"Open Theatre" - The Odeon Built in 1883 and known as the Tuam Street Hall or Theatre and was New Zealand's oldest masonry, purpose built theatre. In 1930, it became the St. James Theatre, It became The Odeon Movie Theatre in 1960. Demolition started in September 2012 after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/2011 but seems to have stopped!?
The facade of the Theatre Roral is behind the containers and the theatre is being restored
A video montage of Canterbury Tales, a carnivalesque procession through the central city, led by Free Theatre Christchurch. The film depicts the construction and set up, through to the main public events. It also includes interviews with Peter Faulkenberg (Canterbury Tales and Free Theatre Christchurch Artistic Director) and George Parker (Canterbury Tales and Free Theatre Christchurch Producer).
Christchurch's historic Theatre Royal will reopen for business in November, with bookings about to open for the first show, the Royal New Zealand Ballet season of "A Christmas Carol" The 106-year old theatre has been closed for almost four years because of earthquake damage in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The $40million rebuild and restoration project will be completed over the next five months and on 17 November 2014, the 'Grand Old Lady' of New Zealand theatre will reopen her doors for performances. With so few venues for performance left in the city, including the Town Hall out of commission indefinitely, the rebuild of the Theatre Royal is very good news for Christchurch audiences Chief executive Neil Cox explains the process of getting oldest Edwardian theatre in the country back in use and mounting the large scale theatrical productions it has been famous for.
A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Majestic Theatre, 1930-2014'.
It's been a long road to restore Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal, but tonight, it will finally open its doors again. The theatre sustained considerable damage in the earthquakes of 22nd February and 13th June 2011 and continuing shakes have made the restoration particularly difficult for architects. The project architect from Warren and Mahoney, is Vanessa Carswell.
A video of dance and physical theatre featuring Matt Grant and Elizabeth Guthrey, incorporating several central city locations. The voiceover is a poem written and read by Matt Grant.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of shipping containers stacked in front of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken at the University of Canterbury, between von Haast and the Science Lecture Theatres on 4 January 2014.
A video of dance and physical theatre by Julia Guthrey, Matt Grant and Elizabeth Guthrey. The interpretive dance incorporates a public sculpture titled 'Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers' by Julia Morrison on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street.
A video of dance and physical theatre featuring Julia Guthrey, Matt Grant, Elizabeth Guthrey, Laura and Claudia. The piece incorporates the public memorial art installation '185 Chairs' by Peter Majendie, on the corner of Madras Street and Cashel Street.
A video of a protest against the demolition of the Majestic Theatre on Manchester Street. The video includes an interview with Christchurch City Councillor Yani Johanson. Johanson talks about how the lack of heritage recovery programme in Christchurch has meant that many heritage buildings have destroyed, mainly through the fast-tracking of consenting by the government. Johanson asks that the government returns normal democratic decision making over heritage to the Christchurch City Council so that the public can have a say. The video also includes footage of the Wizard and a protester speaking outside the Majestic Theatre.
A video of dance and physical theatre based on themes of leverage, strength and nature, featuring Julia Guthrey, Matt Grant, Elizabeth Guthrey, Laura and Claudia.
A video of journalist Charlie Gates introducing the 2014 World Buskers Festival. Gates revisits the performance venues for former festivals to show how the central city has changed since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.