Thursday 9 April 2009 at 7.30pm

TOWER TUTUS ON TOUR 2009

Travels to 49 centres, making ballet accessible to those in smaller towns up and down the country, and also allows some dancers to return to the communities where they first discovered dance.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet dancers will split again into two groups, with one touring the North Island and one the South Island. Performing everywhere from schools to community halls.

In 2009 the RNZB presents four works, ranging from classical to contemporary. Mysterious and sexy, Christopher Hampson's Saltarello changes pace seamlessly from subdued elegance to explosive energy. Currently Under Investigation by Australian Dance Theatre's Garry Stewart is a fusion of dance styles - energetic and challenging. Now based overseas, former RNZB dancer Andrew Simmons returns to premiere his work Through to You. The work takes its inspiration from the music composition `Spiegel In Spiegel', which loosely translates as 'mirror in the mirror'. The fourth piece is Holberg Suite choreographed by Ballet Master Greg Horsman. It puts the tutu into the tour, and explores themes of speed and precision.

SALTARELLO
Choreography: Christopher Hampson
Music: 14th Century
Running time: 25 minutes
INTERVAL

CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION
Choreography: Garry Stewart
Music: Locomotion, Richie Hawtin
Running time: 18 minutes

THROUGH TO YOU
Choreography: Andrew Simmons
Music: Spiegel im Spiegel, Arvo Part
Running time: 10 minutes
Interval

HOLBERG SUITE
Choreography: Greg Horsman
Music: Holberg Suite, Grieg
Running time: 15 minutes

KOO KOO KA CHOO
Choreography: Catherine Eddy & Brendan Bradshaw
Music: Lennon & McCartney
Running time: 20 minutes

Genesis Energy Theatre

Tickets: $30 Adult & $17 Child

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Monday 20 April 2009 at 8pm

Classical Expressions 2009

presents

MICHAEL HOUSTOUN - piano

Michael Houstoun, a household name in New Zealand for more than 35 years, opens the 2009 Classical Expressions series with a recital that spans nearly 200 years of music and features four giants of keyboard composition. Famed between JS Bach's French Suite No 5 originally for harpsichord written in 1722 and Debussy' Suite Bergamasque published in 1905, which includes his enormously popular 'Clare de lune', is the music of Brahms and Chopin, the two great pianist/composers of the 19th century.

Genesis Energy Theatre

Tickets: $50 Adult & $45 Concession

Concessionary tickets available to Friends of Expressions, Members of the Upper Hutt Music Society and Expressions Piano Club Members

Michael Houstoun

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Saturday 25 April 2009 at 8pm

The Southern Hemisphere

International School of Scottish Fiddle presents

A CELEBRATION
OF SCOTTISH FIDDLE 2009

The Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle presents A Celebration of Scottish Fiddle 2009. Featuring international artists Catherine Fraser - Australia, Kendra MacGillivray - Canada, Gregor Borland - Scotland, Duncan Smith - Australia with the students of the 6th annual Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle.

"A superb night of entertainment from some of the world's leading musicians in the Scottish idiom. These fiddlers play up a storm ... don't miss it!"

Genesis Energy Theatre

Tickets: $20 Adult & $15 Concession

$5 Child (under 12 years)

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mount marua gallery

27 March 2009 - 10 May 2009

USE AND BEAUTY

Stan Jenkin's Collection of New Zealand Ceramics Stan Jenkins, Feilding potter, collector, educator and railway buff, amassed a significant collection of New Zealand ceramics which he generously bequeathed to Te Manawa Museums Trust, Palmerston North, in 2006. 

Use and Beauty reveals a wonderful selection from this collection, displayed alongside ceramics from Te Manawa's own collection to present a thorough representation of New Zealand potters' activity in the 1970s.

Exhibition toured and developed by Te Manawa Museums Trust.

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vector gallery

9 April 2009 - 17 May 2009

BUS STOP

A collection of figurative works from Tauranga based ceramicist Cheryl Oliver.  This series of works depicts a gathering of manly strangers who share both common purpose and collective anticipation.

CREATIVE CLAY DAYS

Come along this easter school holidays and spend the morning with Expressions Education Coordinator Rebecca Pubben making your own clay creation after a guided tour through Use & beauty and Bus Stop ceramice exhibitions in the galleries at Expressions.

For more information please contact

Rebecca Pubben on 527 2168.

Bookings essential.  Limit of 10 children per session.

11am - 12.30pm

$5 per child ages 5 - 12 years