It is with great pleasure we invite you to join Elaine Wogan, Pamela Wallace,
Filipe Manu and John Drummond accompanied by Francis Cowan to Opera
at Twilight.
Following the popular concerts in 2013 and 2014, Opera Brava have put
together a new programme featuring highlights from both opera and
musicals. This will feature works by some of the world's greatest composers
such as Bizet, Donizetti, Mozart, Cilea, Verdi, Rossini, Johan Strauss II, Ganne,
Lloyd-Webber, Schonberg, Jerome Kern and Gershwin.
It will include well known gems from Rigoletto, La Traviata, Lucia di
Lammermoor, Don Giovanni, Porgy and Bess, The Phantom of the Opera,
Les Mis and Showboat, among other arias, duets and quartets from popular
operas and musicals.
WHEN
Tue 17 Feb / 7:30pm
Wed 18 Feb / 7:30pm
Supported by
Love! Ain’t it a Kick in
the Head
Love! Ain’t it a kick in the head?
No-one said it better than those hepcats of the swing era. Join the Hoboken
Symphony Orchestra this Valentine’s Day for a celebration of love, swing-style!
Join Nick, Malcolm and friends for our third year in the Gardens. This time it’s all
about heart. Bring your baby to Rogers Rose Garden. Share a bottle of bubbly
and start your own personal night of romance like they did back in the old days.
WHEN
​Sat 14 Feb / 8:00pm
Sun 15 Feb / 8:00pm
WHERE
Medici Court
Organisation
Organisation
ADMISSION
$30
Opera Brava
120
16
TICKETS / 0508 484 253 / hgaf.co.nz/tickets
ADMISSION
Standard $30, Concession $25
WHERE
Rogers Rose Garden
The Hoboken Symphony Orchestra
90
Enter the most beguiling venue in the Gardens,
the Glasshouse, to enjoy this early evening
concert of light classical entertainment presented
by the Hamilton Chamber Music Society and
the University of Waikato Conservatorium of
Music. The Stars of the Conservatorium will
dazzle your ears with their brilliance, virtuosity
and soulful performances of music ranging from
Vivaldi to Johann Strauss to Mama Mia, with
Hamiltonians being introduced to the amazingly
high energy sounds of Irish fiddling, folk and
jazz arrangements by the New Zealand music
sensations, the Balzats. This concert honours the
memory of Donald Barriball for his generosity
and long time support of the Hamilton Chamber
Music Society. A concert not to be missed.
​Garden Giggles
​ he Laugh Club is back. Join us to close the 2015
T
festival with a night of comedy amoungst the
mythical beasts in the Tudor Garden.
​For full line up see www.hgaf.co.nz
WHEN / Sun 15 Feb / 7:30pm
WHERE / ​Victorian Garden Greenhouse
ADMISSION / Standard $15
Under 18s and Students $10
Supported by
Organisation
Hamilton Chamber
Music Society
90
MUSIC/COMEDY
Glasshouse Vibes
OPENING
29 JANUARY
2015
WHEN / ​Thu 26 Feb / 8:00pm
WHERE / ​​Tudor Garden
ADMISSION / ​Standard $30, ​​​​Concession $25
Organisation
​Laugh Club NZ
90
TICKETS / 0508 484 253 / hgaf.co.nz/tickets
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For Your Future
Guidance
THEATRE
Are you anxious about what the future may bring? Tormented by crippling
“future-tension”? Help is on the horizon, thanks to our proven and
accredited method!
In the future, financial collapse, deadly pandemics, unannounced visits from
extended family, large-scale volcanism, mass extinction and trips to the dentist
are all credible scenarios. NOW is the time to take proactive steps to predict
and prepare. In For Your Future Guidance, you will:
​Whales
Whales is an outdoor spectacle. If you’re curious about these majestic
creatures that roam our seas, gather on the Turtle Lake Lawn at 2pm on
Saturday 21 February where you can meet the playful whales. The event is
suitable for grown ups, children and hipsters, and everyone is invited to bring
a bucket.
WHEN
Sat 21 Feb / 2:00pm
Organisation
Binge Culture Collective
60
18
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2. Gain a basic understanding of the mysteries of time
3. Practise interaction and etiquette in a time altered environment
Part theatre, part seminar, For Your Future Guidance gives YOU the skills and
knowledge YOU need to survive the coming decades.
Supported by
WHERE
​Turtle Lake Lawn
ADMISSION
FREE
1. Unlock your latent abilities to anticipate future events of any scale,
with accuracy
WHEN
​Sat 21 Feb / 6:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 6:00pm
Supported by
WHERE
Victorian Garden Greenhouse
Organisation
ADMISSION
​$25
Binge Culture Collective
60
​The Bookbinder
Written and Performed by Ralph McCubbin Howell. Directed and designed
by Hannah Smith.
From award-winning company Trick of the Light Theatre (The Road That
Wasn’t There) comes a story of mystery, magic and mayhem. The Bookbinder
weaves shadowplay, paper art, puppetry, and music into an original dark
fairytale in the vein of Coraline and Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell. An
inventive one-man performance for curious children and adventurous adults.
Best Theatre and Best in the Fringe – NZ Fringe 2014
International Excellence Award – Sydney Fringe 2014
“Spell-binding storytelling at its purest and best...” – Theatreview, Dunedin
“Tuned to perfection... Bookworms of all stripes and ages will adore it.”
