Seems like I have spent most of the summer on a plane. Flew to New Zealand under the auspices of Creative New Zealand, Air New Zealand, the Museum Hotel and WOW to view a spectacular event. WOW stands for World of WearableArt. This is an annual awards show focusing on artful garment creations from artists worldwide. It is fashion week meets Cirque du Soleil. This two-hour extravaganza is New Zealand’s greatest performing arts event. It is impossible to describe, a truly got-to-see-it-to-believe-it experience. I saw the show three times, and I have set about the task of bringing it to the United States. As Kiwis told me, it has never been off-shore, to which my response was “Do you people have any idea how far off-shore is??!” I think the show would be a tremendous hit. It has original music, fabulous staging, and entertainment for the whole family. Here are a couple of clips – one about recording the music theme and some shots of the 2008 show. The picture at the top of this post is entitled "Lady Of The Wood" and was recognized as the 2009 Winner Supreme Montana WOW Award & Winner Tourism NZ Avant Garde Section. It was submitted by David Walker of Alaska, USA.
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