ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival
Posted: Mon Dec 7, 2009 6:46 pm

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ERUPT LAKE TAUPO FESTIVAL
6 – 16 May 2010

ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival returns in May 2010 to move and shake us with
a fresh and innovative programme including three hot festival commissions.
The largest cultural event staged in Taupo region, the 8th ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival offers everything from large scale outdoor events to intimate concerts - showcasing New Zealand and international theatre, dance, music, cabaret, comedy, visual arts and writing plus an array of community and education activities.

One of the first ‘appointment’ bookings is SALON a site-specific work that will
be staged among the hot rollers and hairspray of a real hairdressing salon in
Taupo. The specially commissioned show is the latest offering from the
creators of HOTEL which was the hit of ERUPT in 2008. SALON is directed
by Paul McLaughlin and funded by Creative NZ.

Choreographer Shonagh McCullagh and video artist Michael Hodgson (Pitch
Black) are collaborating on Underland Domain an explosive interactive work
inspired by the power and potency of what simmers beneath the rich volcanic
plateau of the Taupo region. Fusing light, sound and movement, Underland
Domain will allow audience participants to trigger flames, rumbles and
magma-like forces to generate a living interactive score.

The third project instigated by ERUPT is a musical project by composer and
arranger Ryan Youens who will work with the local community to create a
large ensemble piece encompassing the spirit of Taupo. The community
commission is funded by SOUNZ. Auckland based Youens has arranged for
concerts, films and publishing, including arranging Rhian Sheehan’s latest CD
Standing in Silence and as a composer his music has been performed
through New Zealand, Europe and South America.

ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival Director Drew James says: “These three
commissions are an exciting development for ERUPT. The Ryan Youens
Commission and Underland Domain respond to the unique environment and
community of the Taupo region in quite different and innovative ways. The
support of Creative NZ and SOUNZ shows strong support for the aim of
creating new work, which involves our community in a relevant and
meaningful way. The opportunity to commission SALON is a total coup.
Since HOTEL toured first to ERUPT in 2008, it has been picked up by a
number of other Festivals, and there is huge interest and anticipation about
the next instalment. All of these artists are at the top of their game, and will
create work in Taupo that will have national significance.

The full ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival programme is being launched in
February 2010 and the Festival will rumble for 11 action-packed days, 6-16
May 2010. Staged against a palette of blazing autumn colour and the volcanic plateau, ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival is a biennial calendar highlight for the region, and its central North Island location is a boon for visitors from
Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki and Wellington.

ERUPT 2008 WENT OFF!

• Over 22,000 people experienced ERUPT 2008
• Over 11 days, ERUPT offered 66 performing arts events, 7 exhibitions and 54 education workshops and performances
• Taupo hosted 141 artists from New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, USA, UK, Canada, Spain and Argentina

ATTENDANCES

• 7,252 tickets issued
• 5,300 students from 27 schools participated in the Education programme
• Estimated 10,500 people attended free performance events and exhibitions in the Community programme

DID YOU KNOW?

• ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival 2008 was awarded TrustPower Community Award 2008 for the Taupo Region
• In 2008 the Lake Taupo Arts Festival was renamed ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival and moved from February to May
• Lake Taupo Arts Festival was awarded Peoples Choice Taupo Tourism
Event Award for 2005/6

ERUPT LINKS

http://www.erupt.co.nz
http://twitter.com/Erupt2010
Or find us on Facebook: Erupt - Lake Taupo Festival

RE: ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival
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