– ★★★★ ½ The Age, Melbourne
WHEN
Wed 18 Feb / 3:00pm & 6:00pm
Thu 19 Feb / 6:00pm & 8:00pm
WHERE
​Japanese Garden of Contemplation
ADMISSION
Adult $25, Under 14s $15
Family (2 Adults, 2 Children) $66
Supported by
Organisation
​Trick of the Light
60
THEATRE
‘They say you can get lost in a good book. But it’s worse getting lost in a
bad one…’
​SolOthello
Watch Maori Performance Mask (Te Mata-Kokako o Rehia) come to life as
Regan Taylor unfolds his abridged version of the Shakespearean play Othello
as a solo performance. A dynamic and interpretive way to experience one of
history's more tragic plays.
WHEN
Sat 14 Feb / 6:30pm
Sun 15 Feb / 6:30pm
Sat 21 Feb / 6:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 6:00pm
WHERE
​Te Parapara
ADMISSION
​$20
Supported by
Organisation
Te Rehia Theatre Company
50
TICKETS / 0508 484 253 / hgaf.co.nz/tickets
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​Real Fake White Dirt
“ENGAGING, RELENTLESS AND HUMOROUS”
THEATRE
Real Fake White Dirt is fresh, funny and unafraid of faux pas, scratching at the
underlying cultural nerves of that most unsettled of settler races – the Paheka.
This solo spoken-word poetry tour-de-force from award-winning performer
Jess Holly Bates returns from packed houses in London and Edinburgh.
Laying bare the underlying anxieties of post-colonial multiculturalism,
Real Fake White Dirt is the cringe at your racist grandparents, the modification
of nasal Pakeha vowels, the answer to the unasked questions of a modern
white crisis, and the desperate lie about your heritage.
Fusing the lyrical power of spoken word poetry with the wry relief of theatrical
staging under award-winning director Geoff Pinfield, Real Fake White Dirt is a
celebration and a critique of the Pakeha condition in New Zealand, exposing
the beautiful uncertainty of a people who stand and live in a complicated
relationship to both the land and the first peoples.
On the Conditions and
Possibilities of Hillary
Clinton taking me as
her Young Lover
Performed by award-winning playwright and performer Arthur Meek,
The Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival hosts the Nuclear-Powerpoint lecture
of the week.
Join the over-educated, underachieving Richard Meros as he charges through
the pop-cultural slipstream to prove his amorous point: that by taking him
as her Young Lover prior to the 2016 Presidential election, Hillary Clinton will
attain the world’s highest office and initiate the Goldenest age of American
culture and society.
“Fantastic” - Broadway Baby (Edinburgh).
WHEN
​Wed 18 Feb / 7:30pm
Thu 19 Feb / 7:30pm
Supported by
WHERE
​English Flower Garden
Organisation
ADMISSION
​$35
20
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Theatre Beating
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WHEN
Mon 16 Feb / 6:00pm
Tue 17 Feb / 6:00pm
Wed 18 Feb / 6:00pm
Supported by
WHERE
​Chinoiserie Garden
Organisation
ADMISSION
​$35
Theatre Beating
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DAY AT THE
CRICKET
“A FUN DAY OUT FOR BIG ONES AND LITTLE ONES”
Join a game, listen live, and live it up cricket-white style with entertainment for
the whole family!
BYO picnic and we’ll provide the Pimms punch and the kiwi cricket gear to
keep the competitive spirit alive and well in the most beautiful cricket spot in
the world.
WHEN
Sun 15 Feb / 1:30pm
Supported by
A delicious line-up of music, magic and entertainment for teddys and their
little human guardians! 2015 theme is Alice in Wonderland to celebrate the
150th Anniversary of Alice and her world.
FAMILY
Fine day for it! Come down and enjoy an afternoon on the Rhodo Lawn,
spread out among the picnic blankets, Pimms and enjoy a celebration of
our much-loved past-time… sports lovers and arts lovers alike will love our
celebration of the elegant game.
Featuring:
Music by Mr Roberelli | www.mrroberelli.co.nz
Weird, wonderful and magical characters by Free Lunch Street Theatre
Dress-Up Jam by Barbarian Theatre Company
And much more!
Just bring teddy down for a fun day in Wonderland for all.
WHEN
Sat 14 Feb / 10:00am - 2:00pm
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
WHERE
Rhododendron Lawn
ADMISSION
FREE
ADMISSION
Gold Coin
Supported by
240
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FAMILY
Festival Hub
“WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS”
Anything and everything happens in the Festival Hub. Street Theatre, Pop-Up concerts, Artistic
Occurances. This is the centre of our festival wonderland where you can get lost in all sorts!
Festival Hub guests include:
WHERE
Round Lawn/Festival Hub
Doing Pennants: The Extraordinary Mobile Sewing Company returns with their bicycle-powered sewing
machine. You are invited to help decorate the Festival Hub by designing pennant flags, which well be
sewn-up on the spot!
ADMISSION
FREE
Weekends 10:30am - 12:00pm and 2:30pm - 4:00pm.
