Lost & Found #32: Orchestra Wellington Circus Proms, 2007 & 2009

I was Orchestra Wellington's photographer from 2004-2011, documenting concerts and rehearsals for them with a range of guest soloists alongside music director Marc Taddei, a marvellous conductor, and a hilarious guy to work with, too.

In 2007, General Manager Christine Pearce got in touch to say they were working with a circus school on a kids' concert, and would I like to photograph it for them - naturally I was intrigued, but I'm not sure I expected THIS! Sure, why wouldn't you put hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of delicate instruments on stage with a flying trapeze, kids on unicycles, and stilt-walkers? What could possibly go wrong...?

PhotographyRobert CattoApril 23, 2015Michael Fowler CentrePhotography, New Zealand, Wellington, Michael Fowler Centre, Vector Wellington Orchestra, Circus, Concert, Symphony, Live, Orchestra, Canon, Canon 1D MkIII, Canon 1D Mark II, Orchestra Wellington, Lost And FoundComment

Today in New Zealand International Arts Festival history: Schools Tour (2004), Parsifal (2006), La Vie & Festival Setup (2008)

Almost there - only one day left of this look back at the New Zealand Festival over the past decade or so. Of course, the Festivals we're looking back at were winding up too, so today we've got more people than shows, as naturally there were fewer & fewer rehearsals for me to attend & photograph as the shows came to an end.

PhotographyRobert CattoMarch 15, 2014Circus, Concert, Festival, Festival Club, Michael Fowler Centre, Opera, Performance, St James Theatre, New Zealand International Arts Festival, Wellington, Theatre, Live, Music, New ZealandComment