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SPECIAL EVENT
FESTIVAL GALA NIGHT TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE: UNDER COVER
THURSDAY MAY 17 – 7.00-8.30PM ASB THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE
Once more unto the breach go eight writers, to deliver a seven-minute true story without scripts or props, inspired by the theme “Under Cover”. Embracing the challenge are Susie Boyt (England), Lisa Dwan (Ireland); Gigi Fenster (South Africa/NZ); Alex Ross (US); Damon Salesa (Samoa/NZ); Tom Scott (NZ); Shashi Tharoor (India); and Jenny Zhang (US). Supported by the New Zealand Listener.
Earlybird $37.50; Standard $42; Patrons $33.50; Students $20.
GENERAL EVENT
ON SONG: NADIA REID
THURSDAY MAY 17– 7.00-8.00PM HEARTLAND FESTIVAL ROOM, AOTEA SQUARE
“...an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory” is how The Guardian described Dunedin folk singer Nadia Reid, praised for her intimate and complex music which is loved for its soundscape, the “allegorical and brutal honesty of the songwriting” (Revue), and the unique voice that brings it all to life. Her two albums, Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs and latest, Preservation, have received wide acclaim both at home and internationally and she recently returned from a major European tour. She joins Song Hour host Tama Waipara for an hour of conversation and performance with one of the brightest young musicians around.
Venue and bar open from 6pm; stay on afterwards and enjoy the atmosphere and the free session that follows. Eligible for concession pass selection.
SPECIAL FREE EVENT
IN THE AFTERLIFE
THURSDAY MAY 17– 8.45-9.45PM HEARTLAND FESTIVAL ROOM, AOTEA SQUARE
“In the afterlife you may nd that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence; or you may nd the afterlife contains only people whom you remember. In some afterlives you may be split into all your different ages, or forced to live with annoying versions of yourself that represent what you could have been.” Lauded by fans – including Brian Eno, Philip Pullman and Geoff Dyer – for its genius and originality, Sum is a set of funny, wistful and unsettling short tales concerned with what’s next, written by the polymath American neuroscientist David Eagleman.
He is joined by special guests Eileen Myles (US), Neal Stephenson (US) and Robert Webb (UK) for readings from the collection interspersed with mystically-inspired music from one of the acclaimed Blackbird Ensemble. Doors open at 8pm after previous session concludes.
Free entry; cash bar.
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