Free Lunch Street Theatre / Throughout the Festival
Belly Dancing / Beautiful Bellies! / Sun 15 Feb / 6:00pm
Brass for Kids: Join Hamilton City Brass for a fun, entertaining and interactive showcase of a real brass
band featuring music for children 2-10 years old. Kids will recognize drums, triangles and trombones but
they might never have seen or heard a euphonium, a horn or a baritone up close!
Sun 22 Feb / 2:00pm
And much more! Visit hgaf.co.nz for more information.
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WHEN
Throughout the Festival
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BECAUSE THEATRE CAN BE IN TENTS!
Barbarian Dress-Up Jam is a freewheeling, grassroots show that’s all about
expressing your theatrical spirit. It is for kids, it's for grown-ups, it's for
grannies and grandpas. It’s a free public theatre experience for all ages.
Come in and dress up in our many and marvellous costumes and play with our
fabulous array of props and guest performers … all are welcome! Your exploits
and adventures will be filmed and shared for all to see your theatrical
monster emerge.
Highlights from the tent will be shared through Twitter, Facebook and our
website so that friends on the outside can follow your Dress-Up Jam antics!
Awesome
Adventures of
Modern Maui
FAMILY
Dress-Up Jam
​ hree of Aotearoa's favourite legends come to life in this fun-filled show from
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Te Rehia Theatre Company. Share Maui's incredible adventures as he goes
head-to-head with Tangaroa God of the Ocean, deceives the mighty drag
queen Mahuika Goddess of Fire, and battles the mighty sun Tamanui Te Ra in
an awesome dance-off!
Join us for this free, fun and creative theatre for all.
WHEN
​Sat 14 Feb / 1:00pm
Sun 15 Feb / 1:00pm
WHERE
​Festival Hub
ADMISSION
FREE
Supported by
Supported by
WHEN
Sat 14 Feb / 11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Sun 15 Feb / 11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Sat 21 Feb / 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 1:00pm & 3:00pm
Organisation
WHERE
The Beach
Organisation
Barbarian Productions
45
ADMISSION
Koha
Te Rehia Theatre Company
45
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FAMILY
​Jack and the
Beanstalk
Jack lives with his mother and Aunt who have a penchant for collecting exotic
animals. Their recent acquisition, a camel, has not worked out for them and
they instruct Jack to take it to the local market to sell … and he comes back
with beans! Of course, when the beans are planting a stalk begins to grow and
grow and Jack can't resist climbing it.
A goose, a giant and a camel makes Jack’s advenutre one he won’t forget!
Join us for this festival favourite pantomime for all the family.
WHEN
​Sat 14 Feb / 10:00am & 2:00pm
Sat 21 Feb / 10:00am & 2:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 10:00am & 2:00pm
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Come and listen to a live reading of best-selling children’s book series,
The Dragon Brothers Trilogy!
Doris Mousdale, Arcadia Books (and formerly Whitcoulls Head Book Buyer),
has called The Dragon Brothers Trilogy the best children's books to come out
of New Zealand in years. Written and illustrated by James Russell and Link
Choi, the books are full of adventure, humour and poignancy.
The books follow the adventures of brothers Flynn and Paddy, as they discover
that the island they live on is thick with dragons. One steals their dog and they
have to rescue it, another mistakes them for its parents and becomes their pet,
and finally the trilogy culminates with an unplanned and wild ride on the back
of their dragon who is desperate to get to the annual dragon gathering.
Russell is an animated and funny reader - don't miss it!
Supported by
WHEN
Sun 22 Feb / 11:00am /
1:00pm & 3:00pm
WHERE
Medici Court
ADMISSION
Adults 15+ Gold Coin/Koha (on day)
Children 14 and under FREE
*Tickets essential due to capacity
From www.hgaf.co.nz/tickets
Dragontales
Supported by
WHERE
​Japanese Garden of Contemplation
Organisation
​Stories & More
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ADMISSION
Gold Coin
*Tickets essential due to capacity
From www.hgaf.co.nz/tickets
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From the group that presented Hamilton with
The Comedy of Errors and Macbeth, comes an
athletic, quick witted comedy.
Apocalypse Lounge presents a contemporary spin
on the classic tale of the game of love. The proud
Beatrice and the embittered Benedick can’t resist
trading barbs in a game of one-up-man-ship.
Their friends try to trick them into love but the
scheme of a jealous scoundrel and the outcome
of a disastrous wedding cause them to reconsider
their relationship and themselves.
Whenua-Land
TUDOR CONSORT
Whenua-land is a new contemporary dance
theatre work created by Karen Barbour, weaving
stories of the places and peoples of Waikato
together. Evocatively engaging with the
inspirational voices of women of this land, this
dance responds to current environmental and
political concerns from the heart. With local artists
Kartika Leng creating glorious costumes and
Jeremy Mayall a sophisticated sound score, this
dance work is suitable for all ages.
A delightful midsummer evening of
entertainments where you will enjoy watching
as well as participating in the courtly arts from
around Tudor times – graciously brought to you
by a consortium of courtiers with the essential
talents required by ladies and gentlemen of
the court; including music, song, and dance
popular at the time. Come dressed in your
Tudor or Renaissance garb and expand your
accomplishments by joining in as instructed by
our dance mistress and singing master.
