Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference

Date: 1984

By: National Dance Archive of New Zealand

Reference: Eph-C-DANCE-1984

Description: Includes posters for: Asia Pacific Festival in association with the Indian Centre for Cultural Relations and the Indian High Commission presents Kathakali, Dance-Drama from India, plus a recital of classical Indian music. State Opera House Wellington, 8 December; Southward Trust Theatre Paraparaumu, 10 December [1984]. (2 copies) Direct from the USSR! The Bakhor Ensemble of Uzbekistan. Memorial Theatre Victoria University of Wellington. 5 October [1984]. The Dance Centre. Concert. Memorial Theatre. 9-10 December [1984]. (2 copies) Friday night BOP night. George Manaku, Erola Dancers, Breakdance competitions, G-Force Rockers, Porirua Street Rockers. Lower Hutt Town Hall. Friday 30 March [1984]. United Multicultural Groups of Wellington present "International Spectacular 84". Michael Fowler Centre. 7 April 1984. Jordan & Present Company in a Dance Theatre production, "Cry Peace". Choreography Susan Jordan; Muisc Norm Fitzgerald. Depot Theatre. 22-25 November [1984]. (2 copies) Bronwyn Judge and Anna Holmes. "Created Woman; the tale of Blodeuwedd from the Mabinogi. Memorial Theatre, Victoria University. 24-26 May [1984]. Bronwyn Judge and Anna Holmes. "Created woman". Programme (with photos, and photos of Francesca Waters and Hubert Kwisthout). Limbs at the Asia Pacific Festival & Composers Conference. State Opera House. 4 December 1984. Featuring "Two women" & "Chinese scarf dance" choreographed by Kai Tai Chan plus surprise guests (2 copies). Liong-Faye. "Night on Bald Mountain with Liong-Faye. New Zealand's nationwide community dance-drama; a cast of hundreds. Now in Lower Hutt's Little Theatre after Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North. 4-7 April 1984 (2 copies) Lower Hutt City Ballet presents "Pineapple Poll", "Rhapsody in Blue", "Katz". Choreographer Joye Lowe at the Little Theatre, Lower Hutt. 3-6 October 1984. Music and dance films; a series of films about music and dance making in Oceanic countries. BP Theatrette, 26-30 November 12.15pm; National Museum Theatre, Dec 1, -, 8,9, 1 pm. Asia Pacific Festival. New Zealand School of Dance. Graduation performance 1984. State Opera House. 2 November 1984. (2 xopies) The New Zealand Students' Arts Council presents Paul Jenden's "Public figures" and other dances. Memorial Theatre, Victoria University. 11-14 April [1984]. Pacific Islands Festival concert. Wellington Town Hall, Friday November 30th [1984] (Part of Asia Pacific festival) Royal Academy of Dancing. International Summer School. Wellington New Zealand. January 1984 (2 copies, one donated by the Dance Archive and featuring signatures of Brenda Last, Maryon Lane, Valerie Sunderland, Julia Farron, Jane Hedley, Joyce Butler, [David Wall?], Marilyn Williams, Alfreda Thorogood, Graham D?, Sara Neil). "Seven beats to the barre"; a programme of live music and dance. Depot Theatre. 15-19 March [1984]. (2 copies) The challenge is out: Who are Wellington's best Boppers? 1162 ZM Street Music Breakdance; the dance event of the year!. Old Town Hall. Friday 9 March [1984]. An evening of Flamenco; guitar, song, dance, with Mirium and Darcy Lang. Seasons Cafe, 146 Willis Street Village. Sunday 4th March [1984]. Quantity: 20 colour photo-mechanical print(s) in two folders. Physical Description: Photolithographs, 420 x 310 mm (approx)

