Arts

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about new Netflix movie Enola Holmes, which follows the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes and is based on a book series. She'll also look at… Audio

Auckland pianist Lorelle McNaughton opens the NZ Junior Piano Competition with a solo recital tomorrow night at the Lewis Eady Showroom in Aucklan. She talks about how living in Spain has helped her… Audio

Auckland Art Gallery guest curator Juliana Engberg joins Kathryn to talk about her travels around the country, and how that's helped her appreciate New Zealand's painted landscapes. Juliana Engberg… Audio

Multidisciplinary artist, Cora-Allan Wickliffe has spent several years reviving and researching the lost art of hiapo, or Niuean traditional bark cloth painting. The art form had been lying dormant… Audio, Gallery

Glitter Garden, a drag musical for children, opens at Circa theatre in Wellington on Wednesday.

Its creators claim it's the first show of its kind in the world.

Co-creator George Fowler, otherwise… Audio

A new first of its kind drag musical for kids is opening tonight at Wellington's Circa Theatre. 'The Glitter Garden' is the fabulous creation of George Fowler also known as Hugo Grrrl and Lori Leigh… Audio

Dozens of buildings around New Zealand will tonight turn red to bring awareness to the plight of the events industry. 'We Make Events' is a global call to action to show how Covid-19 has devastated… Audio

Wellington Youth Orchestra finally has a chance to perform this COVID year with two concerts this weekend. Orchestra manager Anne French and soloist Ben van Leuven discuss the highs and lows of 2020. 

Artistic Director Tama Waipara on Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival opening this weekend and celebrating the vast creativity of the East Coast and its people. Audio

Former Aucklander Tianyi Lu who has won the 2020 Premio Cantelli International Conducting Competition in Italy.

Tianyi cut her teeth as a young conductor working with the Auckland Philharmonia… Audio

A Singaporean New Zealander is working on this country's first Asian Cabaret. Voices finds out what that will look like. Produced by Liz Garton Audio

It's been a wild ride but New Zealanders' time with the notorious West family is coming to an end after 12 seasons. The final series of Westside, the prequel to the equally successful Outrageous… Audio, Gallery

The first series of improv comedy series Educators on TVNZ on Demand was a smash hit for its creators Jonny Brugh, Jackie Van Beek and director Jesse Griffin. So it's hardly surprising the team got a… Audio, Gallery

Beethoven's "Sonata Number 30 in E Major" weaves its way through a novella that's won a Trans-Tasman literary award for its writer, Professor Bryan Walpert from Massey University. Bryan, who's also a… Audio

Christchurch's latest Public Art Walkway is about to open, in stages, offering pedestrians a collection of temporary sculptures to enliven their strolls though the city. It's courtesy of SCAPE which… Audio, Gallery

A Mild Case of Murder, The Wife Who Knew and Happy Honeymoon - A Near Tragedy - three titles of, we're told, early New Zealand films by enthusiastic amateur director Robert Steele are at the centre of… Audio, Gallery

Auckland's pioneering South Asian Prayas Theatre company is going big with its 15th birthday celebrations - performing highlights from eight plays from different time periods around the Indian… Audio, Gallery

Moss Patterson has been choreographing ambitious and breathtaking dances for more than a decade, with Atamira Dance Company and more recently with his company TOHU. In recognition of his leadership… Audio

Props are often the unsung heroes of set-design on stage or screen. They may be brandished by the actors, or just sitting quietly on a shelf waiting to be produced, but they're always crucial in a… Audio, Gallery