WHEN
Sat 21 Feb / 11:00am & 6:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 11:00am & 6:00pm
Mon 23 Feb / 6:00pm
Courtiers include the Mine Accord Madrigal
Singers, the Boleyn Recorder Ensemble, the
Waikato Guitar Consort, and the Dance Folkus
Early Dance Troupe, with a special appearance by
the Knights of the Temporal Realm.
WHEN
Mon 16 Feb / 7:00pm, Tue 17 Feb / 7:00pm
Wed 18 Feb / 7:00pm, Thu 19 Feb / 7:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 5:00am
WHERE / ​The Beach
ADMISSION / FREE
WHEN
​Thu 26 Feb / 6:30pm
WHERE / Festival Hub
Supported by
WHERE / ​Medici Court
ADMISSION / FREE but all and any donations
gratefully accepted
Supported by
Organisation
Apocalypse Lounge
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DANCE
Much Ado About
Nothing
​Garden of
Courtly Delights
ADMISSION
​​Standard $20, Concession $15
Organisation
​Waikato Contemporary Dance Projects Trust
60
Organisation
Dance Folkus
75
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Top Hat
FILM
The 1935 classic Top Hat, the most successful film
of the Astaire and Rogers’ partnership, tells the
story of wealthy Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers), on
holiday in London and Venice. She assumes that
American dancer Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) is
married to her best friend.
The Rocky
Horror
Picture Show
Yes we are doing the time warp, again!
WHEN / Sat 14 Feb / 10:00pm
WHERE / Rogers Rose Garden
ADMISSION / $15
With sharp comedic dialogue, the performances
are wonderful, the dances are stunning and
Irving Berlin's “Cheek to cheek” will have you
singing away.
WHEN / Thu 19 Feb / 8:30pm
Supported by
WHERE / Rogers Rose Garden
Get leathery, fish-net fantastic and come to the
gardens for that rollicking bad-ass adventure with
Riff Raff and the rest.
ADMISSION / $10
Supported by
All feature films will be preceded by a
Wintec Short film. See www.hgaf.co.nz
for further details.
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Organisation
Hamilton Film Society
120
Organisation
Hamilton Film Society
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Citizen Kane
Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane was a ground-breaking
drama based on the life of William Randolph
Hearst. Written, directed and produced and
starring Welles, it is frequently cited as the finest
American film ever made. The 1941 film tells the
story of a group of reporters who are trying to
decipher the last word ever spoken by
Charles Foster Kane … “Rosebud.”
Roman Holiday (1953) is a delightful, captivating
fairy-tale romance starring Audrey Hepburn and
Gregory Peck. A runaway princess named
Princess Ann, during a goodwill tour of Europe,
rebels against her sheltered life and royal
obligations. She escapes the insulated confines
of her royal prison to find a 'Prince Charming'
commoner – an American journalist-reporter
covering the royal tour in Rome.
Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo (1958) is a
romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear.
The adaption of the French novel D’entre les morts
tells the story of former detective “Scottie”, played
by James Stewart. Scottie is forced into early
retirement due to an incident in the line of duty
that has caused him to develop acrophobia and
vertigo. Scottie is hired by an acquaintance,
Gavin Elster, as a private investigator to follow
Gavin's wife Madeleine, who is behaving strangely.
WHEN / Mon 16 Feb / 8:30pm
WHEN / Tue 17 Feb / 8:30pm
WHEN / Wed 18 Feb / 8:30pm
WHERE / Rogers Rose Garden
WHERE / Rogers Rose Garden
WHERE / Rogers Rose Garden
ADMISSION / $10
ADMISSION / $10
ADMISSION / $10
Supported by
Supported by
Supported by
Organisation
Hamilton Film Society
130
Organisation
Hamilton Film Society
130
Organisation
Hamilton Film Society
FILM
Vertigo
Roman Holiday
140
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IDEAS
PechaKucha
​The Great Debate
‘NEW ZEALANDERS EXPECTATIONS OF WATER
QUALITY ARE TOO HIGH’
A PechaKucha night is an event format in which presenters show a slideshow
of 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds – giving a total
presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds. Each event usually has
8 - 14 presenters.
Water is the lifeblood of industry, agriculture, recreation, identity and
culture in New Zealand. The state of our waterways is a subject that evokes
passionionate debate across the country. This discussion is not to be missed.
The event format has been replicated in more than 400 cities, including
London, San Francisco, Seattle, Rotterdam, Shanghai and Berlin. Events are
limited to four events per year.
See www.hgaf.co.nz for line-up of debators.
WHEN
Sun 22 Feb / 4:00pm
Brought to you by
WHERE
Riverside Terrace
ADMISSION
​FREE
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​ echaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people
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get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps - just about
anything really.
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PechaKucha is for CONTENT and not for profit. So come join us for a night
of thinking, drinking, and inspiring.
WHEN
Wed 25 Feb / 8:30pm
ADMISSION
​$10
WHERE
Riverside Terrace
Organisation
Hamilton PechaKucha Trust
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(the stone world)
A small select group of craftsman of extremely
rare skills and knowledge have come together
for a demonstration of the ancient skills of using
stone tools for carving and will be demonstrating
how these tools were used over 245 years ago by
pre-European Maori who lived on what is now the
lands of Hamilton.
