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Joint force of ‘sheer emotion’
Mahler’s Resurrection is one of the most significant works any orchestra can perform, also requiring a choir and soloists but add in another orchestra, it becomes a...
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Army never far from artwork
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Army never far from artwork
Former army artist Matt Gauldie may be out of the army but he is still testing himself — this time with an exhibition of bronze bird sculptures, he tells Rebecca Fox.
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Connection to city appreciated anew
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Connection to city appreciated anew
Coming back to Dunedin after six years has a been a profound experience for artist Imogen Taylor.
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Home for a Kiwi childhood
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Home for a Kiwi childhood
Returning home to New Zealand after 15 years performing in Europe has been a big step for violinist Manu Berkeljon.
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Passionate about people and stone
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Passionate about people and stone
Seeing his ‘‘wild Southland’’ stone with yacht masts and the ocean behind it on Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour for the Aotearoa Art Fair Sculpture Trail is a nice ‘...
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Back where it all began
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Back where it all began
Peter Hayden has unfinished business with Roger Hall’s plays. So the Dunedin actor is staging End of Summertime in Dunedin, he tells Rebecca Fox.
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Unexpected, uncanny ceramics
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Unexpected, uncanny ceramics
Highlighting four emerging Dunedin ceramicists pushing the limit of what ceramics can do is the aim of exhibition ‘‘Holding Space’’ at one of Dunedin’s newest...
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Mentoring jewellers of the future
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Mentoring jewellers of the future
Three jewellers at different stages of their art practice have come together in a tiny Dunedin studio to learn from each other and create together. Rebecca Fox talks to John Z Robinson,...
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Local food products get praise at national level
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Local food products get praise at national level
Otago and Southland food producers are in the medals at the Outstanding Food Producer Awards, finds Rebecca Fox.
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Taking flamenco’s flair to the world
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Taking flamenco’s flair to the world
Internationally acclaimed as the greatest living exponent of flamenco guitar, Paco Pena will perform in Dunedin this weekend. He tells Rebecca Fox about the Spanish tradition that has shaped his life.
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Old friends celebrate 60th anniversary
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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.