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9 year plan feedback
Should we remove 231 Stuart Street (formerly the Fortune Theatre) from the list of strategic assets in the DCC Significance and Engagement policy?
Yes, remove 231 Stuart Street from the list of strategic assets (this is our preferred option)
Do you have any comments about 231 Stuart Street?
The cost associated with the refurbishment and redesign of the theatre is too expensive and the money should go toward a new multi-purpose performing arts centre. The important point here is that there IS a performing arts space that can house a professional or at least semi-professional company as well as host visiting shows (dance, TED talks, theatre etc). It is absolutely shameful that out City of Literature does not have a space for Performing arts (and I mean a large space, 500 hundred seats, movable seating, cafe, shop, etc.) Have a look at the Court Theatre that the Christchurch Council managed to create post-earthquake. There was a large theatre, a smaller black-box theatre, rehearsal spaces, storage for costumes and set pieces etc all in a converted warehouse space in Addington.
I attended meetings and submitted to the Performing Arts Feasibility Study carried out in 2019 by Charcoal Blue and the fact that there has been no serious movement since then, is embarrassing.
We cannot have a situation in Ōtepoti where elderly folk have to struggle up stairs to get to see a show (like the Mayfair), where the facility is cold with terrible acoustics and uncomfortable seating (like the NAT) or where the rows are so narrow and the gradient so steep and the building so old (like the Playhouse) that no-one wants to attend. Moreover, these spaces are extremely limited at to what can be hosted - a proscenium arch with fixed seating does not allow for innovative or alternative forms of theatre / dance / lecture series' such as TED. The only decent option for many shows is Allen Hall (a great space that is versatile but still has limitations as far as a bar, cafe etc is concerned) and that is often fully booked (and rightfully so) with University students' performances.
Where has the 17.1 million gone?
Should we charge an entry fee of $20 (incl. GST) for international visitors aged 16 and over, at Toitū and Dunedin Public Art Gallery?
Yes, introduce an entry fee of $20 (incl. GST) (this is our preferred option)
Do you have any comments about the entry fee for international visitors?
Many places around the world charge for entry into public spaces such as gardens, art galleries, toilets. It's totally acceptable for tourists to pay for access to these facilities.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
Local Water Done Well feedback
Which water services delivery model do you support?
Why did you choose this option?
Do you have any other feedback related to the proposed water services delivery models?
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