Arts
Art: Representing historical art narratives
Arts correspondent Julia Waite talks about some exhibitions she's seen lately that have found new narratives when it comes to abstraction. She'll also talk about how women are being increasingly… Audio
Law meets theatre in Pop Up Globe collaboration
A different take on sponsoring the arts is seeing lawyers take centre stage at Pop Up Globe. Thanks to a unique sponsorship approach with law firm Anthony Harper aspiring young lawyers have been using… Audio
Events continue to fall, but what about malls, casinos and churches?
Events around the country have continued to grind to a halt due to coronavirus, with more tumbling today from agriculture to theatre.
Finding stillness in the constant Babble
Auckland Arts Festival event, Babble brings young South Auckland voices to the stage. Kathryn talks to Babble director, Scotty Cotter and performer Hunter Karaka about navigating a noisy world. Audio
Classical influences on the poetry of Aotearoa
The translation and imitation of Latin poets has been a consistent feature of modern New Zealand poetry in English. Working with The University of Canterbury's Teece Museum. Professor Harrison, Fellow… Audio
NZ poet selling her depression
New Zealand poet Paula Harris recently decided that she'd had enough time with her depression, so she's selling it on TradeMe. Audio
Review: Auckland Arts Festival
We're one week into the Auckland Arts Festival and reviewer Justin Gregory is able tell us all about it.
He speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio
Stained-glass window to honour Reverend Arnold Spencer-Smith
This is not something you hear about too much these days - the commissioning of a new stained-glass window. Audio, Gallery
Indigenous story-telling celebrated at Maoriland Film Festival
This week indigenous story telling through film will be showcased at the Maoriland Film Festival in Otaki, on the Kapiti Coast. Audio, Gallery
Burt Bacharach's hits brought to life by Ali Harper
He's been described as the King of Love Songs - composer Burt Bacharach whose songs dominated the charts from the 50s to the 80s, but perhaps most powerfully in the Sixties. Audio
'Phenomenal virtuoso' Cameron Carpenter to play with NZSO
American organist and composer Cameron Carpenter is about to perform with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch and Dunedin. Audio
Review: Marathon second day at Womad 2020
The second day of Womad is always a marathon: twelve hours of music. This year it was a mixture of the good, the bad and the astonishing.
Exhibition created by Muslim community
A year after the tragic events in Christchurch how does the New Zealand Muslim community feel about living here? Audio
How Covid-19 is affecting New Zealand’s art scene
When the Prime Minister made her announcement yesterday about the steps being made in the light of the coronovirus threat, it was clear that it was going to affect any large gatherings of people in… Audio
Comedian Stephanie Laing brings her Butterfingers to Fringe
Comedian Stephanie Laing falls down... a lot. But she always gets herself back up again. And then sometimes falls down again. Stephanie's back in Wellington to perform her new show, Butterfingers, at… Audio
Pádraig Ó Tuama: Coronavirus can spark our ability to think as communities, not individuals
The threat of Covid-19 invites us to think as communities rather than as individuals, says Irish poet and conflict mediator Pádraig Ó Tuama. Audio
Festival Reviews with Mark Amery
In this week's art festival review Mark Amery considers the Auckland Wellington festival relationship. Audio
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra to perform 'compassion' to make shooting anniversary
The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra will perform the song cycle 'Compassion' on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the mosque attacks.
The concert will also feature the world premiere of He… Audio
Covid-19: Show goes on at Womad
Organisers of the Womad festival in Taranaki this weekend are asking ticketholders who feel unwell to stay home as part of their plans to mitigate the affects of the Covid 19 virus.
They insist that… Audio
Choreographers interpret Beethoven's music with dance
Beethoven's masterpiece The Grande Fuge is interpreted by three contemporary choreographers with very different styles in one of the highlights of the final week of the New Zealand Festival of the… Audio
