Facilities

The Drama House

The Drama House (9 Creyke Road) is equipped with digital video cameras (Canon XL1 and Panasonic DVX models), audio gear (microphones, booms, DAT recorder), film lighting, and analogue and digital video editing suites running Final Cut Pro Studio.

Theatre classes above stage one take place at the University Theatre, in Nibelheim and in Old Queen's Theatre. The University Theatre is equipped with digital lighting and sound systems as well as video projection.

Thesis students have work spaces in the Drama House, Te Puna Toi and Old Queen's Theatre.

Te Puna Toi

Te Puna Toi is the Christchurch home for the New Zealand Film Archive's public video library, Vaccess. Located in the Old Library Building in the Arts Centre, Vaccess is a free facility where members of the public can view over 200 titles on video from over 100 years of New Zealand cinema. In recognition of the partnership with Te Puna Toi, our Vaccess facility has a strong focus on performing arts related short films, documentaries and television arts programmes. Vaccess is a popular resource not only for researchers but also for tertiary and secondary students, and the general public. It is open Tuesday through Saturday.

Nibelheim Nibelheim is a rehearsal and performance space located in the basement of the Old Library Building in the Arts Centre (entry South Quad). Special Topic courses are sometimes taught there.

University Theatre The University Theatre is located on Rolleston Avenue in the Arts Centre.

Old Queen's Theatre Old Queen's Theatre is a teaching/rehearsal/performance space, and resident home of our thesis students, located on the second floor of 120 Hereford Street (near the Colombo Street intersection). Entry is down the alleyway beside Colley and Robinson Optometrists.