Arts
Arts News for 13 April 2025
Arts News from across the country with Mark and Angie - for the second week of April 2025. Audio
"Like the active verb to be and to do" Trailblazing artist writer Emily Cumming Harris
"I am like the active verb to be and to do," wrote the determined trailblazing early New Zealand painter and writer Emilly Cumming Harris. "I am," she added, "too necessary an appendage to be left… Audio
A 'Millenial Bundist': Revolutionary European Yiddish music
Isabel Frey is singer and ethnomusicologist from Vienna, who is attempting to carry the musical tradition of the Jewish Labour Bund, the Yiddish-speaking socialist party in pre-World War II Eastern… Audio
Regional Wrap: Fairlie, gateway to the Mackenzie Country
On the road between Christchurch and Queenstown, the town of Fairlie often gets called gateway to the Mackenzie Country. Video, Audio
Can animals create art?
Shawn Simpson is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and joined Culture 101. Audio
A remarkable birds-eye view: photographing the Kaikōura tītī
The Kaikoura titi, or Hutton's shearwater is a remarkable bird. Endemic to Kaikoura and endangered, it is the only alpine-breeding seabird in the world. Audio
Alex Medland wins multiple national play awards for commentary on climate activism and inaction
Thousands of students were outside Parliament in Wellington on Friday for the School Strike 4 Climate protest. The core team organising were aged between 14 and 17 and their overarching theme "Don't… Audio
Fast Favourites: Artist Sean Beldon
The Auckland-based artist shares some of his cultural recommendations. Audio
Comedian Jimmy Carr gets philosophical
Regarded as one of the hardest working comedians in the biz, British comedian Jimmy Carr is making his way to New Zealand next year for a string of dates with his live show Laughs Funny. He joins Jim… Audio
Acclaimed Māori artist Robyn Kahukiwa has died
Well-known New Zealand painter Robyn Kahukiwa has died.
Public art display in Poneke
Glover Park in Poneke-central Wellington is hosting a public art display called Uru. It consists of nine two metre high pou by artist Jamie Berry. Each night throughout April images are projected on… Audio
Identity Dance Company
Thousands of performers, from more than forty countries have descended on Auckland - to compete in the inaugural World Dance Crew Championship over the next six days. Audio
Creating comedy out of cancer
When Dr Jo Prendergast was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided the best thing to do was to write an 80,000 word manuscript about her experience, and create a comedy show out of it. Audio
Ken Ludwig: adapting a legend and why Shakespeare is essential
A surprise phone call lead award-winning playwright, the most performed of his generation, Ken Ludwig into the world of murder mysteries, becoming the chosen playwright for the Agatha Christie… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin reviews The Cats of Gokogu Shrine (in cinemas), Dìdi (Netflix) and Killers of the Flower Moon (Kanopy). Audio
Javanese puppet theatre star turn at Shakespeare festival
In a twist the Bard himself would've be proud of, a Javanese shadow theatre is a star turn at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Taranaki. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to a… Audio
Acclaimed film directors handed suspended jail terms
Iranian film My Favourite Cake won awards in Europe and the US, and featured in New Zealand's International Film Festival.
Javanese puppets steal show at Shakespeare Festival
An organiser says the two theatre styles share common themes.
Playing the carrot with the London Vegetable Orchestra
Would you ever think of making music by pressing your lips to a potato, blowing into a courgette or playing a pepper? The London Vegetable Orchestra did. Audio
Philosophy Now: Free will
Are we responsible for our own actions even if they have been motivated by actions beyond our control? Audio
