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Programme 2006
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6 December
(Wednesday) |
Nikolausfeier |
| A little get together of the German community to celebrate Nikolaus, as well as an opportunity to showcase NZ German students’ entries in this year’s ShortFilmFest Competition Handy hoch!. |
| 5:30pm, Goethe Institut, 150 Cuba St |
10 October
(Tuesday) |
Film introduced by Sylvia Edge |
| "Luther" (Eric Till, 2003) |
| 7pm, Victoria University, Hunter LT 119 |
20-23 September
VUW German Students' Club Play Pyramus und/and Thisbe
Much hilarity ensues when the German students tackle the classical tragic love story of 'Pyramus and Thisbe'. Andreas Gryphius' farce "Absurda Comica, oder Herr Peter Squentz" provides the German script, William Shakespeare's 'rude mechanicals' from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the English version. Let's watch them battle it out! Directed by Hillary Reid & Monika Smith. In both English and German.
7:30pm @ Gryphon Theatre, 22 Ghuznee St
$12/$10 Waged/Unwaged -
Bookings: (04) 463 5294 |
11 September
(Monday) |
Lecture
Jörg Zimmermann
"Germany after the World Cup: Are We Still the Same?" |
| We are very pleased to be able to welcome the German Ambassador, Patron of the Goethe Society, Jörg Zimmermann. |
| 7:30pm, Victoria University, Hunter LT 119 |
28 August
(Monday) |
Deutsches Abendessen |
When was the last time you had real Kassler mit Sauerkraut or Käsespätzle or Schweinhaxe?
RSVP to Robyn Skrzynska (ph 475 8155) by Tuesday 22 August. |
| 6pm, Café Munich, 9 Margaret St, Lower Hutt |
23 July
(Sunday) |
Strings Attached Puppet Theatre
"Rumpelstilzchen" |
Strings Attached is one of the very few one person marionette theatres in the world, and a very unique theatre experience. Performing in German (with English commentary).
To view poster click here. |
3pm, Victoria University, Kirk LT 301
Tickets: $5 (bookings recommended) |
23 May
(Tuesday) |
Lecture
Bronwyn Tweddle
“Glotzt nicht so europäisch!”: Whaea Kairau – Kiwis appropriate Brecht |
Bronwyn is a Lecturer in the Theatre Programme at Victoria University, and has been involved in bringing several German plays to New Zealand audiences since 2002.
With this talk she will look at Apirana Taylor's rewrite of Brecht's Mother Courage. |
| 7:30pm, Victoria University, Hunter LT 119 |
26 April
(Wednesday) |
Lecture
Peter Baillie "Mozart is 250!" |
Peter is a professional singer and has lived worked in Austria for many years.
"We listen and look at the legacy that endures of Mozart's operas - the works which are central in current repertoire around the world. Peter Baillie will investigate the elements in these works that still continue to intrigue, challenge and enchant in Wolfgang Amadé's 250th year." |
| 7:30pm, Victoria University, Hunter LT 119 |
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