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Rugby becomes art: a scrum suspended in time
24 Mar 2024Still Lives - Auckland is a live performance artwork combining what are sometimes considered opposite ends of the spectrum; rugby and art.
Following two weeks of rehearsal, the artwork will be at… Read more Audio
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The vital electricity of contemporary poetry: Fast Favourites with Tracey Slaughter
24 Mar 2024Culture 101’s Mark Amery invited award-winning author of fiction, poetry and essays, the Kirikiriroa Hamilton based Tracey Slaughter, to play Fast Favourites. Tracey picks out some favourite poems… Read more Audio
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Best of the Fest #5: A very old man with enormous wings, The Sun and the Wind, Aiga and in the thick of Dunedin Fringe
22 Mar 2024It may be the fifth and final episode of Best of the Fest but festivals across Aotearoa have not been slowing down.
Culture 101’s Perlina Lau in Tāmaki Makaurau is joined by playwright and… Read more Audio
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New report shows increased interest in Asian arts and culture among Kiwis
17 Mar 2024A new report commissioned by Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono has found an increased interest and desire for Asian arts and cultural experiences in Aotearoa. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Ngāmotu New Plymouth’s Fin Rah Zel at WOMAD
17 Mar 2024For a band from Taranaki, making the WOMAD lineup is a dream come true. For Ngāmotu New Plymouth indie group, Fin Rah Zel, this weekend is it.
Known for its outlier music and visual art scene, the… Read more Audio
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Ju Percussion: powerhouse ensemble performs in NZ for the first time
17 Mar 2024Taiwan’s first professional percussion ensemble, Ju Percussion Group, was founded in 1986 by Tzong-Ching Ju who still leads the group today. Read more Audio
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Aiga: Lusi Faiva’s disability-led Pasifika show on her life in her own words
17 Mar 2024In Samoan, aiga means family. Not just your immediate family but your wider circle. It could be through blood, marriage or even an adopted connection.
It’s also the name and central theme of Lusi… Read more Audio
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The 12-year-olds who meet a mountain in Rachel House's first feature
17 Mar 2024There are four shining stars on screen in the new joyous and heartfelt Aotearoa New Zealand film The Mountain - the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Rachel House.
The first is the majestic… Read more Video, Audio
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Fast Favourites: Black Grace choreographer Neil Ieremia gives movement to Pacific anger
17 Mar 2024Dance company Black Grace has just returned from a US tour where thousands of people watched their latest work, Paradise Rumour. The company performed in Portland, Laguna Beach and Chicago.
Black… Read more Audio
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Best of the Fest #4: Tim Minchin, The King’s Singers, Arooj Aftab, Bernie Dieter’s Kabarett, Lost Lear, Belle, and In the Name of the Son
15 Mar 2024In episode four of Best of the Fest, Culture 101 co-hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery find Aotearoa in full festival swing.
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