2026 Extraordinary Asian Arts Festival

The 2026 Extraordinary Asian Arts Festival will return to the Christchurch Arts Centre with renewed brilliance. Centered on the core theme “Extraordinary, Between You and Me,” the festival invites contemporary voices from across Asia to share their cultural experiences and personal reflections as Asians in the modern world.

This year’s festival will bring together artists from countries and regions such as China, Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Iran, and Bangladesh. Through a diverse array of artistic expressions — including painting, photography, music, dance, theatre, installation, and video art — the festival will highlight the richness of Asian cultural narratives and contemporary perspectives. It will place strong emphasis on individual voices, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and pressing social issues. Audiences will witness not merely cultural showcases, but bold and liberated expressions — stories of growth, identity, and reimagined notions of “home.”

Here, "extraordinary" is no longer a label — it is a deeply…