
PA2022 Artists
Nau Mai, Haere Mai and Welcome to the 2022 The Performance Arcade - our celebration of FREE live art, performance and music on Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington Waterfront.
This year our artist provocation was KARANGA - a call, a summons, a welcome - and the response has been a programme full of kōrero on colonization and hauora, rich storytelling on Māori myths, powerful punk soundscapes, groundbreaking dance and much more public performance magic and fun.
We welcome you to hear the call to join us this summer at The Performance Arcade!
Associate Director: Graham Frost
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Malcolm Doidge
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The pandemic took hold of the ways we operate – a momentarily pause in our evermoving human network.
As the world hit a lockdown – everyday life stood still. Our environment found a window of opportunity and began to heal. In mere months tremendous environmental changes have started to occur in our air and water quality, rewilding our cities, rivers and oceans. In the same moment, communities around the world experienced the most severe weather conditions in living memory.
Dannii Kellett & Knot Theatre
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Jesse Austin-Stewart
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Warren Maxwell
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Rushi Vyas & Zak Argabrite

Shift Collective
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Miss Leading & Rose Northey
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Alive and/or dead aspects of self are welcomed, safely held, and respected.
Content warning: sensitive topic (death and dying)
Neža Jamnikar & Maryam Bagheri Nesami
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Erica Sklenars
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RIFF RAFF
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Raewyn Turner + Brian Harris
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Oli Mathiesen
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Katie Shaw & Violet Hirst
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Janaína Moraes, Joanna Cook, Adam Ben-Dror, Caio Silva
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Audrey Baldwin
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Due to close contact audience engagement being an integral part of Into the Light, under COVID-19 Level Red we have decided to postpone this event until later in the year.
"My thanks and aroha to everyone involved for their support, we look forward to bringing you this exciting event safely soon." - Into the Light artist Amber Strain
Amber Strain
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Food Truck
Fortune Favours Music Series

Psychedelic Soul
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Psychedelic Folk-Rock
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Femme n Bass | Jungle / Breaks
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Femme n Bass | Hip-Hop/Soul
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Femme n Bass | Electronica
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Femme n Bass | Funk/Disco

Dinky Riff Rock
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Soul
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Indie-Soul-Funk
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Alternative Indie Pop
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Alt-Folk
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Jazz Fusion
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Afropop
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Jazz
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Soul
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Soft and raspy, poetic and bouncy, Michael Llewellyn & the Darlings are a six piece band based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. After the release
of their debut record 'Oh My Darling' and the gentle touring of te ika a Māui they look forward to another year of sweltering hot storytelling and raw grooves. Organic, earthy and honest.
Showing: 6.45PM, 26 Feb (Sat)
Indie-Dirt-Folk
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Jazz Funk
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Art-Pop
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Leftist Neo-Soul
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Indie Pop
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Alien Synth-Pop
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Contemporary Classical
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Art Rock
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Industrial Pop
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Soul-Pop
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Alt-Folk
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Hip Hop
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Alt-Pop
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MAWSA Live Lounge | Indie Emo/Alt
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MAWSA Live Lounge | R&B/Soul
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MAWSA Live Lounge | Hyperpop
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MAWSA Live Lounge | Pop/R&B
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Reggae
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