The play's the thing for new resident artist

Actor, director, choreographer and playwright Jaime Dorner has been appointed incoming artist under Palmerston North’s Visiting Artist Scheme.

A collaborative venture between the University's School of English and Media Studies, the Palmerston North City Council and Community Arts Palmerston North, the scheme provides a three-month residency in the disciplines of creative writing, film or digital arts and theatre. The position includes accommodation in the Square Edge building.

Mr Dorner, who is from Chile, and currently programme leader of the certificate in performing arts programme at UCOL, begins his residency this month.
A key focus of his appointment is his direction of the Manawatu Summer Shakespeare season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

In its ninth year, the production brings together emerging and established actors and technical personnel from throughout the community for a short season of performances in the city’s Esplanade Gardens in March.