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CubaDupa
CubaDupa is New Zealand's largest outdoor arts and music festival, celebrating the unique character of Cuba Street, Wellington. CubaDupa describes itself as "a creative playground blurring the lines between audience & performer." It attracts up to 100,000 people. The festival is managed and produced by the non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust. It is held each year over a weekend (Saturday to Sunday) in late March. The festival features a dozen music stages, parade groups, street theatre performances, visual art installations, and food and beverage vendors. Some central city streets are closed with Cuba Street in the centre, creating a large pedestrian festival zone. Many artists participate in the CubaDupa programme, including acts from all over the world. In 2023, over 1,200 artists were signed up to perform, in 41 different venues around the city centre.
CubaDupa is a revival of the Cuba Street Carnival, which was created and run by Martin Wilson through the 1980-90s. Two additional privately run carnivals were staged in 1991 and 1993. Chris Morley Hall re-launched the carnival from 1998–2009.
CubaDupa was founded in 2015, from a vision between the newly formed non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust, and the Wellington City Council. The CCAT is also the umbrella for the New Zealand Fringe Festival.
As of 2024, Bianca Bailey has taken over the role of CubaDupa festival director, originally joining the team in 2020 as CCAT Music and Festival Producer. Drew James was the "founder and creative force" behind CubaDupa. He began as Artistic Director from 2015–2019. In 2020, Gerry Paul took the role of Festival Director, while James assumed the position of CCAT Chief Executive and remained as a creative consultant. In 2021, James became Festival Director as well as being CCAT Chief Executive. Bianca Bailey, CubaDupa Festival Producer.
Though run by the CCAT, CubaDupa is financially supported in part by local partners. In 2023, these partners included the Arts Council of NZ Toi Aotearoa/Creative NZ, E Tū Whānau, Wellington City Council, Te Māngai Pāho, the Four Winds Foundation, The Lion Foundation, NZ Community Trust, and Pub Charity Limited.
Most of the workers at the event itself are volunteers, in roles such as event support, zone supervisors, artist minders, greenroom attendants, and parade marshals.
Some of the events of the 2015 festival were 100 Brazilian samba drummers hosted by Wellington Batucada and The Grand Opening tours of the Opera House produced by Barbarian Productions as well as stages with bands. The new brand for CubaDupa was a finalist in the 2015 Designers Institute of New Zealand, Best Design Awards in the Small Brand Identity category.
In 2017, the CubaDupa festival was reported as having 250 events including samba performances, opera, dance, steampunks, and virtual reality tours and 90 street food stalls.
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CubaDupa
CubaDupa is New Zealand's largest outdoor arts and music festival, celebrating the unique character of Cuba Street, Wellington. CubaDupa describes itself as "a creative playground blurring the lines between audience & performer." It attracts up to 100,000 people. The festival is managed and produced by the non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust. It is held each year over a weekend (Saturday to Sunday) in late March. The festival features a dozen music stages, parade groups, street theatre performances, visual art installations, and food and beverage vendors. Some central city streets are closed with Cuba Street in the centre, creating a large pedestrian festival zone. Many artists participate in the CubaDupa programme, including acts from all over the world. In 2023, over 1,200 artists were signed up to perform, in 41 different venues around the city centre.
CubaDupa is a revival of the Cuba Street Carnival, which was created and run by Martin Wilson through the 1980-90s. Two additional privately run carnivals were staged in 1991 and 1993. Chris Morley Hall re-launched the carnival from 1998–2009.
CubaDupa was founded in 2015, from a vision between the newly formed non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust, and the Wellington City Council. The CCAT is also the umbrella for the New Zealand Fringe Festival.
As of 2024, Bianca Bailey has taken over the role of CubaDupa festival director, originally joining the team in 2020 as CCAT Music and Festival Producer. Drew James was the "founder and creative force" behind CubaDupa. He began as Artistic Director from 2015–2019. In 2020, Gerry Paul took the role of Festival Director, while James assumed the position of CCAT Chief Executive and remained as a creative consultant. In 2021, James became Festival Director as well as being CCAT Chief Executive. Bianca Bailey, CubaDupa Festival Producer.
Though run by the CCAT, CubaDupa is financially supported in part by local partners. In 2023, these partners included the Arts Council of NZ Toi Aotearoa/Creative NZ, E Tū Whānau, Wellington City Council, Te Māngai Pāho, the Four Winds Foundation, The Lion Foundation, NZ Community Trust, and Pub Charity Limited.
Most of the workers at the event itself are volunteers, in roles such as event support, zone supervisors, artist minders, greenroom attendants, and parade marshals.
Some of the events of the 2015 festival were 100 Brazilian samba drummers hosted by Wellington Batucada and The Grand Opening tours of the Opera House produced by Barbarian Productions as well as stages with bands. The new brand for CubaDupa was a finalist in the 2015 Designers Institute of New Zealand, Best Design Awards in the Small Brand Identity category.
In 2017, the CubaDupa festival was reported as having 250 events including samba performances, opera, dance, steampunks, and virtual reality tours and 90 street food stalls.