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Here’s two reasons why: http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/art/art-20120219-1338-providence-048.mp3 Tickets are only $20-$25 with the show, starting at 7.45pm sharp. Thanks to those who came last night. Your support and generosity was much appreciated. See you there!

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Providence by Louise Tu’u returns for two nights only on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th February, as part of the New Performance Festival, being held at the Aotea Centre, The Edge in Auckland.  Artists from Canada, Germany and Australia as well as local folk will be simultaneously performing and exciting audiences and themselves about what [...]

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Last week, We Should Practice’s director, Louise Tu’u gave fourteen Trinity College lay preacher students and their tutor, Reverend Lynne Frith, a dramatic approach to space, ritual and liturgy. The engagement from all involved was enthusiastic, open and critical. Fa’afetai lava, Malo aupito, Bula vinaka and many thanks to the beautiful people: Siutaisa, Matafonua, Rupeni, [...]

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Over the weekend, we had amazing experiences with two shops, one in Mt Roskill and the other in Pt Chevalier. Please give it up for Liz and Barry Wakelin at Tayles Framing Supplies and Celia Hopkins at Two Daughters. These retailers are pleasant, knowledgable and affordable. In addition from checking them out, please vote for them [...]

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What a wonderful way to spend an Auckland afternoon: working with seven talented individuals who participated in Part 3: artillery of the heart workshop at S/F. Led by Louise Tu’u, Anya, Lani, Lana, Kelvin, Kerry, Xin and S/F director Layla shared their fascinating array of objects, movements and thoughts inspired by them and their writings [...]

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Thank you Immi and the other East St residents who came and supported Dead Mileage two weeks ago, including John and his nephew Prabas who spontaneously made us cups of tea and brought us biscuits, Anna who came and said hello and Miriam and her young family who came to read the names outside their [...]

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Upon our arrival into New Zealand, the last thing we wanted to see was a show. But boy are we glad we went to this one. Anna Bate’s So Fake it’s Real at Old Folks Hall in Newton was a study in simulation but delivered the real goods i.e. work which was thorough, contemplative, genuine, [...]

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It was expensive, the Oyster card cost us more than the day card and we stayed at Peckham Rye. Welcome to London. We spent a few glorious days here, meeting with lovelies from Arcola Theatre and Shaky Isles Theatre, old friends from the Royal Court Theatre and checking out new friends’ theatres at Tara Arts [...]

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We’ve spent a wonderful day in a city famous for the Fab Four – Liverpool.  In rain and wind reminiscent of Wellington on a good day, we caught a train out and arrived at Liverpool Lime St station.  Within 15 minutes, we were walking towards a surprisingly almost two-month old wonder, the Museum of Liverpool. [...]

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This weekend has been one of fantastic hospitality. Our good friend, Vaoileti, invited us to her church’s annual conference lunch in Grey Lynn this afternoon. Today was the final day of celebration and communion for the enormous Auckland branch of the Siasi fakatahataha o Tonga or United Church of Tonga since last Tuesday. In the [...]

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