Demonstrations will include traditional fire
making, stone adze making, display of carvings,
traditional maori projectiles, talks and tours of
the Te Parapara Garden, musical instruments and
painting workshop.
WHEN
Fri 20 Feb / 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 21 Feb / 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 10:00am - 2:00pm
WHERE / Te Parapara
ADMISSION / FREE
Supported by
A rich array of practical ways to incorporate
environmental practise into your creative life.
Activities include storytelling and workshops and
more. Most Cultivating Art events are free, but we
have a special Raranga Wa-nanga workshop taking
registrations now!
Registration for Raranga Wa-nanga
(Weaving Workshop): Ruth Port has many years of
experience in flax weaving. She holds a diploma in
Raranga through Te Wa-nanga o Aotearoa’s Maori
Visual Arts programme and has tutored many
people from beginners to advanced weavers.
The workshop will run from 10am to 3pm,
covering basic skills of weaving and Tikanga.
You will learn to weave a Waikawa basket, useful
for harvesting and storage of garden produce.
Fee is $50 with materials provided.
Bookings through the Hamilton Permaculture
Trust: [email protected] / Ph: 07 834 2249
Community
Cultural
Development
Waikato Summit
Cultural Development Waikato Summit is a must
for people in the Waikato and from around
Aotearoa working with creativity and communities.
Join us for two full days of inspiration,
presentations, workshops, connecting and learning.
Facilitated by Creative Waikato, this summit is
designed to support existing practitioners, people
interested in working in the field of CCD, creative
spaces, and the sector as a whole.
Places are limited. Register now to secure your place.
WHEN / Sun 22 Feb / 10:00am - 4:00pm
WHEN
​​Thu 19 Feb / 9:00am - 5:30pm
Fri 20 Feb / 9:00am - 5:30pm
WHERE / ​Sustainable Backyard
WHERE / ​Pavilion
ADMISSION / FREE
ADMISSION / $190
Register at www.creativewaikato.co.nz/ccd-summit
Supported by
Organisation
Hamilton Permaculture Trust
Supported by
IDEAS
Te Ao Kowhatu
Cultivating Art
Organisation
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Writers & Ideas
Programme
Writers & Ideas events will include:
Down the Rabbit Hole:
Down the Rabbit Hole conversations will allow us to go deeper into the world
of artistic creation. We will learn more about how a show was devised, written,
choreographed and produced. And, in a nod to the 150th anniversary of
Alice in Wonderland, we will learn what each of our artists would take with
them if they were to go down Alice’s rabbit hole.
Hosts include: Mark Houlahan and Stephen Stratford.
WRITERS
Writers: A series of panel discussions with the country’s finest non-fiction
authors, novelists, journalists, poets and acute observers of the way we are.
Subjects include the mad election, how poetry and science can complement
each other, the truth in fiction and writing for laughs.
Authors include: Steve Braunias, Toby Manhire, Aimie Cronin, Jesse Mulligan,
Mandy Hager and Kani Te Manukura.
Full event listings will be available online at www.hgaf.co.nz
The full Writers & Ideas programme will be launched at Browsers
bookshop (221 Victoria Street, Hamilton) on 28 January 2015, in a
celebration of Hamilton and New Zealand’s literary and creative talent
coming together for Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival.
Supported by
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Scrummy lemon curd blended with eggs from Ethel and Susan in
Scr
the Sustainable Backyard, marmalade from Seville oranges grown
in our Italian Renaissance Garden.. .or lavender sleep potion
inspired by the English Flower Garden. VISIT OUR SHOP!
True Stories
Told Live
WRITERS
TAKE HOME
A TASTE OF
HAMILTON
GARDENS!
​ riters, artists, musicians and politicians come together to entertain
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audiences with surprising, dramatic, funny, frightening and moving true
stories. Our invited storytellers have ten minutes each to speak on a theme.
No notes. No readings. No questions. Just true stories that promise to inspire,
entrance and entertain.
Audiences have found speakers deftly weaving together life, truth, reality –
and a creative approach to fact.
Storytellers will be familiar faces: line-up & full details online at www.hgaf.co.nz
WHEN
​Fri 20 Feb / 5:00pm
Supported by
WHERE
​Riverside Terrace
ADMISSION
​Gold Coin
Curated by
New Zealand Book Council
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​ he New Zealand
T
Painting &
Printmaking Awards
ART
The New Zealand Painting & Printmaking Award is our country’s most valuable
acquisitive cash award for NZ (international and resident) artists in the fields of
painting and printmaking. Each year the Waikato Society of Arts’ NZPPA team
select a judge well known in the contemporary art field. Their difficult task is to
select around fifty works from the several hundred submitted to compete for the
$20,000 award prize which is announced at the opening night of the exhibition.
This prize is very generously sponsored by the Philip Vela Family Trust and
they also purchase the winning artwork for their collection. Success in this
competition has been a springboard for many of the winning artists who
have moved on to significant careers in contemporary art. The judge for 2015
is Dr Anne Kirker, an art consultant, exhibition curator, writer and expert on
Australian and international prints, drawings and photography.
The exhibition is FREE to the public and features an opportunity to vote for
the Peoples’ Choice award. The popular favourite wins a prize of art materials
donated by Gordon Harris.
