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CPIT-related theatre group features in prestigious journal

CPIT-related theatre group features in prestigious journal

Leading international disability culture activist and scholar Petra Kuppers has written about her time with A Different Light Theatre Company, led by CPIT tutor Tony McCaffrey, in one of the world’s m

CPIT Creative Faculty plans Arts Festival launch

CPIT Creative Faculty plans Arts Festival launch

The creative buzz has begun at CPIT as staff and students prepare for their key role in the openi

Fashion students Debut

Fashion students Debut

CPIT's third-year fashion students will showcase their first fashion collections at Debut this mo

New Creative Faculty

New Creative Faculty

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology has launched a new Creative Industries Faculty to h

CPIT unifies Creative Industries

CPIT unifies Creative Industries

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology has launched a new Creative Industries Faculty to house its creative programmes under one portfolio. "We've recognised that the creative industries…

New CPIT Faculty unifies Creative Industries

New CPIT Faculty unifies Creative Industries

Those considering enrolling in one of CPIT's creative programmes this year will be more than spoilt for choice with the launch of the institute's new Creative Industries Faculty. The new faculty…

Explore your creativity with The Big Arts Experience

Explore your creativity with The Big Arts Experience

CPIT has launched its new summer portfolio of courses and workshops designed to enlighten those interested in the arts. Aptly named The Big Arts Experience, the community arts programme is…

Tony McCaffrey: A Different Light Theatre Company

Tony McCaffrey's enthusiasm is infectious. There is a passion and vitality evident when he talks about his work. You can't help but join in and feel excited about his world of mixed ability theatre…

CPIT hairdressing students a cut above the rest

CPIT hairdressing students a cut above the rest

CPIT hairdressing students have again proved a cut above the rest at the recent Canterbury Westland NZARH Hairdressing Competitions. Second year students, Sara Sullivan and Jade Sadler were…

Grand Finale Jewel in CPIT's Creative Crown

Grand Finale Jewel in CPIT's Creative Crown

FINALE is a must-see cabaret of the finest live performances of CPIT's Creative Festival and draws the Festival to a grand and stunning close. The week-long Festival celebrates the work of students…

Creative Festival sure to Ignite the senses

Creative Festival sure to Ignite the senses

CPIT's annual Creative Festival, premieres next month and highlights the talent and achievements of the institute's leading jazz musicians, theatre and circus performers, television broadcasters and…

NASDA students wow producers across the Tasman

NASDA students wow producers across the Tasman

Five National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA) students, including one graduate, are walking on cloud nine this week having just learnt of their success in recent auditions for the…