The Te Whaea building, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2018, will be the home of a new mid-sized performing arts venue in Wellington. (File photo)Wellington is getting a new performing arts venue. The venue will be part of the Te Whaea performing arts centre in Newtown. READ MORE:* Wellington City Council doesn't have 'a magic wand' for arts sector* Wellington Report 2019: No room to move in cultural capital - Wellington artists call for mid-tier venue* Wellington Report 2019: Stage struck - How the city's performance venues are performingMichel Cavalca/Stuff The venue could be the new home of the New Zealand Festival of the Arts. A recent report by international research company Gemba found the city’s existing venues did not have enough range, particularly for live music, comedy and smaller performing arts.

Source: Stuff June 01, 2021 17:02 UTC