A visual feast of art, dance, colour, music and extraordinary works of wearable art.

“A fabulous event that's equal parts couture, choreography and craziness.” TIME

“Wearable magic.” Theatre Review

The best of the best from 23 years of artistic and imaginative creations

For the first time ever, the World of WearableArt (WOW) takes its multi-sensory experience outside New Zealand.

A unique fusion of art, fashion and theatre, where hundreds of performers don magnificent artworks created by designers from around the world in a spectacular of dance, music and light. Selected especially from thousands of stunning wearable art pieces for the Hong Kong performances, the stirring procession of artistic creations explores colourful themes, from wildly imaginative fantasylands, to awe-inspiring illuminations, to exotic South Pacific cultures. It is a breathtaking journey and a jaw-dropping theatrical experience for mardi gras fans and all the family.

The intensely visual WOW show needs no narration, no explanation and has no language barriers.

Immerse yourself in a fantastic dream of pure artistic creativity.

There is nothing quite like it anywhere in the world.



Approx 70 mins with no interval


Related Festival PLUS programme(s)
A WOW Encounter

(From left to right)
Perfect Pins, Hannah Loy & Stephen Loy, New Zealand
A Song & Dance At Dinner Time, Norelle Kendrick, New Zealand
King & Queen, Characters
Silver Table People, Storybook Characters
Evolution of the Apron, Val Griffith-Jones, New Zealand
The Ballet of Ineluctable Doom, Tracey Smith & Chris Koole, New Zealand
Breakfast, Madhumanti Ghosh & Suvankar Pramanick, India
Pretzella, Sean Purucker, USA
Victus Libri (Who Needs Computer Games), Jane Ewers, New Zealand
Dragon Fish, Susan Holmes, New Zealand
You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Catherine Anderton, New Zealand
A Bid For Freedom, Kate Hellyar, New Zealand
Punk Bird Family, Sean Purucker, United States
All photos © World of WearableArt^TM Ltd