Upbeat

Dancer Suzanne Cowan is in London with dance partner Adrian Smith performing Grotteschi – a dance that explores ideas around the classical and grotesque body – at the festival for the Lord Mayor of… Read more Video, Audio

Scottish conductor Paul MacAlindin has written a book about creating a National Youth Orchestra in Iraq, in 2007 right after the end of the war. Upbeat describes his journey pulling together a diverse… Read more Audio

In theatre women are still underrepresented in every aspect – on stage, behind the scenes, directing and in management and governance roles. The Hui on Women in Theatre in September brings together… Read more Audio

The talent was so good in this year’s Big Sing Finale that the judges had a very difficult time choosing the top choirs. Chair of the judging panel Peter Watts, explains how outstanding all the choirs… Read more Audio

Peter Hoar reviews the APO’s Bach Collage where acclaimed UK conductor Stephen Layton directed a programme of works by Bach along with modern works by Arvo Part, a composer inspired by Bach.   Read more Audio

From Kate Sheppard in kiwi made musical That Bloody Woman to Ngaire Munroe in highly successful television show Westside, stage and screen actor Esther Stephens is used to playing strong willed women… Read more Audio

The Rodger Fox Big Band and the NZSO are hitting the road for a 12 date tour, launching on the first day of spring. The big band’s name sake and the NZSO’s Hamish McKeich discuss covering Kiwi tunes… Read more Audio

Wunderkind Delvan Lin was just 16 when he won the Wallace National Piano Competition. Now 17 and in his first year at the University of Auckland School of Music he’s already looking ahead to an… Read more Audio

Adrienne Fenemor is a top Hammond B3 player, composer and singer. Despite the total lack of women playing the organ, Adrienne taught herself to play the B3 and now has a thriving career playing in New… Read more Audio

Violinist Simeon Broom grew up in Mt Eden and while living in Europe started dreaming about starting a concert series in the village. With the help of his partner pianist Rachel Church and friends… Read more Audio

Touch Compass is New Zealand's only professional, inclusive dance company and provides the stage for both disabled and non-disabled dancers to meet, on the floor and in mid-air. Artistic director… Read more Video, Audio