CubaDupa

CubaDupa is New Zealand's largest outdoor arts and music festival, celebrating the unique character of Cuba Street, Wellington. It attracts up to 100,000 people.[1] The festival, managed and produced by the non-profit Creative Capital Arts Trust, is held each year over a weekend 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.[2][3]

CubaDupa
Free Agents Brass Band @ CubaDupa, March 25, 2018
GenreArts festival
Dates2018: 24–25 March (exact dates vary each year)
Location(s)Cuba Street, Wellington
CountryNew Zealand
Years active2015–present
Founded2015
Websitewww.cubadupa.co.nz

History

CubaDupa is a revival of the Cuba Street Carnival which ran from 1998- 2009. CubaDupa was founded in 2015 from a vision between the newly formed Creative Capital Arts Trust and the Wellington City Council.[4] Drew James was the Artistic Director from 2015 - 2019.[5] In 2020 Gerry Paul was the festival director, and Drew James remained as a creative consultant. The Creative Capital Arts Trust is also the umbrella for the New Zealand Fringe Festival.

Festivals

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.[6] 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.[7]

In 2017 the CubaDupa festival was reported as having 250 events from Samba performances, opera, dance, steampunks, and virtual reality tours and 90 street food stalls.[8][9]

The 2019 programme included Cha Wa from New Orleans, Alien Weaponry and New Zealand dance company Touch Compass.[10] The programme and locations were changed to create a more security-focused event after the Christchurch Terror Attacks just prior on the 15 March.[11]

The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand forced the cancellation of the 2020 festival with the desion made very close to the event.[12] There were 1500 artists and 450 performances lined up. A live streaming event occurred on Saturday 18 April.[13]

References
  1. "CubaDupa". Wellington City Council. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "About - Cuba Dupa". Cuba Dupa. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. Granville, Alan (13 March 2019). "Wellington's CubaDupa: Five highlights for 2019". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "CubaDupa". www.wellingtonairport.co.nz. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "Team – CubaDupa". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "Cuba Duba 2015 in Wellington". The Sound. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. "CubaDupa - Street Festival | Best Awards". bestawards.co.nz. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. Swinnen, Lucy (20 March 2017). "CubaDupa boasts 250 events, 90 street food stalls and 1 virtual reality experience". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. "CubaDupa Street Festival - Let's Beat the Street 25 & 26 March!". The Big Idea. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » International line-up announced for CubaDupa – seven stages and all free". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  11. Granville, Alan (31 March 2019). "CubaDupa still parties hard despite security changes". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. Hunt, Tom (15 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Arts Festival canned. Next up Homegown and CubaDupa". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. April 15, cubadupa; April 29th, 2020; 2020. "CubaDupa presents GO HOME STAY HOME – CubaDupa". Retrieved 7 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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