Pecha Kucha Comes to THE nEW dOWSE
Wednesday 28 May, 7.30pm
Created in 2003 by a couple Tokyo-based architects, the worldwide phenomena that is Pecha Kucha has landed at TheNewDowse.
Japanese for chit chat, this light-speed presentation format for sharing creative ideas has spread virally throughout the world to over 120 cities from Seattle to Shanghai.
At Pecha Kucha, artists, architects, designers, writers & all round creative bods have the chance to share their latest creative projects in a mere 6minutes 40 (20 slides/20 second as per slide).
Voted the Best Inspirational Event in the Metro 2007 Best of Auckland awards, Pecha Kucha is slowly gaining a groundswell of attention despite the fact that it only landed on New Zealand’s shores in 2007.
Straddling a variety of creative disciplines, TheNewDowse lends itself perfectly to the eclectic mix of presenters with topics including art, theatre, design, architecture and even science.
At PKN WGN 02, fourteen speakers will share their ideas and creative projects using the comical break-neck presentation style that has enthralled audiences globally.
Speakers and topics touched on are listed below –
VUW’s Ross Stevens: On virtual migration.
VJ Extraordinaire Kat Black, VJZOO: On her work as an artist and VJ
Typographer Kris Sowersby: On Klim type foundry & creating typefaces
Artist and performer Jo Randerson,: On the power of the unique, original voice and her upcoming exhibition on Outsider Art
Digi-Poet from DNA, Charlie Ward, On a creative project he has done for the Moriori people of Rekohu, the Chatham Islands.
Lumen Digital’s Jared Forbes: On virtual projects
Click Suite’s Emily Loughnan: On how ideas need oxygen too and what’s in her bottom drawer
Massey University’s David Cross: On his recent performance/installation piece Hold shown most recently in Dunedin.
Photographer Lance Lawson, On his creative work and fishing in the Cook Strait
Event Organiser Drew Jame: On the Taupo Arts Festival Erupt.
Artist Michel Tuffery On his work
Artistic Director Peter Wilson: Artistic Director- about his work in children’s theatre
VUW/PRAXIS’s Mark Southcombe: On a range of new architectural and urban projects
Door sales only! $7. For more info see -www.pecha-kucha.org
For further information visit:
http://www.pechakucha.co.nz
http://www.pechakucha.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechakucha
For publicity information contact Pitsch Leiser by email pitsch@pechakucha.co.nz or by phone 021 630 830.