Date: 1984

By: Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1984-APFCC

Description: Includes: Souvenir programme. (51-page booklet. Canzona, volume six, number eighteen, ISSN 0110-7771) (2 copies) Festival programme (Folded sheet) (2 copies) Asia Pacific Festival in association with the Department of Music, Victoria University of Wellington, presents a series of chamber music concerts. Memorial Theatre, Victoria University, 2, 3, 5 and 6 December [1984]. Programme (2 copies) Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference in association with St Andrews Church presents a series of lunchtime concerts of Asian music at St Andrews on the Terrace. 3-7 December [1984]. Programme booklet Asia Pacific Festival presents a Maori and Pacific Island Festival concert (Morehu Maori Group, Donna Hall plays the Koauau, Samoan Cultural Group, Fijian Cultural Group, Te Pua Inano Group (Cook Islands)). Concert coordinator Allan Greaves. Wellington Town Hall, 30 November 1984. Programme Dance at the festival; Kathakali. December 1-8 1984. Indian music played by Bhaskar Chandavarkar (sitar) and Mr J Massey (tabla) (Mimeographed flyer) Appeal / Invitation to become a Friend of the Festival (Flyer) Late night at the Loaves and Fishes, 3-5 December. [Maori artists and writers; Pamela Gray, Annea Lockwood] Music of the future; three concerts by living composers. 1. Young Composers Workshop; 2. Electronic music; 3. Music by Asian and Pacific composers. Wellington, 1 and 7 December [1984]. Programme NZ composer John Cousins performs his intriguing avant-garde composition "Membrane" as part of the Asia Pacific Festival & Composers' Conference. Janne Land Gallery, 1-2 December 1984. Flyer (2 copies) Photographic exhibition by Gil Hanly. University Library Nov 12th - Dec 10th. photographs of the South Pacific festival Papua New Guinea 1980 Shaping up (Kifu Mitsuhashi, Nanae Yoshimura, Peter Sculthorpe). Pamphlet (2 copies) Supplement to sequence (Mimeographed flyer) Tradition and innovation in Asian and Pacific musics. Flyer Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize. Rules (Flyer) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, photocopies, on booklets, pamphlets and flyers, around 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1983 - 1984

Reference: Eph-B-DANCE-1984

Description: Includes programmes and flyers for: 1984: Asia Pacific Festival in association with the Indian Centre for Cultural Relations and the Indian High Commission presents: Kathakali; dance-drama from India, plus a recital of classical Indian music. Wellington Town Hall 8 December; Southward Trust Theatre Paraparaumu 10 December; Christchurch Arts Centre 12 December [1984]. Programme (2 copies) Asia Pacific Festival and Composers Confernece. Dance at the Festival. Kathakali. December 1-8 1984. Draft programme The NZ-USSR Society proudly presents the Bakhor Folk Ensemble from Uzbekistan. New Zealand tour 1984. Pamphlet, and flyer / programme Breakdance competition. Wellington vs Porirua. Primary, intermediate, secondary. Interested? Come to 79 Abel Smith Street ... [1984] Come alive! Learn to dance at the Supreme Dance Centre, 1st floor, 35 Taranaki Street eight week courses commencing 17 January or 19 January 1984. Principals Hugh and Sonia Hodson. Yellow flyer Footnote Dance Company, directed by Deirdre Tarrant, presenting a programme of new choreographies. Flyer / programme Jordan & Present Company in a dance theatre production "Cry peace". Choreography Susan Jordan, music Norm Fitzgerald. Depot Theatre, 22-25 November [1984]. Flyer Bronwyn Judge, Anna Holmes. "Created woman"; the tale of Blodeuwedd from the Mabinogi. Presented with the assistance of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council. (With Francesca Waters and Hubert Kwisthout). [May 1984?] Programme (2 copies), and pink flyer about a workshop at VUW Recreation Centre, 26 May 1984 An evening of flamenco; guitar, song, dance with Mirium [sic] and Darcy Lang. Seasons Cafe, 146 Willis Street Village, 4 March [1984]. Flyer Limbs Dance Company Inc. Biographical pamphlet (2 copies), and 2 flyer / programmes, plus a flyer "It's no laughing matter" (2 copies) [1984] Limbs Dance Company. 1984 national dance workshop, 14-19 May 1984. Yellow enrolment form (2 copies) Tracey Odell School of Dancing presents "The adventures of the country mouse to the city". 1 December 1984. Programme If you can walk then you can Square dance. Two introductory nights. St Anne's Church Hall ... Northland. Contacts Lyn Prentice, Moira Hunt [1984]. Flyer Wananga-i-te-Rangi. Choreographer and producer Gaylene Sciascia; director Piri Sciascia; music Ross Harris and Jack Body [1984?]. Flyer or cropped flyer? Wellington Morris Dancers. Winter solstice dancing. Mount Victoria Summit 7am; arround town 10-12 noon. Flyer Quantity: 1 folder(s). 1.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Booklets and flyers, sizes varying under 340 mm.

