Lets get Wellington dreaming…imagine our future city
Kia whakawawatahia a Te Whanganui-a-Tara… kia tūmanakotia tō tāone o anamata
With support from WCC, Urban Dream Brokerage is pleased to announce the first of our series of commissioned work for our 2023 program. Excited to be presenting work creatively contributing to life in our public spaces, along with continuation of enlivening vacant retail sites in our city.
As Urban Dream Brokerage we are always looking for opportunities for artists to connect with audiences in new ways. Alongside our panel we have selected an exciting, eclectic group of artists & collectives to begin our 2023 program, starting late March.
At the heart of our call out was asking creatives to imagine their future city, to enable dreaming to actively happen. Find a brief description below of each selected work, keep a watch for more details to come over time.
Artists - O&P Works | Title - Call/Waiting | Date - late March-April | Location - Te Aro Park vicinty- an app-enabled interactive experience which invites you, the participant, to dial into a curious series of voicemails, phone calls & text messages while you make your way around Te Aro. Choose your own narrative & path in this unique public theatre. More info here.
Artists - Soft Serve Social | Title - Playscape | Date - Ongoing | Location - Courtenay precinct - Installing a public swing is a valuable experiment in re-balancing personal/emotional wellbeing in the urban environment. Promoted as a communal space for us all to feel safe in our city, we can all be connected by this social activation. More info here.
Artist - Erika Grant | Title - Party of Rare and Unearthly Treasures | Date - from May 1st | Location - Courtenay precinct - Presenting the joy of making costumes purely out of our imaginations, of dressing up, of music of dancing and parading! A pop up public sewing hub to create wild costumes, leading to a hidden yet public party exploring… joy!
Artists - Pōneke Māori Wardens | Title - Māorioke with the Māori Wardens | Dates - June & July | Location - Tripod Plaza - Wardens Kaupapa is Aroha ki te tangata, for the love of the people. Join our Wellington Māori wardens for a late night singalong, with some classic waiata and some good old party songs. More info here.
Artists - Mike Heynes & Kedron Parker | Title - UDBTV | Dates - June-August | Location - 113 Taranaki Street - A live video production facility dedicated to promoting “LETS GET WELLINGTON DREAMING”, created using an analogue/digital hybrid production studio open to creatives to film there dreams for our city. More info here.
Artists - Conjah | Title - Spit It Out | Dates - June/July | Location - Te Aro vacant site - Public theatre & open studio combining soundscape, light design, spoken text, character work and movement, with a focus on physical theatre. Stemming from foundations in various Street Dance forms, celebrating & reflecting our Pasifika connections.
Artists - Various | Title - Whare Tapere | Dates - May & ongoing | Location - 113 Taranaki St - An exciting & much needed collective space for Māori & Pasifika creative communities to come together.
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We would like to acknowledge the support for this work of WCC guided by the Aho Tini strategy