The Wide Alley (Auckland Festival 2009)

The Wide Alley are playing at The Festival Club, part of Red Square - the heart of Auckland Festival 2009; a multi-venue hub based in the Aotea Centre precinct, incorporating The Famous Spiegeltent, the Festival Club, and the Stella Artois Festival Bar. With easy access to The Civic, the Town Hall, Aotea Centre, SkyCity Theatre and the Basement (home to The Fringe), Red Square is the Festival party zone — the place to start and end a day of festival experiences.

"The performance . . . is an incredible pastiche of genres, and the breadth of dynamics is astonishing." - Scott Spark, www.abc.net.au

The rich musical traditions of China’s Sichuan province meet the avant-garde Australian creators of Clocked Out. An innovative fusion of Chinese and Western sounds are seamlessly interwoven with street songs, jazz, opera and folk, to evoke the sounds and character of Chengdu’s famous street, the Wide Alley. An extraordinary evening of cross-cultural collaboration that brings disappearing traditions back to life.
Co-directed by Erik Griswold (piano) and Vanessa Tomlinson (percussion).

Auckland Festival 2009 brings the city alive next March with a dazzling programme of more than 200 arts and entertainment events, packed into eighteen exciting days. The biennial festival is a feast of theatre, dance, concerts, cabaret, exhibitions, family events and more, featuring some of the finest national and international artists and companies.

For the full Auckland Festival programme visit www.aucklandfestival.co.nz

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