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Posting the following message for Bith: It's a note from Michael Hurst, about the New Zealand Order of Merit he received. (cross-posted to hxyh_announce)
Kia ora, to all of you on a special day here down under:
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> Michael is leaving soon today for his formal investiture into the New Zealand Order of Merit. He's given me the following note to pass on to all of you who have supported and encouraged him all these years.
> Bith
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ONZM
I was very moved to find out that I had been recommended for this honour. I had no idea that it was imminent and to realize that others had thought my contribution to the art form worthy of such recognition was both humbling and uplifting.
I have always thought that I work in this industry not because I want to, but because I have to. I am compelled to communicate in this way, especially in theatre, and the personal (I guess spiritual) reward for me is immense. Being awarded the ONZM is a wonderful acknowledgement of the
fact that the arts are a health issue for any community, because that is what I believe and how I choose to work at what I do.
I owe much to, and am grateful for, the people out there who support my work, and have supported it over the years. Without this commitment from audiences on both a communal and personal level, I couldn't do what I do. I am very fortunate to be able to be a conduit for whatever messages need to be transmitted and, while I acknowledge that I work hard, I thank my stars that the universe has yielded the conditions that have allowed me to be what I am.
The ONZM is a great honour of which I am very proud. Thank you.
Michael
Kia ora, to all of you on a special day here down under:
>
> Michael is leaving soon today for his formal investiture into the New Zealand Order of Merit. He's given me the following note to pass on to all of you who have supported and encouraged him all these years.
> Bith
*******************************
ONZM
I was very moved to find out that I had been recommended for this honour. I had no idea that it was imminent and to realize that others had thought my contribution to the art form worthy of such recognition was both humbling and uplifting.
I have always thought that I work in this industry not because I want to, but because I have to. I am compelled to communicate in this way, especially in theatre, and the personal (I guess spiritual) reward for me is immense. Being awarded the ONZM is a wonderful acknowledgement of the
fact that the arts are a health issue for any community, because that is what I believe and how I choose to work at what I do.
I owe much to, and am grateful for, the people out there who support my work, and have supported it over the years. Without this commitment from audiences on both a communal and personal level, I couldn't do what I do. I am very fortunate to be able to be a conduit for whatever messages need to be transmitted and, while I acknowledge that I work hard, I thank my stars that the universe has yielded the conditions that have allowed me to be what I am.
The ONZM is a great honour of which I am very proud. Thank you.
Michael