Gavin Ashworth’s sculpture and performance Monolith will be shown at the City Library. Part modern-abstractionism, part Neolithic tomb, or maybe some 2001: A Space Odyssey? Watch out for the electronic sound performance at the ground floor of the library at the opening of the exhibition.

Wheelchair accessible

 An opuscule, according to Collins, is a small or insignificant artistic work. Pearl with a Girl Earring has created a series of six pamphlets, distributed for your entertainment. Part cartoon, part literature and part absurdist propaganda, they include such titles as Suspected Secret Fantasies of Powerless Public Figures and MyFacepod v.2.4. obsolescence, instruction manual. They are opuscules.

Quixotic is a group art exhibition exploring the theme ‘in an ideal world…’ The artists involved have been asked to interpret this statement in any way they desire, producing a plethora of possibilities as well as some great art! Artists: Alissia Holzer, Jasmin Lamorie, Anya Sinclair, Elise O’Neill and Aroha Novak. Quixotic means unrealistically and impractically optimistic, idealistic and chivalrous.

“However, the egg only got larger and larger, and more and more human; and, when she had come within a few yards of it, she saw that it had eyes and a nose and mouth and…” Take the weight off your feet when you park yourself on the story-telling couch to listen to Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

New local company The Theatre As Is present an exploration of the place where ancient ritual theatre and modern improvisatory/physical practice merge. Starting with the model of Japanese Noh, this piece is devised from an old story, elaborated through movement, music and stillness, and utilising some of Dunedin’s most electrifying emerging talent.

Alien invasion, club vacation, urban colonisation, or a recession ghetto in the making – you decide. It’s Camp Dunedin!

Fringe funded event

Live action performance, improvisation by Phil Dadson and Adrian Hall. Two floors of Chicks Hotel will be employed for viewing, listening and performance. Cellar will be used for live action. Close circuit Wi-Fi TV and radio mikes will link the three levels. Imagery will be projected on the bar screen and walls of the room above. Dedicated film will contrast real time action and imagery.

Adults only, Fringe funded event

Encompassing everything from body art to sound, video to installation; definitions of what performance means and what it can be are constantly shifting. The Blue Oyster Performance Series aims to showcase this diversity, profiling the work of prominent New Zealand practitioners alongside filmic documentation, historic works and discussions. From post-punk to postmodernism, this series is sure to intrigue and provoke.

Wheelchair accessible, Fringe funded event

The Dowling Street Project is a unique part of Dunedin’s art community. Over the years a large number of artists have had studios in this heritage building and this exhibition is a chance to see the space and see art by a number of current and former project members.

Express is a short video celebrating process over end product, depicting artists enjoyment of materials and intuitive mark making. Brought to you by Studio 2 located at 82 Bond Street, Dunedin.

Wheelchair accessible

See if Mr Bun-Buns the rabbit survives his terrible day! Danny Still's comic solo performance, set to a soundtrack of groovy music and silly noises is coming to your neighbourhood. Guaranteed fun for all the family or your money back - PS: performances are free. Help Mr Bun-Buns have his carrot and eat it too!

Fringe funded event