WHEN
Weekdays / 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Weekends / 10:00am - 6:00pm
Supported by
WHERE
Pavilion
Organisation
ADMISSION
​FREE
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Just Your Garden
Variety Mandala
Look out for this innovative live drawing and sound project by artists
Erica Duthie, Struan Ashby and Christine White. Add your own tape art
mandalas and ruminations to their collaborative installation, or come and
be drawn into their unique participatory performances. Situated amidst
the Chinese Scholars Garden, this quirky piece will build and unfold over
the weekend.
www.tapeart-nz.com
WHEN
Fri 20 Feb / 10:00am - 1:00pm
Sat 21 Feb / 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 22 Feb / 9:00am - 6:00pm
WHERE
Chinese Scholars Garden
ADMISSION
​FREE
Supported by
Organisation
Tape Art NZ
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(07) 839 1919 | www.browsersbooks.co.nz
Welcome
to Hamilton.
Natural beauty, great shopping, terrific food
and world-class attractions - it’s all here for
you in Hamilton.
Hamilton City Council welcomes visitors to the
annual Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival.
While in our city, please take the chance to enjoy
what’s on offer.
At Hamilton Zoo, you can get up close and
personal with exotic animals.
Waikato Museum houses artefacts of our region’s
history, and artworks from around the country
and the world.
In the city’s central business district, enjoy
great food and coffee at the many cafes and
restaurants, as well as retail from boutique store
to familiar chains and key shopping centres.
i-SITE: Call us on 0800 Hamilton or
visit us, Cnr Caro & Alexandra Sts,
Garden Place, Hamilton
The Waikato River and Lake Rotoroa walking
paths are great places for a relaxing stroll, and
easily accessible from the CBD. At Taitua
Arboretum, just a few minutes from the city,
you can enjoy an idyllic natural collection of
mature native trees and quite walking tracks.
Follow us on Twitter
www.twitter.com/Hamilton_NZ
We hope you enjoy what Hamilton has
to offer.
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FESTIVAL INFO
BYO alcohol is not permitted at the 2015 Hamilton
Gardens Arts Festival. Food and beverages will be
available for purchase.
WET WEATHER
In the event of wet weather please check the
website for information or the Festival Box Office
located in the Hamilton Gardens.
HOW TO BOOK
FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE
The price advertised is the price you will pay. The
Festival Box Office will be at Hamilton Gardens from
13-26 Feb. Opening hours are from midday Mon-Fri
and from 9:00am til Late on Sat/Sun.
ONLINE USING A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD
Festival tickets that are purchased online, delivered
as a “print at home ticket” or picked up from the
Festival Box Office during the festival will not incur
any fees.
HAMILTON iSITE AND iTICKET OUTLETS
Tickets can be purchased from the Hamilton iSite
Visitor Centre (Corner Caro and Alexandra Streets,
Hamilton), the Gallagher Academy of Performing
Arts (University of Waikato) and other iTICKET
outlets nationally. The Hamilton iSite Visitor Centre
is open from 9:00am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri and 9:30am
- 3:30pm Sat/Sun. The Gallagher Academy of
Performing Arts is open 9:00am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri.
Tickets purchased through the Hamilton iSite or
the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts or other
iTICKET outlets will attract an order processing fee
which varies between outlets.
Morrinsville: Tickets can be purchased at
Waikato Wide Locksmiths (2/126 Studhome Street)
from 9:00am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri.
PHONE BOOKINGS USING A CREDIT OR
DEBIT CARD
Phone iTICKET on 0508 484 253. Phone bookings
that are paid for with a credit card or debit card,
delivered as a “print at home ticket” or picked up
from the Festival Box Office during the festival will
attract an order processing fee of $1 per order.
DELIVERY FEES
eTicketFREE
Pick up from Box Office
FREE
Post
$1 per delivery
Courier (non-signature)
$4 per delivery
Courier (signature)
$5 per delivery
Courier (rural)
$7 per delivery
FREE BUT TICKETED DUE TO VENUE CAPACITY
A number of events that are either completely FREE
or kids under a certain age are FREE still require
tickets due to venue capacity. Order processing fees
will apply if you use an outlet or phone booking
options to secure these tickets.
GOLD COIN
Gold Coin Admission to an event is per person.
FAMILY
2 Adults and 2 Children, between 5-14 years.
CONCESSIONS
Concession tickets are for those able to produce
a valid student ID card or Gold Card (65+), and for
children aged between 5-14 years.
CONDITIONS
The Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival Foundation
reserves the right to alter, without notice,
any advertised schedule of artists, events, or
programmes. Tickets are subject to availability.
Tickets are non-transferable between events and
there will be no refunds or exchanges on completed
bookings except as required by law. Please be sure
you choose your tickets carefully and agree to the
Terms and Conditions of sale before confirming your
purchase.
The Festival retains the right to admit latecomers
only at a suitable point in the performance. If a show
is cancelled the ticket price will be refunded only if
the ticket is returned to the Festival Box Office by
26 February 2015.
FESTIVAL TEAM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jeanette Tyrrell (Chair)
Graeme Cairns
Tracey Gunn
David Macaskill
Grant Mackintosh
Peter Sergel
Chris Williams
FESTIVAL STAFF
Festival Director:
Festival Assistant:
Programme Managers:
Becks Chambers
Emma Reynolds
Claire Mabey
Andrew Laking
DISCLAIMER: The Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival is a series of independent events organised by different groups and organisations. The overall promoter is the Hamilton Gardens
Summer Festival Foundation, a Charitable Trust. The Foundation is not responsible for individual actions of any event organisers including cancellations.
