Arts

How do RNZ engineers wire up an orchestra ready for radio play? With a lot of microphones, for a start.   Audio

The silent film era is one of the big inspirations for Royal New Zealand Ballet Choreographer in Residence Loughlan Prior who's putting his own spin on the Hansel and Gretel fable for the company… Audio, Gallery

After telling the stories of writer Dame Ngaio Marsh, artist Frances Hodgkins and entertainers Hudson and Halls, biographer Joanne Drayton is turning her attention to the history of The New Zealand… Audio

Suzanne Cowan sees dancers with disabilities as pioneers reshaping how dance is perceived through challenging contemporary dance audiences. She's a dance artist who uses a wheelchair having… Audio, Gallery

The mesmerising duo of Welsh harpist Catrin Finch & Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and the living legends of gospel music Blind Boys of Alabama are among twenty cutting-edge performers and… Video

Last night a record sale price was achieved for a painting by living New Zealand artist, Michael Smither. Charles Ninow, head of fine art at auction house Webb's, explains how these values are worked… Audio

The Laundromat is yet another Hollywood film that tries to explain complex financial and political topics in light-hearted – and arguably patronising – ways, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Verb Festival, featuring the LitCrawl is on again in Wellington over four days from 6 - 10 November. A literary fest and feast for anyone who likes the written word, especially if it's a doing word… Audio

We announce the two runners up and call the winner to let them know! Audio, Gallery

A  celebration of country rock from the 70's to the present including classic recordings by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris and new music by English icons Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy plus vocal… Video

Scottish poet and writer Michael Pedersen co-runs and founded Neu! Reekie! a UK arts collective which produces shows all over the globe and hosts take-overs for National Galleries, National Museums… Audio

Rob Lucas has traveled to some of the country's most remote and inaccessible areas, photographing the country's native flora. More than 3200 of his images feature in New Zealand's Native Trees… Audio, Gallery

Ang Lee is trying to reinvent the technology of cinema and Gemini Man is his latest attempt. Dan Slevin investigates. Video

Last Friday the Best Design Awards took place, celebrating the very best of New Zealand-designed products and services. Audio, Gallery