Overview
Auckland Art Gallery will mark Chinese New Year with a range of
free events, performances, demonstrations, talks and film
screenings. The Gallery will also be open late until 10pm on Friday
22 and Saturday 23 February.
Please note that Any Day tickets to Who Shot Rock &
Roll bought via Eventfinda will be
valid during the late nights.
Friday 22 February and Saturday 23 February, 10am -
10pm
Free entry
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY
5pm - 8pm: Soundtrack to Who Shot Rock & Roll
Some music to enjoy before you catch the exhibition that
all of Auckland is talking about.
Auditorium - free entry
7pm: Snapshot: Lawrence Arabia
Join our special guest speaker, musician Lawrence Arabia
for a short talk on his favourite photograph in the exhibition
Who Shot Rock & Roll.
Level 1 exhibition spaces - entry fee applies
8pm: Rockumentary: Glastonbury
Join us on the bean bags in the North atrium for a screening of
the rockumentary Glastonbury. Directed by acclaimed film,
documentary and music video director Julien Temple, the film
details the history of the landmark music festival from 1970 to
2005. (2006. Rated M, contains drug use and offensive
language)
North atrium - free entry
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY
11am: Chen Kaifeng - Dough figurine artist
The Chinese folk art of dough sculpting has been around
for centuries, and emerged from the tradition of moulding and
steaming dough for sacrificial offerings or birthday presents.
Dough sculpting is an increasingly rare art form, with few people
learning these skills in recent years. Chen Kaifeng learnt from his
grandfather, who was a famous dough figurine maker.
North atrium
12pm: Shanghai Starlight Acrobatic Troupe
The award-winning and internationally touring Starlight
Acrobatic Troupe from Shanghai give you a short preview of what
they will be presenting at this year's Auckland Lantern
Festival.
North atrium
2pm: Wang Beili - Time out with tea: The Chinese tea
ceremony
Tea specialist, Wang Beili discusses and demonstrates the
Chinese tea ceremony.
Location TBC - please check at the front desk
4pm: Documentary Edge film screening: The Real Shaolin
The Shaolin Temple is the legendary birthplace of kung
fu. Decades ago, it was destroyed and its practitioners reduced.
But the rise of kung fu movies has inspired efforts to rebuild the
temple, and a new surge of students.
The Real Shaolin follows two Western and two local
Chinese students as they train in China. First time director and
martial arts practitioner, Alexander Sebastian Lee, follows their
months of excruciating martial arts training as their dreams of
becoming kung fu warriors collide with harsh reality.
China/USA 2008. Running time 89mins. Mandarin, Chinese, French,
English with English subtitles.
Auditorium
5pm - 8pm: Soundtrack to Who Shot Rock & Roll
Some music to enjoy before you catch the exhibition that
all of Auckland is talking about.
Auditorium
7pm: Snapshot: Noelle McCarthy
Join our special guest speaker, journalist and radio
presenter Noelle McCarthy, for a short talk on her favourite
photograph in the exhibition Who Shot Rock &
Roll.
Level 1 exhibition spaces - entry fee applies
8pm: Rockumentary: Glastonbury
Join us on the bean bags in the North atrium for a screening of
the rockumentary Glastonbury. Directed by acclaimed film,
documentary and music video director Julien Temple, the film
details the history of the landmark music festival from 1970 to
2005. (2006. Rated M, contains drug use and offensive
language)
North atrium - free entry