Coming to the Event
Inclusive Event
The Performance Arcade welcomes all and is committed to being accessible to everyone. Our installations are free, family-friendly, and have a casual atmosphere. We invite audiences to feel at home at our site on the Wellington Waterfront. Most of the containers on our site are wheelchair-accessible, and assistance dogs are welcome at all events.
If you have any questions about access at The Performance Arcade, please don't hesitate to contact us at: support@theperformancearcade.com
Live Art Series
Container Series
This signature programme has defined The Performance Arcade from the very beginning. Shipping containers host individual artworks, forming our signature arcade of performance spaces. Open daily, they become stages, galleries, and workshops, inviting audiences into intimate, accessible encounters with live arts.
Live Music Series
DVB Live Music Series
Enjoy a vibrant programme of live music on our specially installed container stage, featuring local and international acts. Relax on the grass with a drink from Double Vision Brewing’s pop-up bar or grab a bite from our food trucks. Curated by Peter Liley, the lineup spans diverse musical genres from sunny afternoons into the evening.
Bodybox
A specially designed container serving as both a gallery and a stage, hosting performance art and movement-based works throughout the day and evening. This programme explores how a body within a metal box can become a vessel for powerful expression.
Te Ara Moana Moves
Curated by Tupe Lualua, this live performance space responds to shifting currents, sharing stories through movement and connecting artists from Aotearoa, Moana Nui ā Kiwa and Africa.
Travelling Work
Ko Te Ākau is a visual arts installation and curated performance program that unfolds across live and digital spaces. Designed for both group and solo performances, it is presented within a dispersal installation of light, sound, and video projection. The work invites a 'Mātiro Whakamua' perspective (gazing forward toward the horizon) creating a poetic meeting place between difference, ancestral memory, and collective imagination.
