Hell to play for Fringe theatre-goers
Hell to play for Fringe theatre-goers
The Devil takes centre stage in the Dunedin Fringe Festival tonight.
Nigel Benson
An Irish fiddler and a reunion for feuding friends
An Irish fiddler and a reunion for feuding friends
Irish comedian Aindrias de Staic is not joking when he says the fringe festival has found a natural home in Dunedin.
A kuri for all that ails us
A kuri for all that ails us
If you have been sleeping a little more soundly than usual lately, there is a very good reason for it.
NZ culture in the spotlight
NZ culture in the spotlight
The Footnote Dance company came to town yesterday to present a premiere tomorrow which promises to be a fascinating commentary on contemporary New Zealand culture.
Bending the rules of physical facility
Bending the rules of physical facility
Performing in the Dunedin Fringe Festival has been a tight squeeze for contortionist Skye Broberg.
Drive-in movies regular feature
Drive-in movies regular feature
The Dunedin Fringe Festival goes to the movies tonight for one of its traditional highlights, the Night Vision drive-in short film festival in the Countdown central car park.
New style shows tangles
New style shows tangles
The Dunedin Fringe Festival takes off its funny wig and climbs back into the toy box this weekend.
Welding a view of NZ rural life
Welding a view of NZ rural life
The art of sculpture takes many forms and directions. For a Franz Josef sculptor it includes preparing her materials by driving over them in a four-wheel-drive.
Feeling of 'home' for English conductor
Feeling of 'home' for English conductor
English conductor Nicholas Braithwaite always feels as if he is coming home when he visits Dunedin.
`Masterful' Hodgkins returns
`Masterful' Hodgkins returns
The April 28, 1869, birth date of Dunedin artist Frances Hodgkins was celebrated in style yesterday when one of her most significant paintings was returned to Dunedin.
Order from the chaos
Order from the chaos
Even for an artist, Martin Thompson is a bit different. The former Wellington street character was thrust into the international spotlight three years ago.
Baker's tragic life portrayed
Baker's tragic life portrayed
The bad boy of jazz will be blowing his own trumpet in Dunedin next week. A dark dramatisation of the late jazz great Chet Baker's life, Like Someone in Love, opens in the Fortune Theatre on Tuesday.
Pair of musicians looking to recapture '70s
Pair of musicians looking to recapture '70s
They say nostalgia is not what it used to be, but two Dunedin musicians who describe themselves as ‘‘ageing rockers'' are hoping to recapture the past.
Winning entry ‘beautifully constructed'
Winning entry ‘beautifully constructed'
Val Webb, of Dunedin, won first prize at the Otago Art Society's 2008 Hope and Sons Art Awards at a ceremony in the Dunedin Railway Station last night.
Seeing the light
Seeing the light
New York artist Spencer Finch is searching for the light.
Country talent shows
Country talent shows
Three southern musicians are finalists in the 2008 New Zealand Country Music Awards.
Peyroux's art goes deep underground
Peyroux's art goes deep underground
Steev Peyroux is much more than a constructed name. Nigel Benson meets an artist who makes the ordinary extraordinary.
Carnival of lanterns to celebrate winter solstice
Carnival of lanterns to celebrate winter solstice
The Dunedin Midwinter Carnival is back after being iced by a snowstorm last year.
Ancient inspiration, modern application
Ancient inspiration, modern application
Burning gods and battling Christians: it's all in a day's work for a Cook Islands artist. Nigel Benson meets Mahiriki Tangaroa.
Director fulfils desire with Williams classic
Director fulfils desire with Williams classic
Lost love and lust stops off in Dunedin this week when A Streetcar Named Desire arrives at the Fortune Theatre.