Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/Performing Arts Aotearoa

Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival 2020 04
screen shot of three faces on zoom, all smiling
Meeting 12 May 2021 between the Canadian Association for the Performing Arts, (Frédéric Julien | Director of Research and Development, Bridget MacIntosh | Cultural Strategist) and Lisa Maule | NZ Wikiproject Coordinator
St James Theatre, Wellington
Lisa Densem - Re-publica Portland 2019 - d2 (48934668148)
Circa Theatre
"Cleopatra" in Domain cricket ground 1914 New Zealand
Love For Love, 1979,Palmerston North
Limbs Dance Company
Student parade Queen Street 1920s
Emma Pearson and Amitai Pati in 2020 New Zealand Opera production of Semele
BATS Theatre

This is a project to increase content and improve the quality of performing arts information from Aotearoa New Zealand on Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. It is being coordinated by Lisa Maule. Lisa is a theatre designer and arts manager with a keen interest in preserving and celebrating the performing arts landscape of Aotearoa. In April 2021 she was awarded a grant by the US-based Wikimedia Foundation for a four month project to increase content about performing arts in Aotearoa on Wikipedia. This was funded partly because of Lisa's focus to ensure good representation of women, Māori and Pacific Island artists and projects.

Existing editors please add yourself to the 'participants' section below for news and updates. There are lots of short articles with expansion possibilities in lists below.

New editors get in touch. Email to express an interest and to learn next steps ([email protected])

The initial stage of the project ran over four months 17 May - 10 September 2021, with three edit-a-thons and 107 new articles created. The next project focus is Pacific Arts which includes a pilot Wikipedian in Residence with Creative New Zealand.