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THE TARANAKI International FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
The programme offers an exciting range of
dance, music and theatre. There are performance and workshops to
attract students of all ages
from
primary
through
to secondary school students.
Please note some workshop numbers will be limited due to space
and teaching ratios.
Please complete the booking form and return by fax immediately
to secure your booking.
sponsored by  
 LANTERN PARADE
To launch the festival, over 700 Lanterns designed and created
by Taranaki children and artists will illuminate the mid-winter
night to mark the
salubrious opening of the 2009 Taranaki International Arts Festival.
The people of Taranaki are invited to gather their family and friends
and join in the warm glow.
Thurs 23 July, 5.15pm - 7pm approximately
TSB Bowl
of Brooklands, New Plymouth. Parade participants gather at Pukekura
Park Cricket Grounds at 5.15pm
CONTACT Jill White 06 758 1913 or 027 306-3347
FestiveART
“A VIEW TO WINTER WONDERLAND”
Extending students imagination through visual form from the obvious
to the surreal. An exhibition of selected ‘art works’ from
Taranaki school students of all ages. A View to Winter Wonderland
could be looking from a plane, out a window, through a door,
looking through
binoculars or a pin hole, maybe a microscope?
Suitable
for School Groups/General Public.
Fri 24 July – Sun 9 Aug: Mon – Thurs
9am - 4pm; Fri 9am - 6pm; Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm
Alexander Room, TSB Showplace
Admission free
Venue kindly sponsored by 
 BESSER & BRAVURA
From jazz to sea shanties, from Jewish music to classical,
Bravura delivers a unique experience, totally affirming and spontaneous
in performance.
Fronted by composer Jonathan Besser (piano), Bravura includes Miranda Adams (violin),
Peter Scott (bass), Nigel Gavin (guitar) and Tatiana Lantchkova (piano
accordion), they are regular performers at festivals. Suitable
Intermediate/ Secondary,
min numbers 250.
Thurs 30 – Fri
31 July, AM & PM performances
Taranaki Secondary Schools
Duration 1 Hour
Admission $4 per person
 ARTE KANELA DANCE WORKSHOP
Heralded as the most exciting and dynamic force in Australia’s
flamenco music scene, Arte Kanela is steered by the gifted Tedesco
brothers. Johnny
Tedesco, complimented by Chantelle Caro will treat senior New Plymouth
dance students
with a flamenco workshop. Suitable for Senior Dance
Students, LIMITED NUMBERS.
Sat 25 July, 12pm workshop and performance
Quality Hotel-Plymouth International
Duration 2 hours
Admission $20 per person
 NZ TRIO
Violinist Justine Cormack, cellist Ashley Brown and pianist Sarah Watkins,
are regular international and national performers. They are active
promoters of NZ
Music.
Taranaki Senior Chamber Music students are invited to participate
in a ‘Master
Class’ with the Trio. Suitable Senior
chamber music students, LIMITED NUMBERS.
Tues 28 July, Host School
Venue, 12.30pm to 2.30pm
Duration 2 hour master class
Admission $5 per person
 TATARAKIHI - Taranaki Primary Schools
Kapa Haka Competition
Schools from around Maunga Taranaki will gather at the TSB Stadium
to celebrate culture through kapa haka performance and competition.
The overall winning team from the competitive section will be
eligible
to represent Taranaki at the New Zealand Primary Schools
National Kapa
Haka
Competition. Suitable Primary & Intermediate
School
Groups/General Public
Wed 29 July, TSB Stadium, 8.45am to 5pm
Duration full day
Admission $3 prepaid , $5 door sales per person
 Jennifer
Ward-Lealand
New Zealand actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand trained at Auckland’s
influential Theatre Corporate, and has worked extensively in theatre,
film and television for over 25 years. Senior drama students from
Taranaki schools are invited to join a ‘Master Class” led
by Jennifer. Suitable for Senior drama students, LIMITED NUMBERS.
Thurs 30 July, host school NPGHS, 10am
Duration 1 & 1⁄2 hours master class
Admission $4.50 per person
 STRIKE PERCUSSION
This exciting all-male stage show enraptures and inspires
students of all ages, with its inventiveness, energetic physicality
and musical
intricacy and power. Based around STRIKE’s trademark ‘cube,’ a
scaffolding set is adorned with a myriad of traditional and non traditional
percussion
instruments from cymbals and drums to hubcaps. Suitable
for Primary/Intermediate/Secondary, min numbers 250 per school.
Mon 3 – Wed 5 Aug, AM & PM performances,
in school venues
Duration 1 hour
Admission $4 per person
 TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Two actors are devising a show in a school hall when
an audience arrives unexpectedly! Their play is not ready to
be shown
in public
but instead they decide to share their play-making process
with the audience. Co.Theatre Physical employs comedy, dexterous
physicality
and diverse skills to bring you dynamic, educative theatre!
Suitable for Primary/Intermediate, minimum number is 125.
Tues 4 Aug, in school venues, AM & PM performances
Duration 50 minutes
Admission $4.50 per person
 SPEECH SNATCHER
A Show About Speeches...
A girl is preparing her speech for school when a word thief gobbles
half of the words on her page. Her speech is ruined! It now reads
like gobbledey gook, silly-speak, crazy-talk! To retrieve vital
information she chases the word thief and experiences a journey
of Universal
proportions! Suitable for Primary/Intermediate, minimum number
is 125.
Wed 5 Aug, AM & PM performances, in school
venues
Duration 50 minutes
Admission $4.50 per person
For further information or enquires about schools programme
performances please contact:
Robynne Wadeson Schools Programme Assistant,
Taranaki International Festival of the Arts
Fax: 06 7596 948 or Email: robynne@tihi.co.nz
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