Upbeat for Tuesday 5 December 2017

1:40 PM.Orchestra Wellington closed its 2017 season with Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Conducted by Marc Taddei the Orchestra offered up a dramatic performance that pleased the crowd. Peter Mechen was at… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Women take centre stage for the Pop Up Globe’s third season, which starts on Thursday. Five plays – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Comedy of Errors, Julius Caesar and Macbeth –… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Is the Royal New Zealand Ballet in crisis? CEO of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Paul James discusses reports into the state of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the number of New Zealanders… Read more Audio