Festival Stories – the perfect Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival companion.
Here we’ll be sharing festival tips, the juice on different shows and artists, behind-the-scenes tales, video and audio content, along with coverage of the Festival as it happens.
Bookmark this page as your portal into two weeks of festival magic.

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Lemi Ponifasio
Opening Night Excitement

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As the Day Draws In
Local taonga

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Dinner with the Revolutionary Arts Ensemble
Hawke’s Bay musical polyglots

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Does Art Really Matter
Just a Luxury?

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Hawkes Bay Verbatim
life stories on stage

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Full Steam Ahead for Hawke's Bay Arts Festival
Pitsch Leiser speaks to Cynthia Morahan

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My Festival Gems
Pitsch Leiser's Top Picks

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From school days to stage days
Hawke's Bay artists and performers return for festival