Harcourts Hawke's Bay Arts Festival

Welcome to the 2015 Harcourts Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival

It is with the greatest pleasure that we present to you the inaugural Harcourts Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival programme.

Our programme is the result of a close partnership with funders and sponsors and other regional festivals.

You will be indulged with 13 days of music, cabaret, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus and a fantastic series of literary events. Some of the best talent from New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Ireland and Brazil will form highlights in our programme. It is a special treat to present the award winning Casus Circus with Knee Deep, fresh from winning best circus show at the Avignon Festival alongside Arte Kanela, simply the best flamenco troupe in the southern hemisphere.

We are delighted to feature some great New Zealand productions by award winning companies like Theatre Beating, Trick of the Light, The White Face Crew and Barbarian Productions to name but a few. The Famous Spiegeltent will host icons of New Zealand music, comedy and theatre like Warren Maxwell, Thomas Oliver, Louis Baker, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Mark Hadlow, and Michele A’Court. And for two nights we will be entertained by the Modern Maori Quartet, reinventing the great showband tradition with a twist.

Hawke’s Bay artists will feature in two productions and various literary events including the amazing talent of singer Margot Wuts and her stellar band.

None of this would have happened was it not for an amazing group of people working tirelessly behind the scenes. Thank you all, for your commitment and trust in this Arts Festival for Hawke’s Bay.

Come and join us in The Famous Spiegeltent!