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AAA: Grand Variety Concert, Mercury Theatre, 8pm Sunday July 18.

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TypePosterCreatorSally Colahan GriffinArtists Against Apartheid (AAA)Date1981-07-18CollectionNew Zealand Students' Arts Council PostersDescriptionPoster advertising a variety performance organised by the Auckland group 'Artists Against Apartheid' (AAA), held at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland in 1981. Also includes the text: 'Topp Twins, Limbs, Tim Shadbolt, Darien Takle, King Dimplecheek, Matthew Brown, Ivan Zagni, David Parkyn and others. To celebrate the opposition to the Springbok Tour 1981'.

Artist Sally Colahan Griffin recalls:

"I came across this poster and recognized it as one of my own works which was done to publicise a fundraising concert at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland, after the Springbok tour had ended. We had a full house and it was a star studded line-up for a protest concert. New on the scene in 1981, the Topp Twins played and gave a taste of what they were to become.

The 'Artists Against Apartheid' (AAA as we were known) were Auckland artists who got together just before the 1981 Tour started, initiated by Tim Shadbolt. We were very active in the Auckland protests, which were twice a week in different places, even if there was not a game in town. I remember one turned 'quite scary' as we faced down the riot squad in the dark cordoned off streets near the Mt Eden Prison.

The AAA 'hosted' the last march down Queens St in Auckland on the Friday evening before the final game at Eden Park on Saturday. Reports said there were 10,000 people marching and it had a festive air because it was an artists' march! The AAA did fundraising through arts auctions raising thousands of dollars, which helped pay protestors' fines."SubjectAuckland (N.Z.)Performing arts -- New Zealand -- AucklandPerforming arts posterRightsIn copyright

This item is in copyright; permission for reuse must be obtained from Victoria University of Wellington and the creator Sally Colahan Griffin.

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PersonDarien TakleDavid ParkynIvan ZagniKing DimplecheekMatthew BrownTim ShadboltOrganisationLimbs Dance CompanyTopp Twins

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Archives Published URLhttps://archives.victoria.ac.nz/rep.....s/2/archival_objects/6804

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