Grants, subsidies and scholarships

2005 rental subsidies
2004 rental subsidies
2003 rental subsidies
Other grants in 2003
2002 rental subsidies
Other grants in 2002
2001 rental subsidies
Other grants in 2001
2000 rental subsidies
Other grants in 2000
1998/99 rental subsidies
Other grants in 1998/99

2005 - THEATRE RENTAL SUBSIDIES

Grants and Subsidies totalling $110,101.71 were given out in 2005.

•Indian Ink Theatre Company - for production of Krishnan's Dairy, Candlestickmaker and Pickle King
• Excel School of Performing Arts - for production of student performance
• Deirdre Tarrant Dance Theatre - for production of The Nutcracker
• Edison Hall Ltd - for production of Commotion
• A Te Ao Marama Tapui Ltd – for production of Maui - One Man Against the Gods
• St James Theatre Limited – for production of The 7 Fingers of the Hand
• St James Theatre Limited – for production of Dorothy the Dinosaur's Dance Party
• Embassy of the People's Rep. of China – for production of 2005 China Acrobatic Show
• Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society – for production of The Gondoliers
• Wellington Chinese Association (Inc) - for Yip’s Children's Choir concert
• Wellington International Jazz Festival performance
• The Laughing Samoans – for production of A Small Samoan Wedding
• Dance on Trust – for production of A Right Royal Gala
• St James Theatre Limited – for production of The Trocks
• The Phoenix Foundation – for performance
• Loop recordings – for production of "Return of Fly My Pretties"

Other Grants in 2005

• Left of Centre Productions – assistance with production to stage "Sorry I'm Out, but I Can be Booked" James Ashcroft at Bats
• Jeremy Commons (Sirius Opera Trust) – assistance to produce 2 New Zealand Operas at The Wellesley Club
• Dan Adams – assistance with airfare to attend a creative writing course in Canada
• Wellington Performing Arts Centre - donation towards Dance Scholarship
• Richard Knowles – assistance with airfare to attend Screen Intensive Summer Program in LA
• Marama Emery – assistance with airfare to attend La Mancha International School in Chile
• Susie Dunn – assistance with first installment of fees to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney
• Jennifer Archer – assistance with travel costs to attend Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures, Belgium
• Hannah Davies - – assistance with travel costs to attend Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures, Belgium
• Celia Walmsley & Lyndsey O'Reilly - assistance to attend a sponsorship workshop in Auckland
• Jane Keller – assistance with production costs to stage "Do I Have to Get Naked"
• Westpac St James Theatre Audience Development assistance with funding for District Sales Assistant Trial Project
• Jessie Allen – part payment of fees to attend National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney
• The Playground - assistance for production of "The Restaurant of Many Orders"
• Aaron Cortesi – assistance with airfare to attend Theatre du Soleil
• Helen Lear - part payment of fees to attend Postgraduate Diploma at Royal College
• Kieran Rayner – assistance with airfare to attend Young Shakespeare Co. in London
• Carolyn Henwood – assistance for production of A Midsummer Nights Dream at Circa Theatre
• Pandemonic Attractions – assistance for production of Demeter's Dark Ride - An Attraction at BATS Theatre
• Matthew Saville – assistance for production of "Kikia Te Poa" at BATS Theatre
• Silkworm Productions – assistance for production of "Wholly Grain" at Circa
• The Unit – assistance for cost of costumes for production of “Eminency” at BATS

2004 - THEATRE RENTAL SUBSIDIES

Grants and Subsidies totalling $123,477.22 were given out in 2004.