Date: 1984

Reference: Eph-E-FESTIVAL-1984-01

Description: Poster shows text on an abstract splatter background with superposition of some images such as fish, umbrella, arrows, key, human figure. Around the border are the names of contributing performers: Free Theatre, David Daniel, Besser-Fox-Hewitt-Armstrong, Alison Wallace, Martyn Rumsby, Te Kani Kani o Rangatahi, Dave Eggleton, Broadcast, Devon Street Quartet, The Family Mallet, Jungle Suite, Our Name Is Our Motto, Brett Mason, Peter Daly, Derek Cowie, The Four Volts, and Origins Dance. Accompanied by an imcomplete version with no writing in the red border. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, 900 x 640 mm.

Date: 1969-1979

Reference: Eph-C-FESTIVAL-Wellington-1969/1979

Description: Includes: 1969: Family Festival. Aro St. Matauranga School. Compered by Joe Coté. 15 November [1969] 1973: Festival Wellington '73. Colonial garden party. Katherine Mansfield Garden Fitzherbert Terrace, 18 March [1973] Festival Wellington '73. Wear a mask for a dream day; me you young old together. Wear a mask to the ball. Mask making workshop, Concert Chamber Town Hall 5-9 March; Dream Day 23 March [1973] Saturnalia, published by members of the Wellington Polytechnic Magazine Course. [Tabloid newspaper of 4 pages, for festival] 16-25 March [1973] Wellington Festival. 'Challenge weekly; the good news paper for the whole family' Vol. 31 no 9, 17 March 1973 [Tabloid newspapers of 4 pages] 1976: Summer City. Meet me at the Mardi Gras. Oriental Parade, 14 December [1976]. (2 copies) 1977: National Festival of the Arts. Video Store 250 Lambton Quay. Continuous showings - video tapes, installations, performances. 20-27 August [1977] National Festival of the Arts. Visual arts. Wellington Settlement Gallery (various including "Kiss" by Bruce Barber; "Hand erotic - moves divine, by Brian McNeil; Neville Purvis lecture) 20-27 August; Elva Bett Studio (photo documentary exhibition by Yuji Saiga) 20-27 August [1977] (2 copies) New Zealand Students Arts Council (Inc). National festival of the arts, Wellington August 20-27, 1977. Free to students - Lift-out - "The Dealer" 2 July 1977. 1979: Asia Pacific Festival and Composers Conference in association with Summer City, [24-30 1979]. Programme sheet Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset or screen prints, sizes up to 450 mm.

Date: 1978 - 1992

From: Asia Pacific Festival :Photographs of Asia Pacific Festival

By: Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference

Reference: PAColl-3294-1

Description: Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 15 colour original photographic print(s).

Date: 1979-1993

By: Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference

Reference: MS-Group-0149

Description: Includes records of the 1984 Festival, various music scores of works by NZ composers (1988-92), records of the 1992 Festival which include the Artistic Director's and other management papers: correspondence, financial records, ephemera, and many subject files including those on programming, accommodation and venues, travel, and various groups and artists. Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Arrangement: Accession 93-264 has been foldered but remains unsorted, although child records have been created. This accession contains many subject and other files, the integrity of these has been preserved as far as possible. Some materials originally in binders have been split up into sequential folders. There is correspondence in most files so it is important to consider this as well as using those files named `correspondence'. Files named `Miscellaneous' include all types of materials, including correspondence. It appears that several files were committee members' working files so contain mixed materials. The first Asia Pacific Festival was held in 1984 and introduced to New Zealand audiences musicians, dancers and scholars from many Asian and Pacific countries combined with New Zealand groups and individuals. The 1992 festival was held in Wellington, 26 Nov-4 Dec, and in Auckland, 29 Nov -6 Dec. Artistic Director, Jack Body, organised this `celebration of contemporary and traditional arts', which celebrates New Zealand's unique place in this distinctive community of nations'. This festival featured music, theatre, dance, martial arts, and a conference. Quantity: 135 folder(s). 1.40 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, ms, typescripts (many faxes), printed matter Finding Aids: Preliminary list available. Provenance: The music scores were sent to the Festival Committee for consideration and performance during the 1992 conference. Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by the Festival Committee (A86-026 per Mr J Body, 5 folders), (A90-179 per Mr A Thomas, 4 folders), (A93-210 per Sound & Music Centre, 9 folders), (A93-264 per Mr J Body; 117 folders). Transfers: To Book Collections - Music scores by Neville Hall - `It begins' and `Configuration'. - To Ephemera Collection - Duplicates of ephemera to Ephemera Section 26 Oct 1993 - To Photographic Archive - 18 photographs and 4 slides to Photographic Archive 26 Oct 1993.

