Thursday, 5 November 2009
LATE 03 explored the voyage of our ancestors. The human journey to New Zealand was of the most remarkable migrations ever. How did these voyages take place, and what happened when we arrived here?
Tales of heroic ocean voyages, and a host of genre-spanning performances throughout the Museum, again drew a full house toour latest LATE. Stepping into the newly redesigned grand foyer, guests were treated to a rare public performance by Elena, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished and distinctive violinists. Within the majestic Maori court, the Museum’s kapa haka group, Te Rau Kura, welcomed speakers and those gathered to hear the evening’s discussion. While Matahi Brightwell and Geoff Irwin recounted personal and ancestral voyages across the Pacific, Jock Phillips explained how early Pakeha settlers were enticed to New Zealand, and contemplated the realities they faced during their voyage and their experiences upon arrival.
Back in the foyer, literary icon Sam Hunt, recited rhythmic prose, followed by David Kilgour and his guitar. Meanwhile, in the Oceans Gallery upstairs, the soothing sounds of oboist Russel Walder blended perfectly with the marine setting. Across the divide, SJD jammed with fellow artists in a multi-tiered workshop space which, for the evening, had been transformed into a bar with ambient, industrial chic.
As LATE 03 came to a close, the new exterior illumination provided a spectacular backdrop to exploding fireworks, viewed from the Museum's front steps around Auckland city and across the harbour.
When: Thursday, 5 November
Where: Auckland Museum
Cost: $15 (plus $3 booking fee)
Time: 6:30pm-11pm
Door sales: Limited door sales from 6:30pm on the night
Enquiries: For enquiries please phone 09 306 7048.
LATE 03 explores the voyage of our ancestors. The human journey to New Zealand was of the most remarkable migrations ever. How did these voyages take place, and what happened when we arrived here?
Finlay Macdonald moderates a panel of speakers including Jock Phillips, General Editor of Te Ara: The On-Line Encyclopaedia of New Zealand; Geoffrey Irwin, Professor of Archaeology at Auckland University; and Matahi Brightwell, whose research has been instrumental in the revival of traditional methods in building, navigating and sailing.
Music on the evening includes performances from SJD, David Kilgour & Sam Hunt, violinist Elena, David Kilgour, Sam Hunt and oboe player Russel Walder.
Smart Talk
Panellists at LATE 03 included Dr Jock Philips, the General Editor of Te Ara: The On-Line Encyclopedia of New Zealand, and author of many books including Te Whenua, Te Iwi - The Land and the People and A Man's Country?: The Image of the Pakeha Male; Matahi Brightwell is a Tohunga Tarai Waka, recognised for his technical expertise in building waka, who has been instrumental in the revival of traditional methods in building, navigating and sailing; and Geoffrey Irwin, Professor of Archaeology at Auckland University, and researcher on the colonisation of the Pacific. (More about the Panellists)
Great Music
SJD’s music is uninterested in high-octane dance-floor posturing, opting instead for beautiful melodies. Based around the talents of Sean James Donnelly, the group has grown from a studio one-man band to a live reality with addition of guitarist James Duncan, keyboard don Dominic Blaazer and vocalist Sandy Mill, who were later joined by guitarist Paul McLaney and drummer Chris O Connor. Mahia-raised, Wellington-based violinist Elena mixes classical and Maori musical traditions with an energetic performance style. (More about the Artists)
Food and a cash bar were available. Please enter via the Grand Foyer entrance. |
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Evening Programme
| 6.30pm |
Doors open, Grand Foyer entrance |
All galleries open |
| 6.30pm –7.20pm |
Violinist Elena |
Grand Foyer, Ground floor |
| 7.30pm – 8.30pm |
Panel Discussion |
Maori Court, Ground floor |
| 8.15pm – 9.30pm |
Oboist Russel Walder |
Oceans Gallery, Level 1 |
| 8.45pm – 9.30pm |
David Kilgour with Sam Hunt |
Grand Foyer, Ground floor |
| 9.15pm – 10.15pm |
SJD |
Level 1 |
| 9.30pm –10pm |
Violinist Elena |
Auckland 1866, Level 2 |
| 11pm |
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LATE 04: Isolation
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Tens of millions of years ago the New Zealand landmass separated from Gondwanaland with its cargo of plants and animals. But is there another theory?
Smart Talk
Finlay Macdonald, Hamish Campbell and George Gibbs.
Great Music
Oliver Driver’s Christmas Cabaret. |
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When: Thursday, 3 December
Cost: $15
Plus booking fee $3
Where: Auckland Museum - entry via Grand Foyer
Time: 6.30pm-11pm
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