• Arts Festival: for production of The Overcoat at the Westpac St James Theatre and Foi and Black Grace at the Opera House
• Feet with Heat – for production of Dance Your Socks Off at the Westpac St James Theatre
• Maclary Theatre Productions – for production of Napoleon and the Chicken Farmer at the Opera House
• Footnote Dance - for production of Feet First 2004 at the Opera House
• Excel School of Performing Arts – for production of dance performance at the Westpac St James Theatre
• Wellington Musical Theatre – for production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Opera House
• Gilbert & Sullivan Society – for production of Trial by Jury and The Sorcerer at the Opera House
• The Zaoui Concert – for concert held at the Opera House
• Wellington Musical Theatre – for production of Grease at the Opera House
• Arts Foundation of New Zealand – towards costs of Laureate Awards at the Westpac St James Theatre
• The Laughing Samoans – for production of A Small Samoan Wedding 27/11/2004
• St James Theatre Limited – for Sydney Dance Company’s production of Underland at the Opera House

Other Grants in 2004

• Jessica Sutherland – assistance with airfare to theatre secondment in Belgrade and Poland
• Jeremy Commons (Sirius Opera Trust) – assistance to produce 2 New Zealand operas at the Wellesley Club
• Ellen Simpson – assistance with airfare to attend LA Dance Force Scholarship in USA
• Wellington Performing Arts Centre – donation towards Dance Scholarship
• New Players – assistance with production of a season of plays by local writers
• Jon Trimmer & Helen Moulder – for New Zealand tour of "Meeting Karpovsky".
• Claire van Beek – assistance with travel to secondment in USA
• Lauren Jackson – assistance with travel to attend 40th International Forum of Young Theatre Practitioners
• Blair Wood – assistance with travel to attend Ajkun Ballet Theatre in New York
• Tandi Wright – cost of Masters Fees to attend Shakespeare’s Globe Artistic Fellowship
• Simon Ferry -– cost of Masters Fees to attend Shakespeare’s Globe Artistic Fellowship
• Mark Taliauli - assistance to attend the Globe Theatre SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Co.
• New Zealand School of Dance - to production of Intimate Space
• Clarissa Dunn - assistance to take up a scholarship to study the Italian language & vocal
• Samantha Mitchell – assistance with costs of scholarship to study at Ajkun Ballet Theatre N.Y.
• Sam Selliman – assistance with cost of attending a secondment in Singapore
• Maaka Pohatu – assistance with travel to Bell Shakespeare Co. in Sydney
• SJT Audience Development – assistance with cost of "Storylines Festival of New Zealand" family day
• Anna Brothers – assistance with costs of secondment to Theatre de Complicite
• Alison Allen – assistance with travel costs of attending an Arts Marketing Conference in Belfast
• Travis Khan – assistance with costs of secondment at Australian Dance Theatre & Jacobs Pillow
• Robert Tripe – to production of a New Zealand play in France
• Gareth Farr - fee to compose an original composition for "Cloud Nine"
• Steve Gallagher – fee to compose original composition for “This Lime Tree Bower”
• Dawn Sanders – for travel costs to attend the USA Dance Medicine Conference and UK Globe Theatre

2003 - Theatre Rental Subsidies

Grants and Subsidies totalling $139,084.45 were given out in 2003.

• NBR National Opera for their production of Boris Godunov at the Westpac St James Theatre.
• Auckland Theatre Companyfor their production of The Rocky Horror Show at The Opera House.
• Wellington Musical Theatre for their production of Annie at The Opera House.
• Maclary Theatre Productionsfor their production of Hairy Maclary's Greatest Hits at The Opera House.
• Excel School of Performing Artsfor their production of Dream Walker at the Westpac St James Theatre.
• Deirdre Tarrant Dance Studio for the production Dance, Dance, Dance at The Opera House..
• Tu Tangata Secondary Schools Polynesian Festival for their production of koTASitangi at The Opera House..
• Wellington Gilbert and Sullivan Society for their production of Piratesat The Opera House..
• Arts Foundation of New Zealand for AFNZ Icon Awards.
• Wellington Musical Theatre for their production of My Fair Lady at the Westpac St James Theatre.
• Alana Haines Australasian Awards at The Opera House.

