GIG: Off The Radar Festival - Jan 31st - Feb 2nd

AUCKLAND’S FRESHEST ARTS FESTIVAL CELEBRATES
THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH
Southside Arts Festival returns, 17 October – 3 November 2013
The city’s annual celebration of south Auckland’s Māori and Pacific urban culture is back. From 17 October to 3 November, a line-up of more than 20 events and performances, all applauding the extraordinary creative talents that have emerged from south Auckland, bursts into life both in the south and, more than ever before, at venues around the city. The Southside Arts Festival programme encompasses theatre, music, dance, fashion, street and visual arts, and the written word. Celebrated international guests, artistically accomplished South Aucklanders and both emerging and established Māori and Pacific artists will showcase their work across the three weeks. These include Ladi-6, Okareka Dance Company, Iva Lamkum, Mara TK, Lorene Taurerewa, internationally-renowned baritone Eddie Muliau’maseali’i and members of the three-time World Hip-Hop Dance Champions, The Royal Family. Of the Southside Arts Festival, Auckland Mayor Len Brown, says, “This is one of the most exciting events on Auckland’s arts calendar. The south-side of Auckland is home to some of the hottest emerging and established talent in the country and this is a great opportunity to showcase that talent.” Highlights of the Southside Arts Festival are outlined below. For the full programme, please visit www.southside.org.nz. The Southside Gig is an all-day event bringing together the very best urban arts and performance in the heart of south Auckland – the Vodafone Events Centre. There’ll be a workshop and showcase hosted by the internationally acclaimed ReQuest Dance Crew; and a Graf-Art competition judged by Canada’s boundary-pushing Kaput and hosted by Aotearoa’s Bobby Hung (aka. Berst TMD). BGirl Bonita from The Rock Steady Crew, New York hip-hop pioneers, will oversee a series of workshops, performances and battles featuring some of the finest Bboys and Bgirls from around Aotearoa. The Southside Gig ends with a free concert headlined by the stellar Ladi6 with support from bright young stars of Aotearoa’s underground hip-hop scene Raiza Biza and Team Dynamite.Erykah Badu’s debut New Zealand performance at Splore - February 2012
Tickets available from 1-night.co.nz
The Queen of neo-soul and style icon, Erykah Badu, will play her first ever New Zealand show at next February’s Splore Festival. The multi Grammy Award winning artist will be backed by a full band and backing singers. She is known for her compelling stage presence and attention to choreographic detail.Badu’s groundbreaking debut album, 1997’s Baduizm, went multi-platinum and won her two Grammys for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Album. Her most recent albums, New Amerykah Part I and Part II debuted at Number 2 and 5 respectively on the Billboard Top 200 album charts. Her take on soul, hip hop and jazz plus her eccentric style has given Badu a venerated and unique position among modern day artists.
Festival music director, John Minty, says Badu will perform at Splore on her way through to Sydney where she is playing Sydney’s Opera House. “It’s the first time she has been to New Zealand - what better place to get a taste of New Zealand but at a Splore festival.
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