genesis energy theatre

Monday 2 April 2007 at 8pm

THE NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC BIG BAND IN CONCERT

WITH GEORGIE FAME & JON PAPENBROOK

The New Zealand School of Music Big Band, with music director Rodger Fox, in concert with special guests, from the United Kingdom Georgie Fame and from the USA, trumpeter extraordinaire, Jon Papenbrook.

Tickets: $57 Adult & $52 Jazz Club Members

& Friends of Expressions

$84 when you purchase a ticket for this concert and one for Sinatra Lives on 31 May

(only $42 per ticket)

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Thursday 5 April 2007 at 7.30pm

Friends of the Royal New Zealand Ballet

- Wellington branch presents

TOWER TUTUS ON TOUR 2007

Celebrating our pioneering spirit, the Royal New Zealand Ballet's TOWER Tutus On Tour travels the length of New Zealand to perform in a town nearest you.

Tutus on Tour keeps our ballet tradition alive, a tradition that is at the heart of who we are and how we began.

Now 54 years later the Royal New Zealand Ballet brings its biennial Tutus on Tour to 48 centres from Kaitaia to Invercargill.   A wonderful collection of five classical and contemporary dance works, Tutus on Tour features the very best of ballet.

Tickets: $30 Adult & $20 Child

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Friday 13 April at 3pm, 6pm & 8pm

Saturday 14 April at 7pm & 9pm

Oracle Dance & Fitness Foundation presents

GREASED

The fantastic senior hip hop team are choreographing their own version of the iconic 'Grease' movie along with some invited students from the studio.  If you enjoyed 'Sinda' last year, you will be blown away with this years show.  Great music, awesome moves and promising to be the hip hop show of the year .....

Tickets: $15 Adult & $10 Child (13 years & under)

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Thursday 19 April 2007 at 10am & 1.30pm

Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre presents

T H E    P L O P S

Bring your children to the exciting world of Ploppyville and watch their eyes light up as they fall in love with Alby and The Plops - educational, fun and interactive entertainment for young children.

All tickets: $8

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Saturday 21 April 2007 at 8pm

The Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle presents
A CELEBRATION OF SCOTTISH FIDDLE 2007

A superb night of entertainment from some of the world’s leading Scottish fiddle players featuring international artists, Catherine Fraser (Australia), Laura Risk (Canada), Iain Fraser (Scotland) & Duncan Smith (Australia) with the students of the Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle 2007.

Tickets: $15 Adult & $15 Child (under 12 years)

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Saturday 28 April 2007 at 7pm

2007 UPPER HUTT SPORTS AWARDS

2007 Upper Hutt Sports Awards supported by Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club.  Guest speaker David Melling, Curator of National Cricket Museum.

Tickets: $25 all tickets

Guest Speaker: David Melling (left), Don Neely (middle)

& Martin Sneddon (right)

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Monday 30 April 2007 at 8pm

Classical Expressions 2007 presents

NEW ZEALAND TRIO

Justine Cormack (violin), Ashley Brown (cello) & Sarah Watkins (piano)

The New Zealand Trio, Ensemble in Residence at the University of Auckland, was formed in 2002 and has established itself as one of the most exciting professional chamber music groups in New Zealand.

Tickets: $40 Adult - A reserve

$35 Concession - A reserve

$30 All Seats - B reserve

mt marua gallery

James Bragge

Wellington to Wairarapa

2 March - 15 April 2007

This exhibition compries of modern photographs taken from original glass plate negatives by this foremost 19th century photographer.

Journey with James Bragge as he takes his horse drawn mobile darkroom from Wellington through the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Manawatu. See shops and churches, streets and bush scenes as they were in the 1870s.

FLOOR TALK

Please join William Main author of Bragge's Wellington and the Wairarapa at Expressions on Thursday 15 March from 10.30am-11.30am to hear more about James Bragge the photographer.

Brian Scadden will be demonstrating the photographic process originally used by James Bragge using his own replica of Bragge's mobile darkroom on Saturday 24 March at 1pm.

Brian Scadden's photographic images will be featured in the Vector Gallery.

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WHERE LOVE AND JUSTICE MEET

National Prisoner Art Award and Exhibition

20 April  - 20 May 2007

Prison fellowship of New Zealand (PFNZ) in conjunction with Arts Access Aotearoa (AAA) are holding a National Prisoner Art Award Exhibition featuring  the art work of Inmate Artists from around New Zealand.

Floor Talk - Please join AAA & PFNZ representatives at Expressions on Thursday 26 April from 10.30am to 11.30am for an insight in the creative process of Where Love and Justice Meet.