Date: 1978 - 1992

By: Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference

Reference: PAColl-3294

Description: Quantity: 3 b&w original photographic print(s). 15 colour original photographic print(s). 4 colour original transparency/ies.

Date: 1984

Reference: Eph-E-MUSIC-1984-02

Description: Poster shows text on an abstract splatter background with superposition of some images such as fish, umbrella, arrows, key, human figure. Around the border are the names of contributing performers: Free Theatre, David Daniel, Besser-Fox-Hewitt-Armstrong, Alison Wallace, Martyn Rumsby, Te Kani Kani o Rangatahi, Dave Eggleton, Broadcast, Devon Street Quartet, The Family Mallet, Jungle Suite, Our Name Is Our Motto, Brett Mason, Peter Daly, Derek Cowie, The Four Volts, and Origins Dance. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint, 900 x 640 mm.

Date: [1987-1994]

From: Composers' Association of New Zealand : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-6084-06

Description: Includes correspondence, copy of incorporation certificate, fees guide, commissioning guidelines, copyright information, notices re fellowships, examinations etc, Japanese Extravaganza, review, questionnaire, Asia-Pacific Festival material, submission by Alan Wells to QEII Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1984

From: Wedde, Ian Curtis, 1946- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11624-087

Description: Comprises drafts of art exhibition reviews written by Ian Wedde for various publications in 1983 and 1984. Drafts are mostly dated, and annotated with name of publication. Names selectively indexed. Arrangement: Folders MS-Papers-11624-083 to 11624-087 were received as one pile of loose pages. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript

Date: 1981, 1985

From: Wedde, Ian Curtis, 1946- : Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-11624-081

Description: Comprises chiefly drafts of literary reviews written by Ian Wedde for various publications in 1985. Drafts are mostly dated, and annotated with name of publication. Names selectively indexed. Drafts accompanied by programmes for 'The Land and the People Te Whenua, Te Iwi' conference at Stout Research Centre, 'Wild Cabbage' stage play, and newspaper clippings. Also includes three drafts of essays and talks: 'Checking Out the Foundations' relating to the 1985 edition of The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse', a talk for 'Te Whenua, Te Iwi', and an untitled essay or talk by Wedde examining his writing practice dated 1981. Arrangement: Folders MS-Papers-11624-080 to 11624-083 were received as one pile of loose pages. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript

Date: 1984

By: Asia Pacific Festival and Composers' Conference

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-1984-02

Description: Poster announcing a series of concerts by two Japanese musicians shows photographs of female koto player Nanae Yoshimura, and male shakuhachi player Kifu Mitsuhashi. The itinerary is listed: Auckland, City Art Gallery, 26 November Whangarei, 27 November Auckland Grammar School, 28 November Hawkes Bay Art Gallery and Musuem, Napier, 30 November Nelson, Bishop Suter Art Gallery, 8 December Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on poster 415 x 295 mm. Provenance: Donated by Bryan James, Wellington, in 2012.

Date: 1992

From: Body, John Stanley (Jack), 1944-2015: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12210-225

Description: - Programmes for Asia Pacific Festival (1992). Source of title - title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter, including photocopies with annotations

Date: 1968-2013

From: Body, John Stanley (Jack), 1944-2015: Collection

By: Dadson, Philip, 1946-; Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1928-2007

