Weekly Sacre Update #4

 

Welcome to your weekly update for

Sacre: The Auckland Dance Project

Proudly part of the REAL New Zealand Festival

For more information about the project, visit the APO website.

What’s Been Happening

The past week has been full of design delights as the creative team involved with Sacre refines some finer details.

• Marama Lloydd continues to deliver stunning pieces of work for Sacre. The dress featured to the right is an image of the proposed design for the ‘spring’ dancer.

Material matching the t-shirts has been found for the pants in both bottle green and navy blue. Fern green, however, proved tricky. As a result, material is being dyed specifically for the project.

• Becky Ehlers has been confirmed as the mask maker for the three death masks featured in Sacre. Initial design concepts have been sent through to Sally Markham for comment – they can be viewed in full on our blog.

Sacre’s Kick-Off

• All eyes will be on Auckland this Friday for the official launch of Sacre, starting with a powhiri at Orakei Marae to welcome Royston Maldoom. The powhiri will be attended by invited guests including The British Council (one of the project’s main funders) and Carwyn Jones, the First Minister of Wales.

Students from Hay Park School and New Lynn Primary will also be attending the powhiri and have been busy practising a waiata for the occasion.

We’ve heard something else may be happening on Friday; can’t quite think what that might be.

Sacre Blog
• For a taste of what goes on at Sacre music workshops, take a look at a short clip we compiled from the latest workshop at Hay Park School.

To add news or images, send content to HelenS@apo.co.nz with ‘Sacre blog’ in the subject line.

‘Give it a hearty hit’

• Joanna Davies of The Aucklander delivered a superbly written article after visiting Hay Park School for a music workshop. The article spans three pages and features lots of great images by photographer Kellie Blizard. View the article in full on our Sacre blog or have a read on The Aucklander’s website.

Radio’s Riot of Spring

• Radio NZ has expressed interest in doing a 10- to 15-minute documentary on Sacre: The Auckland Dance Project. More details will be announced closer to the time.

Upcoming Events

• Music workshop at Kristin School 7 September

• Royston Maldoom arrives in New Zealand

• 9 September: powhiri at Orakei Marae to welcome Royston Maldoom

• Dance rehearsals with Royston Maldoom start next week!

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