Music, Dance and Film
Historic Films Screen in Christchurch's Heritage Cinemas
Three Christchurch cinemas housed in New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) Category I registered buildings will feature archival excerpts relating to the theme of 'Doves and Defences'. The Academy Cinema in the Arts Centre (former University of Canterbury), Rialto Cinemas (housed in the former New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Woolstore) and the Regent on Worcester (housed in the former Royal Exchange Building) in conjunction with the NZHPT and National Archives will screen 2-3 minute National Film Unit excerpts prior to scheduled cinema features throughout Heritage Week.
Please consult cinema websites for feature film sessions. Academy Cinema. Rialto Cinema. Regent on Worcester.
NB: The archival excerpts will not feature on the cinema websites due to session planning.
Various cinemas around the city – The Academy Cinema in the Arts Centre, Rialto Cinemas and Regent on Worcester
Friday 16 – Monday 26 October 2009
Cost of ticket price. See cinema websites as above.
Disability access and parking available
Concert by the Combined Pipe Bands of the Canterbury Caledonian Society
For over 100 years, Caledonian Pipe Bands have been there for Christchurch to mark special occasions, happy or sad. It is a tradition dating back to the Regimental pipe bands of the 17th Century and their role in leading regiments into battle. Performing in the trenches was finally banned in World War I but the practice lingered on into the battles of El Alamein and Normandy. The Caledonian Pipe Bands salute those who have passed on, and a peaceful future.
Cathedral Square
Saturday 17 October 2009, 11am-12pm
FREE
Disability access available
Reeling Back Time: Films from our Archives
Enjoy a nostalgic look back at New Zealand's defence forces in living black and white. This series of films from the Museum archives spans the days of the War in Europe, the Pacific, and life on the Homefront. Screenings of such titles as 'Maximum Effort' and 'Pacific Watchdogs' will occur three times daily during Heritage Week. Group bookings are available for a private screening in the Museum theatre followed by refreshments.
Air Force Museum of New Zealand, 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram
Friday 16 – Monday 26 October 2009, 11am-11.45am, 1pm-1.45pm, 3pm-3.45pm
Adult, $5.00. Family, $20.00
No booking required
Disability access and parking available, please use the main car park off Harvard Ave
St Luke's 150th Anniversary Weekend Concert
St Luke's will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the parish, and the 100th anniversary of the present church building over the weekend 16-18 October 2009. This is an opportunity for those who have had any association with St Luke's Church over the years to re-visit and celebrate 150 years of service to the inner city. As part of the celebrations the Jubilate Singers will be performing a concert on the Saturday afternoon.
St Luke's in the City, corner Manchester & Kilmore Streets
Saturday, 17 October 2009, 2pm-3.30pm
Adult, $20.00, Student/Senior, $15.00
Bookings required, phone 366 3098
Disability access available. Limited parking for disabled.
From Memory – Documentary Film about the Vietnam War
From Memory 2001, directed by Zoe Roland, is an evocative exploration of New Zealand Vietnam veterans' shifting perspectives on war and the reality of jungle warfare. Super 8 film footage and still images are woven together with candid accounts of the conflict. Veterans speak philosophically about the necessary evil of war, the post-war displacement they experienced and the resulting damage to the human psyche. From Memory has screened at international film festivals in the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand and America and was a finalist at the New Zealand Media Peace Awards in 2002. This film contains graphic images.
Philip Carter Family Auditorium, Christchurch Art Gallery, corner Worcester & Montreal Streets
Sunday 18 October 2009, 2pm-2.30pm
FREE
Disability access and parking available, Christchurch Art Gallery car park
Entertaining Rhythms
Enjoy an afternoon of entertainment and Devonshire tea at the Heritage Chapel. Songs and tunes from yesteryear, with Nola Mills on Harmonica and Barry Brinson on piano and vocals. The music will include war time favourites, toe-tapping and heart-warming songs of old.
