WOMAD NZ 2023 Festival Day Schedule + OMV Steam Lab Lineup Announced

Welcoming international artists back to Ngāmotu New Plymouth's Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park for the first time since 2020, the official play day schedule has been revealed for the 20th WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) New Zealand festival, happening from 17th to 19th March 2023. Along with these very handy details, speakers have been announced today for The OMV STEAM Lab, "a place of wonder where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics unite with inventors and innovators." Start mapping out your weekend and head over HERE for the in-depth lowdown on WOMAD NZ 2023's dazzling diversity of artists, speakers and programmes...

UPDATE: The star-studded Fly My Pretties lineup has been revealed for WOMAD NZ 2023 — Barnaby Weir w/ Anna Coddington, Bailey Wiley, Hollie Smith, Mel Parsons, Ria Hall, Age Pryor Music, Aaron Stewart, Fin Rah Zen (solo) , Laughton Kora, Nigel Patterson, Jarney Murphy & Matthew Benton from The Black Seeds, & James Coyle, Iraia Whakamoe and Ryan Prebble from The Nudge.

WOMAD New Zealand 2023
Friday 17th March to Sunday 19th March - Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park, New Plymouth (all ages)

WOMAD 2023 Artists in Alphabetical Order:

Acapollinations (Aotearoa/New Zealand), ADG7 (Korea), Avantdale Bowling Club (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Bab L’ Bluz (Morocco/France), Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (USA), Cimafunk (Cuba), Constantinople (Canada), Deva Mahal (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Fantastic Negrito ​(​USA​) , Fly My Pretties (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Justin Adams & Mauro Durante (UK/Italy), Kefaya and Elaha Soroor (Afghanistan/UK), Kita (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Le Moana (Pasifica Womens ensemble) (Aotearoa/NewZealand), MazbouQ (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Mdou Moctar (Niger), Meute (Germany), Mudra Dance Company (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Narukami Taiko Drumming (Aotearoa/NewZealand), Pandit Ronu Majumdar & Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh (India), Quinteto Astor Piazzolla ​(​Latin America​)​, Rizwan Muazzam Qawwals (Pakistan), Rubi Du (Aotearoa/NewZealand), San Salvador (France), Sampa The Great (Zambia), Taraf de Caliu ​(​Romania​), The Garifuna Collective (Belize), The Langan Band (Scotland), Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar (Senegal)

WOMAD 2023 World Of Word Speakers in Alphabetical Order:

Anna Fifield (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Chris Tse - Poetry Slam (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Daren Kamali - Poetry Slam (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Dick Frizzell (MNZM) (Aotearoa/New Zealand), James Nokise – Late Night Comedy (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Lil O'Brien (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Mad Doggerel Cabaret - Late-night Poetic Cabaret (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Penny Ashton - Poetry Slam Host (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Rose Carlyle (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Dr. Susette Goldsmith (Aotearoa/New Zealand)

WOMAD 2023 OMV STEAM Lab Speakers in Alphabetical Order:

4Phase Games (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Dick Frizzell (MNZM), Professor Hinke Osinga (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Laurie Winkless (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Lisa Murray (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Peter Lynn (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Phil Lester (Aotearoa/New Zealand) )

Full info on artists and speakers + tickets to the three-day camping festival are available now from womad.co.nz