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<strong>Style</strong> | Events 19<br />
CHERYL LUCAS: SHAPED BY<br />
SCHIST AND SCORIA<br />
Until December 4, <strong>2022</strong><br />
In riotously glazed works fresh from<br />
her Lyttelton studio, renowned ceramic<br />
artist Cheryl Lucas explores a range<br />
of contemporary concerns, from<br />
environmental vulnerability to managed<br />
isolation. This extraordinary exhibition<br />
pairs these never-before-seen pieces<br />
with significant installations from Cheryl’s<br />
celebrated four-decade career.<br />
christchurchartgallery.org.nz<br />
Photo: Cheryl Lucas, Skin Fence (detail) 2021. Ceramic.<br />
Courtesy of The National and McLeavey Gallery<br />
WĀNAKA ARTS LABOUR<br />
WEEKEND EXHIBITION<br />
<strong>October</strong> 20-23<br />
The Wānaka Arts Labour Weekend<br />
Exhibition draws more than 100 artists<br />
from across New Zealand, with a festive<br />
opening night serving up live music, drinks,<br />
canapés and awards. Working artists<br />
will be on site throughout the weekend,<br />
along with special guests internationally<br />
acclaimed, multidisciplinary artist Cora-<br />
Allan (pictured) and Marcia Scott, an<br />
award-winning painter based in Invercargill.<br />
wanakartsociety.co.nz<br />
DUNEDIN ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
<strong>October</strong> 12-24<br />
From opera to rock, dance to comedy<br />
and fine arts to family fun, and with a<br />
sensational selection of international,<br />
national and local creatives on the<br />
schedule, the 12th Dunedin Arts Festival<br />
– the “boutique festival in a boutique<br />
city” – has an action-packed programme<br />
to delight, amuse and challenge, with<br />
something for everyone.<br />
dunedinartsfestival.co.nz<br />
NELSON ARTS FESTIVAL<br />
<strong>October</strong> 20-30<br />
With a diverse line-up of 58 events from<br />
music and performance to pukapuka<br />
(book) and artist talks, the Nelson Arts<br />
Festival is back with a bang just ahead<br />
of Labour Weekend, making the top<br />
of the south the spot to be for the<br />
long weekend. To ensure the festival<br />
is financially accessible to more of the<br />
community, and help build a love of the<br />
arts in Whakatū and beyond, all ticketed<br />
events at this year’s event will be ‘Pay<br />
What You Can’.<br />
nelsonartsfestival.nz<br />
TUTUS ON TOUR<br />
From <strong>October</strong> 7<br />
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s hugely<br />
popular Tutus on Tour – a tasting menu<br />
of ballet treats – is set to once again<br />
hit stages across the country, including<br />
Christchurch November 5, Dunedin<br />
November 9 and Invercargill November<br />
12. Artistic director Patricia Barker has<br />
curated a gorgeous gala programme that<br />
showcases RNZB dancers at their very<br />
best, with beloved classical favourites<br />
alongside more recent works, including a<br />
New Zealand premiere.<br />
rnzb.org.nz<br />
SHREK THE MUSICAL<br />
<strong>October</strong> 4-8<br />
The wait is ogre! After captivating<br />
audiences globally since 2008, Broadway’s<br />
smash-hit production Shrek The Musical is<br />
finally headed to Christchurch. Based on<br />
the Academy Award-winning animated<br />
film, the hilarious story of everyone’s<br />
favourite ogre will be lavishly brought to<br />
life on stage at Christchurch’s iconic Isaac<br />
Theatre Royal this month. Part romance,<br />
part twisted fairytale and all irreverent fun.<br />
ticketek.co.nz
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