Reference: MS-Papers-12210-001

Description: - Programmes, printed material and correspondence related to performances of Jack Body's music. - Art gallery programmes for 'Citywalk', 'Bloodlines' and 'Intimate Portraits' by Jack Body. - Annotated photocopies of photographs related to 'Anatomy of a Dance' - Music score with performance directions (for orchestra, chorus, 4 drummers) 'On a Theme' by Phil Dadson. - Performance directions for 'Permainan' by Allan Thomas and Bruce Barber, including instructions for Indonesian game 'Dum Dum An'. - Music score and dance directions for 'The Coresbirdance Bugs Gum Trot'. - Musical score and performance directions (voice, jews harp, percussion) for '56 Spells for Coming Out By Day' by Ian Wedde. - Graphic score and performance directions for Karheinz Stockhausen's 'Kurzwellen' (1968) - Performance directions for 'Mobile' by Sam Pilsbury and Ross Harris. Source of title - title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter, including photocopies with annotations, one photograph

Date: 1 Oct 1984

From: New Zealand Public Radio : Concert FM New Zealand Composer Sound Archive

By: Harris, Ross Talbot, 1945-; Carr, Edwin James Nairn, 1926-2003; Lilburn, Douglas Gordon, 1915-2001; Moon, Chloe, 1952-; Dresher, Paul, active 1984; Sculthorpe, Peter, 1929-2014; McLeod, Jennifer Helen, 1941-2022

Reference: MSDT-0227-1

Description: Elizabeth Kerr talks with Ross Harris about his composition `Waituhi', with Ashley Heenan about his retirement from the Schola Musica, with Edwin Carr about his composition `The Exile' (second Symphony), and Jack Body about the up and coming Asia Pacific Festival, December 1984. Includes musical excerpts. Other Titles - Waituhi [excerpt] / by Ross Harris ; (1'20\", 40\", 2') Other Titles - Diversions [excerpt] / by Douglas Lilburn ; (1') Other Titles - Shadows [excerpt] / by Chloe Moon ; (1'30) Other Titles - Wolfskehl song [excerpt] / by Edwin carr ; (40\") Other Titles - Channels passing [excerpt] / by Paul Sresher ; (45\") Other Titles - Mangrove [excerpt] / by Peter Sculthorpe Other Titles - Silent one [excerpt] / by Jenny McLeod ; (1'17\", 20\", 3'40\") Quantity: 1 DAT tape(s). 45.33 Minutes and seconds Duration. Finding Aids: NZ Public Radio listing. Provenance: Concert FM

Date: 1982-1993

From: Freed, Dorothy Whitson, 1919-2000 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6809-14

Description: Correspondence with authors and librarians re RILM abstracts; identified persons entered under Name Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 30 Nov 1992

From: New Zealand Public Radio : Concert FM New Zealand Composer Sound Archive

By: New Zealand String Quartet; Smith, Wilma, active 1978-1997; Beilman, Douglas, active 1989-2001; Ansell, Gillian, active 1987-1994; Constantino, Josephine, active 1992; Whitehead, Gillian Karawe, 1941-; Kim, Jin Hi, 1957-; Ung, Chinary, 1942-

Reference: MSDT-0333-3

Description: Place of recording - Place of recording St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington, during the 1992 Asia Pacific Festival Other Titles - Moon, tides and shoreline ; [for string quartet] / by Gillian Whitehead ; performed by the New Zealand String Quartet ; (15'42\") Other Titles - Linking ; [for string quartet] / by Jin Hi Kim ; performed by the New Zealand String Quartet ; (17'45\") Other Titles - Spiral III ; [for string quartet] / by Chinary Ung ; performed by the New Zealand String Quartet ; (10'35\") Quantity: 50 Minutes and seconds Duration. Finding Aids: NZ Public Radio presentation sheets.

Date: 1984

From: Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5378-251

Description: Programmes, talks, scripts for Radio New Zealand programme on the Festival Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, typescripts (some copies), printed matter

Date: 14 Dec 1984

From: New Zealand Public Radio : Concert FM New Zealand Composer Sound Archive

Reference: MSDT-0226-1

Description: Other Titles - Gamelan music ; (50\") Other Titles - Makoto moroi - five pieces ; (2') Other Titles - Rokudan ; a traditional solo for koro ; (2'10\") Other Titles - P'ipa ; a traditional solo ; (2'10\") Other Titles - Ho mai nhi ; Vietnamese song ; (3') Other Titles - Dark blue circumstance / by Paul Dresher ; (2'30\") Other Titles - From Scratch ; [excerpt] ; (40\") Other Titles - Cook Island drumming Quantity: 1 DAT tape(s). 43 Minutes and seconds Duration. Finding Aids: NZ Public Radio listing. Provenance: Concert FM