woa Events
As we get news of theatre events, CD launches or the ballet, anything you might enjoy we will have it here on our events page.
We will talk with the women involved and we often are lucky enough to have tickets to give away.
So stay tuned to women on air on PlainsFM 96.9

Friday 19 February : An Evening with Marina Lewycka
Ukrainian born author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian & Two Caravans will be in Christchurch with her new novel - We Are All Made of Glue.

Venue: Our City O-Tautahi, Cnr Oxford Tce & Worcester Boulevard
at 7.30 pm
Tickets: $12 from Ruth Ph 384 4721

Marina was born in a refugee camp in Germany and grew up in England and is now based in London. She is married to a NZ’er. Her writing is full of compassion & good humour, with wonderful quirky characters. In her latest book, journalist, Georgie Sinclair , writes articles for Adhesives in the Modern World, & when she spots Mrs. Shapiro, an eccentric old Jewish emigrant neighbor with an eye for a bargain & a fondness for matchmaking, rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, It's just the distraction she needs. It's the beginning of a fascinating friendship between these two very different women

Wednesday 3 March: An Evening with Xinran
Back in NZ from London, with a new book from her recent research talking to people living in China.

Venue: ChCh Girls' High School auditorium
at 7.30 pm
Tickets: $12 from Ruth Ph 384 4721

Born in Beijing she is a successful journalist & broadcaster - The Good Women of China was her first book which told stories of women in rural China in the 20th century. She moved to London in 1977. If you missed her in 2008, at the ChCh Writers' Festival, another chance to hear this amazing woman. Not to be missed.

Monday 8 March: An Evening with Elizabeth Kostova
International bestselling author of The Historian, with a new historical novel, The Swan Thieves

venue: Our City O-Tautahi, Cnr Oxford Tce & Worcester Boulevard
at 7.30 pm
Tickets: from Ruth Ph 384 4721

The Historian has been described as a literary thriller - a page-turner with brains. She will talk about her fascinating research for her novels

Thursday 25 March: An Evening with Andrea Levy
With her latest novel. She was the winner of the Orange Prize for women writers, with The Small Island

Venue: Our City O-Tautahi, Cnr Oxford Tce & Worcester Boulevard
at 8 pm
Tickets: from Ruth Ph 384 4721

The Small Island was the story, told in fiction, of her parents' migration to London from Jamaica, in the 1950s.
Andrea was born in London and has a delightful, witty style of writing. She enjoys acting out the characters in her stories

From Here to There features three works, each by a different choreographer.
This triple bill programme aims to give audiences the opportunity to see a variety of dance styles. Triple bills provide a challenge for dancers – they have to work with different choreographers to interpret their ideas and also have to learn three separate works, which often have huge variations both technically and stylistically.

Silhouette
Classical and elegant in technique, dynamic and dramatic in style, Silhouette (formerly known as Poulenc Variations) will feature the full company. Christopher Hampson has a long-standing relationship with the RNZB. He choreographed Romeo & Juliet and Cinderella for the company. Based in the UK, he returns to New Zealand to create and premiere this work. The costumes are designed by RNZB artistic director Gary Harris and will feature inky black tutus slashed with white.

A Song in the Dark
Andrew Simmons danced with the RNZB from 2004 – 2007 before moving to Europe to pursue freelance dance and choreographic opportunities. Presently based in Germany, he returns to New Zealand to create his third work for the RNZB, A Song in the Dark. Simmons, fast-becoming a choreographer to watch, was inspired by ‘beauty in the ordinary’ in the creation of this work.
The sexy, contemporary costumes feature flowing chiffon in shades of green. Costume designer, Kate Venables is also a former RNZB dancer. She now is a pilates instructor.
A Song in the Dark is set to music by renowned American composer Philip Glass.

A Million Kisses to My Skin
First performed by the RNZB in 2005, David Dawson’s A Million Kisses to My Skin wowed audiences and critics alike. Like the costumes, the movement is free flowing and elegant. Originally created for the Dutch National Ballet in 2000, this work helps secure Dawson’s reputation as one of the most original and inventive choreographers working today. Spine-tingling in its beauty, A Million Kisses to My Skin is a lyrical extension to JS Bach’s divine piano concerto.