Arts
A new production company brings a performance to you
As live performance spaces grapple with the unpredictability of life under Covid-19, a UK company is bringing a performance to your kitchen table. Audio, Gallery
Screen Sector Strategy
This has been a strong year for New Zealand's screen sector - despite the global pandemic. 2020 opened with an Oscar for Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, and a major international TV series - the… Audio, Gallery
Horomona Horo - opportunities for traditional instruments
Encouraging musicians who play traditional Maori instruments (taonga puoro) to be braver, more experimental - that's the goal of Horomona Horo. Horomona has just been appointed as both a researcher… Audio
Southland's Art and Museum space plans to open
Two years after Invercargill's two main cultural institutions were forced to close due to seismic concerns, a transitional Art and Museum space is about to open its doors. Audio, Gallery
Van Gogh art becomes multi-sensory outdoor exhibition
The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight. Video
Ali Ventura's weekend movies
Ali reviews The Quarry and Papi Chulo. She would have also loved to have been able to get to see Tenet, but as Auckland is still in Level Three lockdown - it just wasn't possible. Audio
Slow art: Digital art gallery launched
A new digital gallery aims to connect the work of New Zealand artists with young art buyers. Audio
Van Gogh art becomes multi-sensory outdoor exhibition
The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight.
Thousands of his paintings, including "The Starry Night", "Cafe… Video, Audio
Outstanding Pasifika singers win places on Met Opera’s Young Artist Program
New Zealand singers tenor Manase Latu and bass Samson Setu have won places on the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program; it's the first time singers from Aotearoa… Audio
Dispatches from Elsewhere, John was Trying to Contact Aliens
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Dispatches from Elsewhere, created by and starring Jason Segel, the interesting true story behind John was Trying to Contact Aliens and… Audio
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
The independent American film Never Rarely Sometimes Always is the story of a young woman's efforts to have her pregnancy terminated away from home. Directed by Eliza Hittman (13 Reasons Why). Video, Audio
Two of Us (Deux)
Two of Us (Deux) sees two ageing lesbians torn apart when one has a stroke. Stars Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Martine Chevalier (Tell no one). Audio
Two of Us (Deux)
Two of Us (Deux) sees two ageing lesbians torn apart when one has a stroke. Stars Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Martine Chevalier (Tell no one). Audio
Tenet
The sign of a great film is one you want to see again, says Simon Morris. So how does Christopher Nolan’s latest Tenet measure up? Video, Audio
At the Movies for 26 August 2020
Simon Morris looks at three films that encourage a second viewing - a fiendishly complex sci-fi epic, and two smaller films that leave tantalizing holes in the narrative. Audio
Orchestras and ballet company fail to secure visas for top overseas talent
New Zealand's top orchestras and ballet company have been left floundering for talent after failing to secure visas for dancers and players from overseas.
Launch of Kingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award has just been launched in collaboration with the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata. Audio
Linda Burgess: What to binge watch
TV critic Linda Burgess reflects on bingewatching this week and reviews Mindhunter. Audio
Grammy-nominated artist taps into Taranaki music community to record new single
Mireya Ramos, lead singer and violinist of New York's all-women Mariachi band Flor de Toloache, has been recording new music at Rhythm Ace studio in Taranaki, while taking refuge from COVID-19 in… Audio