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FESTIVAL
CALENDAR
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES Rhythm n' Swing
Rogers Rose Garden
Sat 14, 11:00am
THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
FREE LUNCH STREET THEATRE
Throughout the Gardens
Weekendspg22
CALENDAR
NZPPA
Pavilion
Weekdays 12:00 noon - 6:00pm /
Weekends 10:00am - 6:00pm
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES Hypnos
Rogers Rose Garden
Sat 14, 12:30pm pg12
pg23
pg12
FRI 13
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES Ruckus
Rogers Rose Garden
Sat 14, 2:00pm NZPPA - AWARD CEREMONY
Pavilion
Fri 13, 6:00pm
pg32
SOLOTHELLO
Te Parapara
Sat 14, 3:00pm pg19
pg4
NIGHT OF THE STORYTELLERS
Rhododendron Lawn
Sat 14, 3:30pm
pg9
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
Rhododendron Lawn
Fri 13, 8:00pm
pg32
SAT 14
FESTIVAL HUB
Round Lawn
Sat 14, 10:00am - 6:00pm
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Medici Court
Sat 14, 10:00am / 2:00pm
TEDDY BEARS PICNIC
Rhododendron Lawn
Sat 14, 10:00am - 2:00pm
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AWESOME ADVENTURES OF
MODERN MAUI
The Beach
Sat 14, 11:00am / 1:00pm / 3:00pm
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pg24
pg18
pg12
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
Modernist Garden
Sat 14, 6:30pm
pg15
HAYDEN CHISHOLM TRIO
English Flower Garden
Sat 14, 8:00pm
pg11
LOVE! AIN'T IT A KICK IN THE HEAD
Rogers Rose Garden
Sat 14, 8:00pm pg16
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Rogers Rose Garden
Sat 14, 10:00pm
pg26
FESTIVAL HUB
Round Lawn
Sun 15, 10:00am - 6:00pm
pg22
AWESOME ADVENTURES OF
MODERN MAUI
The Beach
Sun 15, 11:00am / 1:00pm / 3:00pm
pg23
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES Ben Wilcox
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 15, 1:00pm
pg12
DAY AT THE CRICKET
Rhododendron Lawn
Sun 15, 1:30pm
pg18
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES The Jelly Rolls
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 15, 2:00pm
pg12
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES The Cosmonauts
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 15, 3:30pm
pg12
MUSIC, WINE AND ROSES Drinking and Dancing Society
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 15, 4:45pm
pg12
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
Modernist Garden
Sun 15, 6:30pm pg15
SOLOTHELLO
Te Parapara
Sun 15, 6:30pm pg19
LOVE! AIN'T IT A KICK IN THE HEAD
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 15, 8:00pm THU 19
pg16
OPERA AT TWILIGHT
Medici Court
Tue 17, 7:30pm
pg16
pg16
ROMAN HOLIDAY
Rogers Rose Garden
Tue 17, 8:30pm
pg16
MON 16
WED 18
ON THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES
OF HILLARY CLINTON TAKING ME AS HER
YOUNG LOVER
Chinoiserie Garden
Mon 16, 6:00pm
pg20
WRITERS SESSION
English Flower Garden
Wed 18, 1:00pm THE BOOKBINDER
Japanese Garden of Contemplation
Wed 18, 3:00pm / 6:00pm
COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
WAIKATO SUMMIT
Pavilion
Thu 19, 9:00am - 5:30pm pg29
WRITERS SESSION
English Flower Garden
Thu 19, 1:00pm pg30
pg30
THE BOOKBINDER
Japanese Garden of Contemplation
Thu 19, 6:00pm / 8:00pm
pg28
pg19
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Festival Hub
Thu 19, 7:00pm
pg25
REAL FAKE WHITE DIRT
Engligh Flower Garden
Thu 19, 7:30pm
pg20
TOP HAT
Rogers Rose Garden
Thu 19, 8:30pm
pg26
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Festival Hub
Mon 16, 7:00pm
pg25
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
Modernist Garden
Mon 16, 8:30pm
pg15
ON THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES
OF HILLARY CLINTON TAKING ME AS HER
YOUNG LOVER
Chinoiserie Garden
Wed 18, 6:00pm
pg20
pg27
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Festival Hub
Wed 18, 7:00pm
pg25
OPERA AT TWILIGHT
Medici Court
Wed 18, 7:30pm
pg16
REAL FAKE WHITE DIRT
Engligh Flower Garden
Wed 18, 7:30pm
pg20
VERTIGO
