Arts
Toi Art opens at Te Papa: 'A game-changer'
Te Papa's new art gallery Toi Art is being officially opened today and opens to the public tomorrow. The new art gallery will display works from the likes of Goldie, Lindauer, Ralph Hotere, Rita Angus… Audio
2018 Auckland Arts Festival. reviewed, previewed
RNZ's Justin Gregory reviews highlights so far from the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival, and looks ahead to what's on this weekend. Audio
WOMAD 2018 offers chance to improve Māori tikanga
Te Wananga o Aotearoa has come onboard as a WOMAD partner this year and has helped develop a 'Teach Me Te Reo' section in the festival's app. Audio
Pacific artists gather in Wellington to chart way forward
More than 150 contemporary and heritage Pacific artists are gathering in Wellington this week to measure the pulse of Pacific Arts and Culture in New Zealand. Audio
How hard can it be?
In early 90s Christchurch, a remarkable group of Pasifika performers take their first steps towards success. Audio
Theatre Critic Mark Amery
Mark Amery talks about the final week of the NZ Festival of the Arts. Audio
Parris Goebel: Young Queen
Music videos for Justin Bieber, work on JLo world tours, her own album...now Parris Goebel has written Young Queen, telling how she became one of the most sought-after choreographers in hip hop.
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Solitude: a play about Annie Chaffey
Takaka-based writer and actress Martine Baanvinger's one-woman show "Solitude" is opening in Wellington next week.
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Review: Swan Lake/Loch Na hEala
Irish choreography Michael Keegan-Dolan takes the title Swan Lake from the classic Tchaikovsky ballet but does his contemporary interpretation follow the original folk tale in other ways? Jennifer… Audio
The big names for the Auckland Writers Festival
New Zealand has been inundated with fantastic talent from around the world here for the various festivals on this month. The Auckland Writers Festival in May is also attracting some big names… Audio
Viewing with Tamar Munch
Tamar Munch has been watching new drama series based on the Pulitzer-Prize winning book of the same name, The Looming Tower; Netflix original series Queer Eye, reboot of Bravo series Queer Eye for the… Audio
Upbeat for Thursday 15 March
Auckland Writers Festival announces its programme for the May Festival; Jennifer Shennan reviews the Irish Swan Lake, but not as you know it and we bring you another concerto that you have to hear. We… Video
Netflix: Annihilation
Is the best film of 2018 only available on Netflix? Dan Slevin suspects it might be. Video
Review: NZSO plays Star Wars
Star Wars fans from around NZ flocked to the capital to see the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform the score of Star Wars A New Hope, with the film playing on a big screen behind the musicians. So… Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 13 March
Was the force with the NZSO in its Star Wars performances at NZ Festival? Paul Rosoman brings Fields of Poppies alive at St Mary of the Angels tonight. Then the second of our famous five concertos you… Video
Refurbishments to close Aotea Centre for six months
Auckland's biggest theatre the Aotea Centre is to close for six months for its first major refurbishment in 28 years.
Fashion designer Givenchy dies at 91
The French fashion designer who dressed Audrey Hepburn in that "little black dress" in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's, Hubert de Givenchy, has died. He was 91 years old. Paris correspondent Elena… Audio
Review: OrphEus
Michael Parmenter’s new opera ballet OrphEus opened at the Auckland Arts Festival on Friday. It traces the love story Orpheus and Eurydice through the music of many composers, with a cast of 58… Audio
Upbeat for Monday 12 March
What was Michael Parmenter’s new opera ballet OrphEus like? How well did the King’s Singers & Voices New Zealand blend? We have reviewers from both events. Then, a glimpse back into composers banned…
