Newsletter

Magdalena Aotearoa publishes a newsletter - the old-fashioned paper variety - twice a year. Subscriptions are $30 waged, $20 unwaged, and $40 international or institutional. Post your cheque and address details to Magdalena Aotearoa, PO Box 27-300, Wellington, New Zealand. Click here for more information.

Events

Gathering III: A Performance Feast takes place on Saturday 27 November; click here for more information. This is the third and final Gathering for 2010. The first Gathering, "What Is Magdalena?", was held on Saturday 5 June in Wellington. The second, "Art & Practice" took place on Sunday 29 August.

In February we held the Magdalena Aotearoa Networking Party in Wellington; click here for details.

At Easter 2009, Magdalena Aotearoa held its third Gathering - five days of work-in-progress presentations, workshops, discussions and exchange. There are links to information about the Gatherings (2007, 2008 and 2009) on the Archive page.

In 1999 we held the Magdalena Aotearoa International Festival of Women's Performance - a huge 10-day festival of performances, workshops and meetings attended by women from around the world. We hope to hold another such festival in the near future.

From time to time the Trust has produced other events such as the Making Waves workshop series and other workshops and meetings around specific topics; see the archive for information about past workshops and meetings.

Visiting Artists

Magdalena Aotearoa organises visits to New Zealand by women theatre practitioners from around the world; see the archive for information about past visits.

International Festivals

Members of the Magdalena Aotearoa network regularly participate in international theatre festivals and conferences, including Transit V at Odin Teatret, Denmark, 8-18 January 2007, and Magdalena Singapore, July 2006. See the archive for information about participation at international festivals.

Fundraising

The Magdalena Aotearoa Trust operates on a small project-by-project budget and is run by volunteers; we do NOT give grants.

The newsletter is funded through subscriptions, projects are funded by specific project applications, and we have a Patroness Scheme: we are very grateful to those individuals whose donations support our activities and overheads.

The Projects Handbook

The Projects Handbook was created as a resource for women starting out in theatre, and also for those who've been at it for a while but would welcome some handy tips. It's been gleaned from the collective experience of various Magdalenas over many years and through many productions and enterprises.