Relaxed Concert Guide - NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY - Palmerston North Fri 6 Mar, 2.30pm - 3.30pm The Regent on Broadway - NZSO
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Palmerston North Fri 6 Mar, 2.30pm – 3.30pm The Regent on Broadway Relaxed Concert Guide NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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Contents
Visual Story 3
The Performance 12
Seating, lighting
and sounds 14
Ticketing 16
FAQ 17
This document provides you with
information to help you prepare for
our NZSO Relaxed Concerts.
Relaxed concerts offer a shared
experience for everyone, with a relaxed
attitude to noise and movement
during the performance. The music,
concert hall lighting and environment
ensures the event is accessible whilst
maintaining the authenticity of a full
concert experience.
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Step by Step Guide for
Attendees & Support People
Located in the centre and heart of
Palmerston North, we invite you into
The Regent Theatre on Broadway
to experience a classical music
performance showcasing works from
great composers such as Beethoven,
Greig, Smetana and Glinka.
This will be a shared experience for you,
your supporter(s)/Whanau and your New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
You will enter The Regent Theatre on
Broadway through the main entrance into
the foyer where you will be welcomed by
hosts. They are there to guide and help
you on the day.
The access into the theatre is via a ramp
off from the street for those who need
access in a wheelchair or walker assist
which leads to another very accessible
side entry. Otherwise it is a flat venue.
Regent on Broadway
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The hosts are from The Regent on Broadway and can assist you by helping you find entrances, bathrooms and the exits. If you need to use the bathroom, toilets are available at The Regent on Broadway and are all accessible off the main foyer (Grand Lobby). Accessibility toilets are also available in both male and female bathrooms as well as a separate accessible toilet too and there are signs to show you to these. Just ask your host to assist you in showing you where these are. Theatre entrance Accessibility toilets 6
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Doors will be open approximately 30 minutes before the concert starts. When you are ready, you will enter the concert hall through the lower level access. Hosts will help guide you into the auditorium and your seats. The concert hall is pillarless, has a flat floor with tiered seating with enough room between rows to easily walk through the passages. There is also continental style seating with limited middle aisles and a large amount of space to move between the rows. There is convenient wheelchair access with ramp and lift access into the theatre. Before the performance starts, musicians will begin taking their positions on the stage to warm up. This may be a bit noisy! Concert hall entrance Concert hall 8
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‘Chill-Out Zones’ have been created as a quiet space for you to go to before, during and/or after the concert. You are free to move in and out of the concert at any point to the ‘Chill-Out Zone’ in the foyer. Hosts and signs will be there to show you where to go. There is space available in the Grand Lobby to be used as a ‘Chill-Out Zone’. There will be jugs of water with glasses and separate seating for you to use. 10
The Performance Doors will open approx. 30 minutes before the concert starts. This concert will have an open-door policy. This means you are free to move in and out of the concert hall any time during the performance. The Relaxed Concert is conducted by Hamish McKeich who will also introduce each piece of music with assistance from NZSO musicians. The concert starts at 2.30pm and the Orchestra will perform for about 45 minutes with no interval. Feel free to move around during the performance and to the music performed by the orchestra. At the end of the performance there will be ‘Instruments Up Close’ – a 10 minute section where some members of the Orchestra will meet and mingle with attendees to talk to them and be asked questions. This will take place at the front of the concert hall amongst the first few rows. 12
The works that will be performed are:
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
I. Morning Mood
IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Smetana Vltava (The Moldau)
Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
At the end of the concert you will exit
through the lower level access, the same
way you entered.
Thank you for joining us and we hope to
see you again soon. Mā te wā.
13Seating, Lighting and Sounds Seating As this is a Relaxed Concert, we don’t have a seating plan like many of our other concerts. This concert will be General Admission and you are free to choose where you are seated for the concert. Inside the concert hall there is flat-floor seating with fixed chairs. There is also tiered seating in the upper levels in fixed rows with plenty of space for wheelchair access. Lighting There will be no strobe or bright flashing lights during this concert. There will also be no lights shining out onto the audience. The house lights will remain on, at a lower level, throughout the concert with the ability to enter and exit the theatre with full visibility throughout the concert venue. 14
Sounds
You will hear a range of sounds at the
concert.
There is an Orchestra playing with a
variety of instruments ranging from quiet
flutes and strings to moments of loud
percussion and brass.
As this is a Relaxed Concert, you may
notice the audience around you making
some noise too. If you find this too
overwhelming, you can go to the Chill-Out
Zone outside the concert space which will
be quiet and somewhere you can relax.
Earplugs will also be available at each of
the venues, just ask a host or NZSO staff
member.
15Ticketing This is a free event, but you do need to register to secure your tickets. You will receive tickets to attend this concert. Tickets for this concert are strictly by registration only. Options when registering will be made available to indicate whether you need anything related to accessibility, requesting special services or any other information to ensure you are at ease and comfortable during the concert. See our website for more information: nzso.co.nz/nzso-engage/nzso-setting- up-camp/relaxed-concert/ 16
FAQ
Who is invited?
This concert is designed for people
who may not feel comfortable in a
normal concert environment especially
individuals with autism, sensory, auditory
and communication disorders, and other
learning disabilities.
How much are tickets?
This concert is a free event, but
you must register prior to the event to
secure your tickets. To register for
the Relaxed Concerts, please email
education@nzso.co.nz.
How do I get my tickets?
Tickets will be emailed to you before the
concert.
Can I take photos or videos?
You may take photos between pieces,
but we ask attendees to not take
photos or videos while the Orchestra
is playing. Please also respect other
attendees wishes if they don’t want to be
photographed.
17What type of access is there? There is ramp access into the venue from the street and access on the side of the building as well as being easily accessible through the main entrance as it is flat. There is lift access to the upper levels of the Regent on Broadway as well as ramp access into the theatre. There is wheelchair access at different areas throughout the venue too. There is also accessibility parking behind the theatre on King Street and a Bus drop off zone. Can I bring a toy or device to help an attendee concentrate or communicate during the concert? Yes you can as long as it doesn’t disturb others and isn’t distracting during the performance from the Orchestra. We welcome ear defenders, drawing tools, devices on low noise settings, fidget spinners / toys on silent and non-flash settings to be used at the concert. If attendees use a wheelchair, is there a place where this can be stored if they don’t want it during the performance? Please inform us when you register if you wish to store your wheelchair or any other equipment and we will work with you directly to confirm what storage is available. Street entrance Ramp entrance Bus drop off zone 18
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The Regent on Broadway 53 Broadway Avenue Palmerston North Phone: (06) 350 2100 regent.co.nz Level 8, Findex House 57 Willis Street Wellington 6011 Phone: 04 801 2034 nzso.co.nz 0800 479 674 NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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