Dame Kiri back where it all began
Dame Kiri back where it all began
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa could well have been reflecting on her career as she posed for a photograph in the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday.
Nigel Benson
Dame Kiri recalls Dunedin break
Dame Kiri recalls Dunedin break
Much has changed for the artist formerly known as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron.
Inspired by life of great aunt
Inspired by life of great aunt
A life lived in the Catlins is celebrated in an intimate Maori dance theatre production tonight.
Just another day in the office - a circus in the lift
Just another day in the office - a circus in the lift
Work was more fun than a barrel of monkeys yesterday, when acrobats and circus performers took over the Allied Press building.
Composition for Nock `painting with sound'
Composition for Nock `painting with sound'
Mike Nock is as much artist as musician.
Serving up a helping of humour
Serving up a helping of humour
It has been described as "Cirque du Soleil for adults".
Music from the Romany heart
Music from the Romany heart
Music is life for Hungarian violinist Antal Szalai.
Naked feet happy but knees not so good
Naked feet happy but knees not so good
Few actors at this year's Otago Festival of the Arts will be diving into their roles like Byron Coll.
Houston's virtuosity mesmerises at St Paul's
Houston's virtuosity mesmerises at St Paul's
It would be fair to say I am probably not pianist Michael Houstoun's biggest fan.
Medlyn musings on return to city
Medlyn musings on return to city
Nigel Benson interviews Helen Medlyn.
All the city's a gallery
All the city's a gallery
Dunedin has been a sea of colour since the Otago Festival of the Arts opened last week. Nigel Benson has a wander around town.
Innovative power source for 'Heat'
Innovative power source for 'Heat'
A world-first play opens in Dunedin today.
All on the wall as street artists picture Dunedin
All on the wall as street artists picture Dunedin
Dunedin will never look the same again after a trio of Dunedin street artists has had its say.
Moments missed the only regrets of festival
Moments missed the only regrets of festival
They say the only things you should regret are what you haven't done - not what you have done.
Dancing backwards around the suburbs
Dancing backwards around the suburbs
They're bored. They're middle-aged and the kids have left home and they are slowly going mad.
Nervous wait for composer
Nervous wait for composer
Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie cannot wait for the world premiere of his Symphony No 3 in the Dunedin Town Hall tonight, although he will be white-knuckled and on the edge of his seat.
Some soar to dohl drums, others left in musical doldrums
Some soar to dohl drums, others left in musical doldrums
Perspective is a funny thing. One person's meat is another's poison, as the old saying goes.
Serendipity explored - in a crypt
Serendipity explored - in a crypt
Art imitates life in a crypt tonight. An old sepulchre in St Paul's Cathedral is the unlikely site for a play about serendipity and life.
Dancing shorts debut in Metro
Dancing shorts debut in Metro
Dunedin choreographer and film-maker Daniel Belton reaches down in pain and rubs cramp from his calf.
Foundation impressed in Dunedin
Foundation impressed in Dunedin
Dhol Foundation founder Johnny Kalsi and his wife, Jaz, will never forget the 2010 Otago Festival of the Arts.