Other Grants in 2003

• Matthew Saville for production of The Boxer at Circa Theatre
• Cherish Co-operative for production of Cherish at Circa Theatre
• Barrett Hocking - assistance with airfare to UK with National Youth Brass Band of NZ.
• Michelle Scullion - assistance with production costs for Fringe Festival 2003 Bodycartography Project.
• Jeremy Commons -assistance with production costs for two NZ operas at The Wellesley.
• Jody Hyland - assistance with airfare to La Mancha School, Chile.
• Rashmi Pilapitiva- assistance with airfare for secondment to Tara Arts Theatre.
• Rina Patel -assistance with airfare for secondment to Tara Arts Theatre.
• Chris Rickert- assistance with airfare to represent NZ at New York Ballet Competition.
• Elena - Violinist- assistance towards funding the launch of her CD.
• Amelia Whiteman- assistance to attend the Royal College of London for a diploma in operatic training.
• Robyn Malcolm- assistance to attend International Shakespeare?s Globe Artistic Fellowship.
• Jonathan Hendry - assistance to attend International Shakespeare?s Globe Artistic Fellowship.
• James Ashcroft- assistance with costs of attending Wooster Group in New York.
• Annie Ruth- airfare to attend an actor training programme in New York.
• Stephanie Bain- assistance with airfare to attend postgraduate study at Indiana University.
• Natalie Pierce- assistance to attend a workshop at Shakespeare Globe Theatre.
• Sarah Sproull- assistance to study contemporary dance techniques in New York.
• NZ School of Dance for the production of If Skin Could Talk.

2002 - Theatre Rental Subsidies

• Deirdre Tarrant Dance Theatre - for their production of The Wiz at the Opera House.
• NZ Festival 2002 - for their production of the new New Zealand works Underwatermelon Man at the Westpac St James Theatre and Inland at the Opera House.
• Wellington Chinese Association Inc - for their Chinese Cultural Concert held at the Westpac St James Theatre.
• Excel School of Performing Arts - for their production of Survivor at the Westpac St James Theatre.
• Capital Theatre Productions - for their production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Song & Dance at the Opera House.
• Pohutukawa Company - for their production of Take Me Home Mr! at the Opera House.
• Footnote Dance - for their production of Banding Together 2002 at the Opera House.
• Maclary Theatre Productions - for their production of Hairy Maclary Hootenanny at the Opera House.
• Tu Tangata Polynesian Festival at the Opera House.
• Wellington Musical Theatre for Ovation at the Opera House.
• Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand - for Many Voices One Song at the Opera House.
• Indian Ink Theatre Company - for The Pickle King at the Opera House.
• Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand - for the Finals Awards Concert 2002 held in the Opera House.
• Jellybean, a joint venture between Capital E, NZSO and St James Theatre atthe Opera House.

Other Grants in 2002

• Cathy McCullagh- assistance for air fare to New York Dance Medicine and Science Conference
• Sarah Feely- assistance with airfare to USA for Stage Management programme
• Amy Tarlton- assistance with airfare to California Institute of the Arts
• Matthew Saville- assistance with production costs for The Boxer
• Jeremy Commons - assistance production costs for two NZ Operas
• Deborah Wai Kapohe - assistance with costs to sing overseas to further experience
• Petrol Co-operative - assistance production costs for East and No Exit
• Branwen Millar - assistance towards travel costs to Globe Theatre, London
• Kate Harcourt - assistance with costs for her book launch
• Michelle Linterman- assistance with costs to perform at Globe Theatre, London
• Sonia Yee- grant for costs of secondment to Yellow Earth Theatre London
• Craig Davidson- assistance with cost of airfare to attend Jacob's Pillow Ballet Programme
• Belinda Harvey- assistance with cost of airfare to attend LA Danceforce Scholarship
• Moya Maxwell- St James Theatre staff member ? cost of Fundraising course in Auckland
• Emma Deakin- assistance with cost of airfare to attend School of Image & Gesture in Chile
• Ice & Lemon Co-operative- grant for publicity costs of Abigail's Party
• Lotte Wotherspoon- assistance with cost of airfare to attend set designers workshop, Germany
• Gravity Productions- pre-production costs for Gravity by Megan Huber
• Peter Hambleton- cost of Masters Fees to attend Shakespeare's Globe Artistic Fellowship.
• Jude Gibson - cost of Masters Fees to attend Shakespeare's Globe Artistic Fellowship
• Trick of the Light Co-operative - grant to assist in staging the play Trick of the Light at Circa Theatre
• Dai Henwood- grant towards production costs for The Story of Funk
• Dawn Sanders- air fare to Shakespeare Globe Centres' International Conference in London
• Michelle Scullion- grant towards costs of finishing score for the play Lifelines
• Rachel More- grant for airfare to direct a production in Texas
• Michael Parmenter- grant to attend a Festival in Europe while on a Churchill Fellowship.
• Tamsin Lakeman- awarded the Performing Arts Foundation of NZ Technical Studies Scholarship at Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School

