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Pacifica Arts, Music bring ONE WinterGaren to life

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Christchurch Arts Festival and The Press present

@ First contact

Pacifica Arts and Music bring the TV ONE WinterGarden to life

Arresting imagery will walk hand in hand with nostalgic ‘poly-funk’ at the TV ONE WinterGarden- the hub of this year’s Festival season.

Renowned NZ Artist Michael Tuffery has been specially commissioned to create a magnificent outdoor sculpture of a giant falé pod for the 2007 Christchurch Arts Festival. Towering to an incredible 5.5 metres height and stretching across 16 metres Tuffery uses this sculpture as a giant screen for his new multi media work titled @ First Contact. Joined by a talented team featuring VJ Mike Busy and DJ Anton Carter, Tuffery’s work combines archival footage inspired by Captain Cook’s voyages and live coverage from performances from happening both inside and outside the TelstraClear Club.

Inside the TelstraClear Club NZ artists Ardijah take the stage for the opening festival event. Remembered for their brand of funk and R&B with Polynesian elements such as wooden drums and the ukulele, Ardijah and scored a top three hit in 1988 with ‘Watchin U’. The soundtrack to @ First Contact combines Ardijah’s Betty Anne archival footage and highlighted performances outside the club.

Tuffery’s exploration of Cook’s Voyages is represented live outside with the extraordinary voices of the Cook Island Community and their ‘Imenetuki’ Choir and drums, joined again by the Island Summer guitar orchestra led by Pos Mavaega - bringing the old and new music of the Pacific interspersed with Tuffery’s imagery, onto the Fale Pod. Traditional and modern dance come in the form of break dancing crew Common Ground who will set alight Cathedral Square and the pod with their fiery Hip Hop. Existing footage has also been collated from various sources including the British Museum, Museum of Natural History and Kew Gardens.

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Tuffery’s previous work has featured in Christchurch before, with 2005’s Big Fish and 2003’s Island in the Sun both exhibited at the Centre of Contemporary Art. The North Island has been fortunate enough in 2002 to view both Mata Mata and a selection of his work at the Recent Contemporary Acquisitions showcase.

For more info and downloadable high res images visit the news and media section of the website www.artsfestival.co.nz

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