New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012

James Thierree is an acrobat, dancer, director, and stage designer whose latest show Raoul features at the New Zealand Festival of the Arts. He is French-born, and the grandson of Charlie Chaplin. Audio

Festival Review discusses the musicians Shivkumar Sharma and Sharon Shannon, and the stage show Raoul. Audio

Festival Review discusses the theatre show Leo, the band Tinariwen from North Africa, and visual arts in the festival. Audio

Indian classical musician and world-leading santoor player performing at NZ International Arts Festival as well as WOMAD Taranaki. Audio

NZ bass-baritone performing in NZ Opera production of Jenny McLeod's 'Hohepa' as part of NZ International Arts Festival. Audio

Festival Review discusses the festival so far, the film version of Peter and the Wolf to a live orchestra, and The Phoenix Foundation. Audio

James Hill, master of the uke, joins the programme to play and chat live. With him is cellist Anne Davison and together they make wonderful music for us. Audio

Finnish avant-garde accordionist talks about following the family tradition, farmyard sounds, and accordion wrestling. 10 March 2012. Audio

Mexican-American conga master Poncho Sanchez visited the New Zealand International Arts Festival with his Latin jazz band to perform the influential 1947 works of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and… Audio

Festival Review discusses the concert Walk a mile in my shoes, the Maori Troilus and Cressida and the New Klezeland concert. Audio

Jonathan Hendry reviews NZ International Arts Festival production of Te Reo version of Shakespeare play. Audio

Double bass player from Canadian early music group Tafelmusik who are performing at the NZ International Arts Festival. Audio

Irish accordion virtuoso performing at the NZ International Arts Festival with the Sharon Shannon Big Band. Audio

American "slipstream" writer whose work mixes the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery. Audio

Scottish actress best known for her role in the TV drama Taggart, and member of the cast of Beautiful Burnout, a play about boxing culture. Audio

The Animals and The Children Took to the Streets, the final dance show Political Mother, and the band First Aid Kit Audio

Deirdre Tarrant reviews the NZ International Arts Festival production by Israeli-born UK-based choreographer Hofesh Schechter. Audio

Festival Review discusses Hone Kouka's play Tu, based on Patricia Grace's novel; the Latin jazz concert Cubano Be! Cubano Bop!; and whether this festival buzz has generated big audiences. Audio

Members of 'Kugeltov' klezmer band presenting 'New Klezeland' at the NZ International Arts Festival in Wellington. Audio

Juan Gabriel Vasquez was born in Bogota, studied Latin American literature at the Sorbonne University and now lives in Barcelona; his latest book is 'The Secret History of Costaguana', an adventurous… Audio

Festival Review discusses the one-man play Frequently Asked Questions, the poetry and music show Words in Motion, and the highlights of art exhibitions. Audio

Producer/director and performer in NZ International Arts Festival production of Walk a Mile in My Shoes by Barefoot Divas. Audio

Peter Mechen reviews last weekend's NZ Arts Festival performance by NZSQ and NZ Baritone Jonathan Lemalu. Audio

Festival Review discusses the boxing play Beautiful Burnout, Jonathan Lemalu in concert with the NZ String Quartet, the final concert by the Sixteen Choir, and the punk piano accordionist Kimmi… Audio

Megan Collins reviews NZ International Arts Festival performance by Finnish experimental accordionist. Audio

Scottish tenor playing the role of Thomas Mason in NZ Opera's upcoming premiere of Jenny McLeod's 'Hohepa'. Audio

Jo Nesbø's series about the brooding and flawed detective Harry Hole have been best-sellers around the world. He is visiting New Zealand for the New Zealand International Arts Festival's Writers and… Audio

The family circus Circenses, the dance shows TeZukA and Masi, and the late-night cabaret Cantina. Audio

Second review of the International Festival theatre productions. Audio

First review of the dance component of the International Festival. Audio

Review of The Sixteen's New Zealand concerts. Audio

Australian author featured at the International Arts Festival's 'Writers and Readers' week. Audio

International shows and local theatre productions dominated the programme during the second weekend of the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington. Audio

Poet, short story writer (Burning Bright), and novelist (One Foot in Eden, Serena, The Cove) who lives in North Carolina and is the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies. Audio

Festival Review discusses the play 'The Winter's Tale', The Sixteen and the New Zealand band An Emerald City. Audio

Australian musicians Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts have arranged Mike Oldfield's classic 1973 album Tubular Bells for just two people, making for a precariously athletic performance at the NZ… Audio

Review of Festival shows 'The Wild Bride', 'Henry V', and 'The Winter's Tale'. Audio

Arts reporter Lynn Freeman has been to the I Musici Chamber Ensemble. Audio

Festival Review discusses the play Henry V, the musical shows Bon Iver and Tubular Bells for Two, the NZ premiere of the dance theatre work Birds with Skymirrors. Audio

Musicians from An Emerald City preview their New Zealand tour. Audio

Writer of the new play Tu, based on a book by Patricia Grace. Audio

New Zealand author, columnist and sportswriter, Paul Thomas speaks to Nine to Noon about his work and the resurrection of character Tito Ihaka. Audio

Combining theatre, circus, aerial and spectacle, Cantina co-creator Scott Maidment has produced major events for festivals all over Australia. Audio

Festival Review discusses the NZ plays Peninsula and Michael James Manaia, the Topp Twins, and the concert by I Musici di Roma. Audio

