A Synthesized Universe - Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival

Anthonie Tonnon
Join us on an interstellar journey through the known universe with critically acclaimed songwriter and performer Anthonie Tonnon.

A Synthesized Universe is an immersive multi-sensory experience – an intergalactic live performance masterfully woven with custom animations and an otherworldly manipulation of visual reality.

A Gisborne favourite, Anthonie Tonnon has toured widely as a solo performer around North America, Europe and Australasia, sharing the stage with the likes of Nadia Reid, The Chills and The Veils. In 2015, his album, Successor, was a finalist for The Taite Music Prize, and the single Water Underground was a top-five finalist for the APRA Silver Scroll award.

Tonnon will perform his songs on a futuristic synthesizer-sampler and a vintage electric guitar, alongside this out-of-world visual experience

Following sold-out seasons at Otago Museum and Auckland Arts Festival, Tonnon brings his captivating, buzz-worthy show to Gisborne for the very first time.

Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival
Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is the Gisborne region’s new flagship contemporary arts and cultural event, taking place, for the first time, from 4-20 October this year. Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival will deliver performance events by hundreds of performers from across New Zealand and the Pacific.

The festival celebrates what it means to be of Tairāwhiti and of Aotearoa. It reflects and celebrates the people of the Gisborne region and the East Coast. It reinforces the importance of people and place, and further affirms the region’s strong position in the creative landscape of Aotearoa.

For the full programme and ticketing information, please visit www.tetairawhitiartsfestival.nz.

Further information
Warning:
This production contains use of smoke machine and strobe effects.
R18. Because we are in a licensed venue, we cannot sell tickets to minors.