One of the tents set up in the Fine Arts car park at the University of Canterbury, used for teaching while lecture theatres were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "Temporary lecture tents".
Children play on street furniture on Gloucester Street, part of one of the Christchurch City Council's Transitional City projects. In the background is the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal, protected by shipping containers.
Children play on street furniture on Gloucester Street, part of one of the Christchurch City Council's Transitional City projects. In the background is the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal, protected by shipping containers.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High and Tuam Streets intersection".
A photograph of large-scale puppets created for FESTA's 2013 Canterbury Tales event. The puppets are in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street.
A photograph of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in a car park at Re:START mall. The puppet was part of the Canterbury Tales procession for FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a crowd gathered in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street for a performance during FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a crowd gathered in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street for a performance during FESTA 2013.
A photograph of large-scale puppets in a car park at Re:START mall. The puppets were part of FESTA's 2013 Canterbury Tales event.
A photograph of large-scale puppets in a car park at Re:START mall. The puppets were part of FESTA's 2013 Canterbury Tales event.
A photograph of two people in front of the base of the John Robert Godley statue in Cathedral Square. The base of the statue has scaffolding and loudspeakers around it, for a Canterbury Tales performance as part of FESTA 2013. In the background is the damaged Christchurch Cathedral and the art installation 'Planted Whare' by Chris Heaphy.
A photograph of one of The Friars lying on the ground in a Re:START mall car park. The Friars are large-scale puppets created for FESTA's Canterbury Tales event,
A photograph of three large-scale puppets surrounded by crowds of people at the start FESTA's Canterbury Tales event. From left are The Knight, Wife of Bath and The Scholar.
An aerial photograph of the intersection of High, Lichfield and Manchester Streets. The site of the Strange's building is in the bottom-left quadrant of the photo.
A photograph of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in a car park at Re:START mall. The puppet was part of the Canterbury Tales procession for FESTA 2013.
A photograph of crowds in Cathedral Square during Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013. There is a green spotlight in the background.
A photograph of two of the three performers who were The Bouffante Cart for FESTA's Canterbury Tales event. The performers are in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. Canterbury Tales was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is being assembled in the Re:START mall car park between Cashel Street and Lichfield Street.
A photograph of the corner of Cashel Street and Oxford Terrace. In the background is Re:START mall car park, where there are a temporary sculpture and large-scale puppets, as part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Wife of Bath. The puppet is in the Re:START mall car park between Cashel Street and Lichfield Street.
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the Design and Arts College Building, the Heritage Hotel, Cathedral Junction, the Octagon Live restaurant, Manchester Street, Hereford Street, Bedford Row, High Street, Lichfield Street, the Majestic Theatre, Colombo Street, Cashel Street, Just Jeans and Starbucks on Cashel Street, and Kilmore Street. It also includes footage of residents on a Red Zone bus tour.
We assess how last the earthquake has affected three major arts festivals and Christchurch's historic Repertory Theatre, and the part the arts have to play in helping the city to get back on its feet.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Wooden bracing holds up the facade of The Loons Circus Theatre Company building on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. Samo Coffee Lounge was run inside the Loons building by a group of former Lyttelton Coffee Company staff.
Damage to the Repertory Theatre building. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the awning below, and bricks and masonry have spilled across the street. The building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.
Tents set up in the Fine Arts car park at the University of Canterbury, used for teaching while lecture theatres were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "The 'tent city' on the Arts car park".
A photograph of temporary art installations at FESTA's Canterbury Tales event. In the background people are setting up food and beverage stalls. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch as the main event of FESTA 2013.
A woman sits reading beside the "University of Canterbury" sign on Clyde Road. In the background are the tents used while lecture theatres were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "From Clyde Rd, all seemed intact".
He is bed maker to the dead. The pillows which he lays never rumple. The day of interment is the theatre in which he displays the mysteries of this art. Thomas Lamb 1811. Nothing in this would can be … Continue reading →