Actor with the Propellor Theatre Company, starring in productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale. Audio

A remarkable guitar player with a unique singing voice, Paula Ubana Jones is a talented songwriter and song interpreter. Paul is performing at the upcoming WOMAD festival in Taranaki. He is UK-born… Audio

Festival Review discusses the play The Wild Bride; the NZSQ concert Beethoven! Age of Enlightenment; and The Barons of Tang. Audio

I Musici violinist previews their New Zealand tour starting tonight. Audio

An Australian novelist of indigenous Australian ancestry, Kim Scott discusses the themes in his latest book 'That Deadman Dance'. Audio

A critical look at the New Zealand International Arts Festival begins with First Contact, Arcane, The Rehearsal - Playing the Dane, Parabelo/Onqoto, Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Symphony of Psalms. Audio

Review of the New Zealand International Festival Stravinsky concert Audio

Hand-picked productions from England, Brazil, Ireland, France and Aotearoa have kick started The New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington. Audio

Director Gavin Quinn tells us about the perils of working with children and big dogs in his International Arts Festival show, The Rehearsal, Playing the Dane. Audio

Founder of Touring British theatre company Kneehigh, which is bringing its production of The Wild Bride to the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. Audio

Under the guise of singing songs, Sam Scott and Luke Buda from The Phoenix Foundation sneak into the studio to surreptitiously spread around some state secrets. Audio

Artistic Director of UK based Kneehigh Theatre company presenting The Wild Bride at the NZ International Arts Festival. Audio

It's not quite bigger than Ben Hur but it's close - with four opera singers, two choirs and the NZSO, a Stravinsky double bill is opening the New Zealand International Arts Festival tonight. Audio

Circus Ronaldo is coming here for the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. They're known for their traditional circus appeal and razor sharp wit. Audio

NZ Playwright presenting 'Peninsula' at Circa Theatre for the NZ International Arts Festival. Audio

US-based Portuguese conductor working with the NZSO and NZ Opera in NZ international Arts Festival production of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Symphony of Psalms. Audio

NZ Bass performing Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex with the NZSO, and the NZ Opera premiere of Jenny McLeod's Hohepa - both as part of NZ International Arts Festival. Audio

The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival is about to begin in Wellington. Festival Director Lisa Twomey says "the NZ work for 2012 is distinctly of and from Aotearoa," which she defines as a… Audio

Australian baritone performing in NZSO's NZ International Arts Festival production of Stravinsky's 'Oedipus Rex'. Audio

Audrey Brisson travelled the world as a child with Cirque Du Soleil, was directed by Clint Eastwood in the movie Hereafter, and is now heading to New Zealand to appear in a show based on a Grimms… Audio

Israeli choreographer and composer based in the UK whose first full-length work, Political Mother, will play at the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. Audio

UK theatre Artist Andy Manley on his new show WHITE - for 2-5 year olds which plays at the NZ International Festival of the Arts. Audio

British illusionist collaborating with director Nina Nawalowalo on the New Zealand International Arts Festival production of 'Masi'. Audio

English Playwrite Bryony Lavery talks about her upcoming play, Beautiful Burnout, on soon at the International Arts Festival Audio

British novelist on his latest book, The Stranger's Child, and a guest speaker at Writers and Readers Week during the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. Audio

Fijian New Zealander Nina Nawalowalo on how her parents cross cultural love story inspired her latest play Masi which premieres at the NZ festival of the Arts. Audio

Nathaniel Lees and young actor Te Kohe Tuhaka are in rehearsals for a new production of one of New Zealand theatre's genuine classics, Michael James Manaia. Jim Moriarty made the story of the… Audio

Scientist, explorer and environmentalist, Tim Flannery was Australian of the Year in 2007, and chairs the Copenhagen Climate Council. He talks to Chris about climate change, energy options and his… Audio

NZ actor appearing in three separate productions at NZ International Arts Festival and The Maori Troilus and Cressida, opening this year's Globe to Globe festival in London. Audio

Playwright and director Hone Kouka drops in to talk about his wildly amibitous theatre project - taking Patricia Grace's epic novel and turning it into a stage production. Audio

Pacific projections New Zealand-based artist of Samoan, Rarotongan and Tahitian heritage, whose giant digital artwork, First Contact will be projected on to Te Papa during the New Zealand… Audio

New Zealand playwright, theatre director and teacher, whose play Peninsula will be staged during the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012. Audio

Rawiri Paratene is a well-known actor, writer, director and tutor of theatre, film, and broadcasting. Shakespeare has played a major role in Rawiri's performing arts career, and that continues with… Audio

Wellington based artist speaks about 'Siamani Samoa' exhibition at Pataka Gallery in Porirua and upcoming installation at Te Papa Museum for 2012 NZ International Arts Festival. Audio

The visual arts line-up for the NZ International Festival of the Arts. Audio

Getting ready to debut her new work at the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012, director/actor Nina Nawalowalo talks about getting back on stage, magic, and the secret to taking the world by… Audio

Artistic Director of the New Zealand International Arts Festival introduces the 2012 programme, taking place in Wellington from 24 February to 18 March. Audio

A big top circus from Belgium, a punk accordion player from Finland and the world premiere of a New Zealand opera are among the three hundred shows in next year's International Arts Festival. Audio

New Zealand composer whose new opera, Hohepa, will receive its world premiere with the New Zealand Opera staging at the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival. Audio