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While the format fitted in a year where Zoom performances became the norm, there was nothing quite like performing in front of a live audience, he said. “Fringe Shows are performed in small venues, they’re intimate performances and they feed off audience reaction. Seeing them live is a totally different experience.” There were many festival highlights to look forward to, Burton said. Fraser Hooper, one of the country s leading clowns, would be a treat for Nelson audiences, he said. Solitude, a “beautiful” show about Annie Chaffey’s self-imposed exile in Kahurangi National Park’s Asbestos Cottage, was almost sold out. ....
Christchurch is in the midst of Bread&Circus – the World Backyard Buskers Festival 2021 (website). The reason why it’s not the usual world festival is presumably obvious: NZ (unlike some other countries) is restricting entry for non-residents because of Covid19. Fraser Hooper (above) has gathered individuals; moulded them into a group, a community; drawn out individuals from the community to perform specific tasks, helped them to perform the tasks necessary to make the experience work (mostly by silent miming); taken up a collection; and left people transformed. It is a wonderful metaphor for leadership and liturgy. I have written previously of the parallels between liturgy and the dynamics of busking: ....
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Circus performer Olivia Watts loves the hula hoop, and will be bringing her expertise to Christchurch s Bread & Circus – Backyard Buskers Festival this weekend. Circus stars, opera singers and a brass band will occupy New Regent St in a musical extravaganza to officially launch the Bread & Circus – Backyard Buskers Festival in Christchurch this weekend. Buskers will take to the streets on Friday morning at three sites across the city centre, while indoor shows for the opening weekend include a festival gala at the Isaac Theatre Royal hosted by the Topp Twins, the Parlour Piano Bar at the OGB, and a show by comedy magician Jarred Fell. ....