Auckland Arts Festival
Blast of Art a winner at Auckland Festival
Our correspondent Justin Gregory reviews some of the offerings from the Auckland Arts Festival. He recommends getting along to the Powerplant installation which is "a gentle, generous and beautiful… Audio
Revolutionaries of song
Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Jamie McCaskill
The former fisherman turned actor and playwright talks about the books, music, theatre and TV he's inspired by. Audio
Voice of the Iceberg 4: Endeavour
The team encounter their largest icebergs, and grapple with how to project a virtual iceberg onto the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 3: Adventure
Artist Joseph Michael and his companions venture into the crevasse field of a giant Antarctic glacier to capture the blue heart of an iceberg. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 2: Revelation
The varied sounds and characters of icebergs begin to reveal themselves to a watching team of film-makers. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery
Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery
Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs.
AudioAuckland Arts Festival - Miriama McDowell
The Auckland Arts Festival is on between the 8th and 26th of March. One of the plays being prepared for the festival is co-written and co-performed by Miriama McDowell, who is well known to New… Audio
Eli Kent
Writer, actor and filmmaker Eli Kent won the 2008 Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year at just 19. He went on to write several award-winning works and his play All Your… Audio
Masterpieces: David Inns of the Auckland Arts Festival
As Chief Executive of the Auckland Arts Festival, David Inns sees well over a hundred shows a year, the world over. He talks about his favourite show so far; Groupe F's The Breath of the Volcano. It… Audio, Gallery
Dust to Dusky live at the Spiegeltent
Dust to Dusky sees Anna Coddington, Bella Kalolo, Tami Neilson and Colleen Davis (as Dusty), take the stage to celebrate Dusty Springfield, re-imagining the hits of the smoky-voiced pop-soul vocalist… Audio, Gallery
Episode 3: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Dance?
Intermission asks these questions of choreographer Moss Patterson ahead of the opening night of his new work, Ruamoko as well as actor and former ballet dancer Chris Parker and Tempo Dance Festival… Audio
Review: Nixon in China
Alex Taylor reviews Nixon in China, a work they say is difficult to experience, and to discuss
Episode 4: Colourblind casting
In the fourth and final episode of INTERMISSION, we take in the semi-staged opera Nixon In China and ask the question; is colourblind casting ever okay? And if it is, where do we draw the line? Audio
Review: The Chorus; Oedipus
Paul Bushnell reviews The Chorus; Oedipus.
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Nixon in China review by Claire Scholes
Claire Scholes reviews the New Zealand premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China by Opera New Zealand with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The opera is part of the Auckland Arts Festival. It features… Audio
Review: Changes
Carrie Rae Cunningham reviews, Changes, a dance production that brings together the two esteemed choreographers The Human Expression Dance Company’s Swee Boon Kuik (Singapore) and Black Grace’s Neil…
Nixon in China opera a festival standout
The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival has three days left but reviewer Justin Gregory has already seen his last show. Morning Justin! What was it? Audio
Madeleine Pierard and Eric Renick
Tonight at Auckland Arts Festival will be the first time John Adams' opera Nixon in China has been performed here. New Zealand Opera's production features international stars alongside New Zealand's… Audio