2001- Rental Subsidies

• Royal New Zealand Ballet for tour preparation for the NationwideRoad Tour in The Opera House
• Strike plus contribution to post show reception in The Opera House
• Black Grace Dance Company - for their production of Our Back Yard in The Opera House
• Hairy Maclary Productions - for the Hairy Maclary family show in The Opera House
• Capital Productions for Rush in The Opera House
• Auckland Dance Companyfor Limbs Retro.spective in The Opera House
• Wellington Musical Theatre - for Les Miserables in the WestpacTrust St James Theatre

Other Grants in 2001:

• Toi Whakaari Drama, Dance and Technical students - subsidyto attend Cirque Eloize
• Marlena Campbell Scholarship for completion of her degree in Theatre Production Management at the NZ School of Drama
• Natalie Gyles - assistance with airfare to New York to attend Broadway Lighting Masterclass
• Toi Whakaari- assistance with costs towards director Vendula Prager NZ visit
• Allan Maruera- performing arts student specialising in Shakespeare, airfare assistance to attend Masterclass at Shakespeare Globe Centre
• Robyn Martin NZ School of Dance- airfare assistanceto attend international ballet competition in Tokyo
• Annie Ruth- airfare assistance to Italy for a Director's Symposium
• Dawn Sanders - airfare assistance to attend seminar at the Shakespeare Globe Centre
• NZ Dance School Choreographers- assistance with promotion costs

2000 - Theatre Rental Subsidies

• NZ School of Dance - 2000 Graduation performance at The Opera House
• Daniel Belton & Good Company - for the Wellington season of Soundings at The Opera House
• NBR New Zealand Opera- for assistance with the Die Fledermaus season at the WestpacTrust St James Theatre
• Company of Musical Players - for their Senior Citizens concert at The Opera House
• The Royal New Zealand Ballet - for their Originals production at The Opera House
• Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society- for The Mikado Season at The Opera House
• Karori Normal School - for their production of Valley of the Birds at The Opera House
• Lemi Ponifasio and Mau Dance Company for their production at the Opera House

Other Grants in 2000

• Women's Professional Playwright Association for assistance with launch function
• Fertile Ground - BATS Christmas Season
• Publicity assistance for Choreographers season at The NZ School of Dance
• Mum's the Word - Television Commercial production underwrite
• Royal New Zealand Ballet- Assistance for promotional video production costs
• Emily Mowbray - study grant
• NBR NZ Opera- grant towards production of a book on the "History of Wellington Opera."
• Juliette Howard- NZ Technical Production Scholarship

1998/99 -Theatre Rental Subsidies

• Victoria University Music Department - Centennial production of The Marriage of Figaro at the Opera House
• Dancesplash. Two concerts by over 800 school children from 20 schools in the greater Wellington area at the Opera House
• Shona McCullagh's Mad Angels Tour production in the Opera House
• Company of Musical Players for their Senior Citizens concert at The Opera House
• Excel School of Performing Arts at the WestpacTrust St James Theatre
• The Dame Malvina Major Foundation to support a fundraising concert in the WestpacTrust St James in December 1998
• The NZ School of Dance to support their 1998 &1999 end of year presentations
• The Wellington Musical Theatre's productions of West End to Broadway & 42nd Street
• Jerusalem, a new New Zealand dance work by Michael Parmenter

Other Grants in 1998/1999

Other assistance has been two small grants for short term study projects to dance and muscial theatre students and PAFNZ Technical Scholarship awarded to Juliette Howard for study into lighting design

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