Music Centre of Christchurch, 140 Barbadoes Street
Sunday 18 October 2009, 2pm-3.30pm
$7.50
Bookings required, phone 377 5000 or email musiccentre@xtra.co.nz
Disability access and parking available
Music at Edmonds
Bring a chair or a rug and come and enjoy an afternoon of nostalgic, live entertainment including The Stedfast Brass Band and Fat Boy and Slim. A special piece of music, which incorporates the New Zealand and Australian national anthems with the Last Post, has been composed by Kim Blackmore of the Stedfast Brass Band. It will be performed along with other wartime music, and peace songs. There will be Devonshire Tea and plants for sale. Cancelled if wet.
Edmonds Factory Garden, 357-359 Ferry Road (Corner Ferry & Aldwins Roads), Linwood
Sunday 18 October 2009, 2pm-4pm
FREE
Disability access and parking available, turn left into the Edmonds Factory Garden car park from Ferry Road just before the Gardens
New Brighton and Districts Memories of Conflict and Hopes for Peace
Enjoy afternoon tea at the New Brighton Museum while listening to music of the 40s and 50s provided by Natural Magic. View a wartime film provided by local identity, Bryan Ellis, and look around the Museum's collections including the special displays prepared for Heritage Week. Photos and memorabilia will celebrate some of the district's local peace initiatives, as well as the war efforts of local soldiers.
New Brighton Museum, 8 Hardy Street, New Brighton
Sunday 18 October 2009, 2pm-4pm
Adult: $5.00. Children: Free
Bookings required, phone 383 6014
Disability access and parking available, adjacent car park
The Film Archive and Radio New Zealand Sound Archives present King and Country
A programme of archival film clips ranging from 1900 to the 1970s will portray the experience of New Zealanders at war through evocative sight and sound. Rare footage will be presented in collaboration with sound clips from the Radio New Zealand Sound Archives. During World War II the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS) mobile unit recorded thousands of greetings from soldiers and nurses overseas, which were later broadcast at home. Many messages start with a big 'cheerio' to family members and friends and plenty of optimism for a short war and speedy return home. Lest we forget.
Philip Carter Family Auditorium, Christchurch Art Gallery, corner Worcester and Montreal Streets
Wednesday 21 October 2009, 6pm-7pm
FREE
Disability access and parking available, Christchurch Art Gallery car park
920 Special
Put on some vintage styled threads and venture into SOL Square for an evening of live music and dancing from the wartime and swing era. Hepcat Swing dancers will be cutting a rug to the fantastic local big band “Sideline Swing” all through the evening. It'll be a great way to spend a Wednesday night, whether you choose to join them on the dance floor, or just sit back, relax and be entertained.
Yellow Cross Bar, SOL Square
Wednesday 21 October 2009, 9pm-Midnight
FREE
New Zealand Army Band in Cathedral Square
The New Zealand Army Band has earned its national and international reputation for excellent brass band performances ranging from State occasions to humour at half-time. As soldier musicians the band's standard is sustained through a regime of rigorous drill and rehearsal, evidenced by invitations to appear at numerous, prestigious world events. They are equally proud to perform for a home-town audience in Christchurch to mark Heritage Week.
Cathedral Square
Thursday 22 October 2009, 12 noon-1.00pm
FREE
Disability access available
GI Jive with Hepcat Swing
Enjoy a wartime themed dance with the Hepcat Swing dancers. The GI Jive Dance kicks off with a beginners swing dance lesson at 8pm, then the wonderful Queen City Big Band will swing us all the way through to 1am! The evening will include dance performances and a late night supper. Costume is encouraged, so dig out those khakis and gear up to salute the GI's responsible fro introducing Swing Dancing to New Zealand during the war years.
Caledonian Hall, 135 Kilmore Street
Friday 23 October 2009, 8pm-1am
Adult, $35.00
Disability access available
Events
- Exhibitions and Displays
- Tours, Open Days and Walks
- Lectures and Seminars
- Music, Dance and Film
- Other Events
- Daily Events Guide
Key Events
- Documentary screening: Citizen Soldier: ake ake kia kaha - forever strong
- Plaque Unveiling - Second Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Battalion Group
- It's Swing Time in Christchurch
- The Bailies Bar Heritage Week Quiz Night
- Windows into our Past
- Never Be Afraid: a New Zealand Soldier Writes to His Niece About Life in a Prisoner of War Camp
- Announcing the Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board Heritage Awards
- Secret Gardens in the City
