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Old friends celebrate 60th anniversary
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is bringing back two old friends, former principal guest conductor Nicholas Braithwaite and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra...
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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks
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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks
The first exhibition in the newly extended Forrester Gallery in Oamaru will be "Paemanu: Kārakaraka Toi", a collaborative collection of works by Ngāi Tahu artists which is arriving home for the first time.
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Inspired by pioneer life
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Inspired by pioneer life
This week Jaz Mathisen opens the door on life as a farmer, mother and station cook on the historic North Otago homestead Awakino Station.
Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92
Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92
At 92 years old Arrow Junction sculptor Morgan Jones may have slowed down but he cannot stop making things.
Art a path to conservation
Art a path to conservation
Known for her vibrant paintings of New Zealand’s flora and fauna, Dunedin-based artist Clare Reilly is also a strong advocate for conservation. The painter tells Rebecca Fox how her painting...
Eating more fibre ‘becoming sexy’
Eating more fibre ‘becoming sexy’
In a rare occurrence social media messaging and science are promoting the same message when it comes to fibre — eat more.
'I didn’t really want to even start ballet'
'I didn’t really want to even start ballet'
As a young dancer growing up in Christchurch, Joshua Guillemot-Rodgerson did just about anything to avoid ballet.
Dazzled by the dance
Dazzled by the dance
Straight from the darkness and drama of Macbeth, ballet dancer and choreographer Joshua Guillemot-Rodgerson has washed off the blood and dived into his bright and sparkly children’s work...
Narrowing everything down
Narrowing everything down
Australian painter Marko Hrubyj-Piper likes to have a goal to focus on, so an exhibition at Dunedin’s Gallery de Novo seemed like the perfect opportunity. He tells Rebecca Fox about learning...
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Harnessing the feel-good factor
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Harnessing the feel-good factor
On the eve of Easter, award-winning bon bon maker Nel Vincencio returned to Dunedin to show how he makes his dairy-free chocolates.
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Audience helps refine ‘slightly raw draft’
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Audience helps refine ‘slightly raw draft’
Playwright Carl Bland is putting his "words" where his mouth is by performing his own work in a theatrical reading of theatre company Nightsong’s latest work-in-development, Burning House.
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Gallery keeps home fires burning
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Gallery keeps home fires burning
Never before seen acquisitions mix with pieces that form the foundation of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery collection in a significant new book and related exhibition, "Te Ahikāroa".
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Trio confronting toughest topics
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Trio confronting toughest topics
A meeting of minds over using the arts to explore some of life’s toughest subjects has brought three southern creatives together.
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Meeting of creative minds
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Meeting of creative minds
Finding herself a little bored with traditional theatre practice, Australian actress Megan Dury began searching for something else.
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For the love of bread
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For the love of bread
After travelling the world, Auckland born-and-bred chef Andrea Dudding settled in the small Otago town of Owaka about 10 years ago.
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A champion of painting
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A champion of painting
Dunedin’s art community has gained another member with last year’s Frances Hodgkins Fellow Reece King deciding to stay in the city.
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Exhaustion plays into performance
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Exhaustion plays into performance
A whole new world of performing has opened up for dancer Branden Reiners as he takes on the lead role in the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s new work by choreographer Alice Topp, Macbeth.
Sun and culture intersect
Sun and culture intersect
Otago Daily Times Lifestyle editor Rebecca Fox discovers Sicily lives up to the hype and more.
Sun and culture intersect
Sun and culture intersect
Lifestyle editor Rebecca Fox discovers Sicily lives up to the hype and more.
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Reshaping loss into art
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Reshaping loss into art
After fire nearly destroyed her St Leonards’ home, artist, academic and poet Dr Susan Wardell had a strong impulse to make art.