Rogers Rose Garden
Wed 18, 8:30pm
JUST YOUR GARDEN VARIETY MANDALA
Chinese Scholars Garden
Fri 20, 10:00am - 1:00pm
pg32
pg27
WRITERS SESSION
English Flower Garden
Fri 20, 1:00pm CITIZEN KANE
Rogers Rose Garden
Mon 16, 8:30pm
TUE 17
ON THE CONDITIONS AND POSSIBILITIES
OF HILLARY CLINTON TAKING ME AS HER
YOUNG LOVER
Chinoiserie Garden
Tue 17, 6:00pm
pg20
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY
Modernist Garden
Tue 17, 6:30pm MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Festival Hub
Tue 17, 7:00pm
pg15
pg25
CALENDAR
GLASSHOUSE VIBES
Victorian Garden Greenhouse
Sun 15, 7:30pm FRI 20
COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
WAIKATO SUMMIT
Pavilion
Fri 20, 9:00am - 5:30pm
pg29
pg30
TE AO KOWHATU (THE STONE WORLD)
Te Parapara
Fri 20, 10:00am - 6:00pm
pg29
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TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE
Riverside Terrace
Fri 20, 5:00pm
pg31
MUSIC UNDER THE STARS WITH DAME
MALVINA MAJOR
Rhododendron Lawn
Fri 20, 7:30pm
pg6
SAT 21
JUST YOUR GARDEN VARIETY MANDALA
Chinese Scholars Garden
Sat 21, 9:00am - 6:00pm
pg32
FESTIVAL HUB
Round Lawn
Sat 21, 10:00am - 6:00pm
pg22
CALENDAR
TE AO KOWHATU (THE STONE WORLD)
Te Parapara
Sat 21, 10:00am - 6:00pm
pg29
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Medici Court
Sat 21, 10:00am / 2:00pm
WHENUA - LAND
The Beach
Sat 21, 11:00am / 6:00pm
SUMMERTIME BLUES
Rogers Rose Garden
Sat 21, / 11:00am - 3:00pm
AWESOME ADVENTURES OF
MODERN MAUI
The Beach
Sat 21, 1:00pm / 3:00pm
WHALES
Turtle Lake Lawn
Sat 21, 2:00pm
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pg25
pg14
pg23
pg21
BACKYARD BEATS
Rhododendron Lawn
Sat 21, 4:00pm till late
pg7
SOLOTHELLO
Te Parapara
Sat 21, 6:00pm
pg19
FOR YOUR FUTURE GUIDANCE
Victorian Garden Greenhouse
Sat 21, 6:00pm
pg21
SUN 22
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Festival Hub
Sun 22, 5:00am
pg25
JUST YOUR GARDEN VARIETY MANDALA
Chinese Scholars Garden
Sun 22, 9:00am - 6:00pm
pg32
TE AO KOWHATU (THE STONE WORLD)
Te Parapara
Sun 22, 10:00am - 2:00pm
pg29
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Medici Court
Sun 22, 10:00am / 2:00pm
pg24
CULTIVATING ART
Sustainable Backyard
Sun 22, 10:00am - 4:00pm
pg29
WHENUA - LAND
The Beach
Sun 22, 11:00am / 6:00pm
pg25
DRAGONTALES
Japanese Garden of Contemplation
Sun 22, 11:00am / 1:00pm / 3:00pm
pg24
JAZZ IN THE ROSES Spammerz
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm /
1:40pm - 2:40pm
pg14
JAZZ IN THE ROSES La Luna Gypsy Jazz Quintet
Rogers Rose Garden
Sun 22, 12:20pm - 1:20pm /
3:00pm - 4:00pm
pg14
AWESOME ADVENTURES OF
MODERN MAUI
The Beach
Sun 22, 1:00pm / 3:00pm
pg23
THE GREAT DEBATE
Riverside Terrace
Sun 22, 4:00pm
pg28
RAGA SANGEET
Lakeside Stage
Sun 22, 5:30pm
pg11
SOLOTHELLO
Te Parapara
Sun 22, 6:00pm
pg19
FOR YOUR FUTURE GUIDANCE
Victorian Garden Greenhouse
Sun 22, 6:00pm
pg21
TRUST WAIKATO SUNSET SYMPHONY
Rhododendron Lawn
Sun 22, 7:30pm
pg8
MON 23
WHENUA - LAND
The Beach
Mon 23, 6:00pm
pg25
STATE HIGHWAY 48
Lakeside Stage
Mon 23, 7:30pm
pg17
TUE 24
pg15
ROESY
Medici Court
Tue 24, 7:30pm
pg10
WED 25
STATE HIGHWAY 48
Lakeside Stage
Wed 25, 7:30pm
pg15
EMILY SMITH
Pavilion
Wed 25, 7:30pm
pg10
PECHAKUCHA
Riverside Terrace
Wed 25, 8:30pm
pg28
THU 26
BIG BAND SWING
Riverside Terrace
Thu 26, 6:00pm
pg15
GARDEN OF COURTLY DELIGHTS
Medici Court
Thu 26, 6:30pm
pg25
STATE HIGHWAY 48
Lakeside Stage
Thu 26, 7:30pm
pg15
GARDEN GIGGLES
Tudor Garden
Thu 26, 8:00pm
pg17
We
Hamilton
The 2015 programme is a celebration and exploration of Hamilton
and New Zealand’s natural assets. Our very own world-class gardens
become the stage for creative work that highlight issues around
sustainability and conservation.
CALENDAR
STATE HIGHWAY 48
Lakeside Stage
Tue 24, 7:30pm
Watch out for our Green Heart events that will be sprinkled
throughout our full programme coming your way in January 2015.
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