Modern twist to Mozart classic
Opera Don Giovanni draws former Dunedin singer Robert Tucker back to the city while it brings Australian baritone Adam Jon here for the first time.
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Dancer adds a touch of glamour
Dancer adds a touch of glamour
From Dunedin dance student to showgirl, Jessica Hart is passionate about the creative, beautiful art form. She tells Rebecca Fox about her road to heels and feathers.
Sampling the City of Sails' smorgasbord
Sampling the City of Sails' smorgasbord
A short break in our biggest city this winter can offer a relaxing and, if you are lucky, sunny time away. Rebecca Fox discovers Auckland’s less well-known foodie spots.
Textiles and vision
Textiles and vision
A 19th-century copy of a baroque marble sculpture of David has inspired Dunedin Public Art Gallery curator Lucy Hammonds to look at the way contemporary New Zealand artists use ‘‘textiles’’ in...
Group focuses on playing the music
Group focuses on playing the music rather than instrument
Italy’s Ensemble Zefiro has a cult following for its music played on 17th- and 18th-century woodwind instruments. Rebecca Fox talks to founder Alberto Grazzi.
Planting the seed
Planting the seed
An idea to start a consultancy half a world away is developing into a mission to change the way people think and eat for nutritionist Anna DeMello.
'Fictional remake' nominated for top prize
'Fictional remake' nominated for top prize
A Dunedin-born artist is one of four nominees for New Zealand’s top art award, the Walters Prize. Rebecca Fox asked Jacqueline Fraser about her work.
Plath poetry tells the story
Plath poetry tells the story
Dunedin hosted the filming of a movie about American poet Sylvia Plath 13 years ago. Now, the city will hold the Australasian premiere of a play based on her poetry.
Trio enjoying musical journeys
Trio enjoying musical journeys
Returning to their homeland is important for two Kiwi musicians based in Sweden. Anna McGregor tells Rebecca Fox about promoting New Zealand music through the Klara Kollektiv.
Rich new sense of direction
Rich new sense of direction
Dunedin artists Miranda Bellamy and Robert West have made the finals of NZ's premier drawing award, the Parkin Drawing Prize 2018. Rebecca Fox talks to them about their work.
Art education vital for learning about world
Art education vital for learning about world
Having just given his inaugural professorial lecture, David Bell looks back on the place of art education in New Zealand. He tells Rebecca Fox about the changes that have taken place.
Touring the land of the flat white
Touring the land of the flat white
A new book looks at the world’s best coffee experiences - including New Zealand’s. Rebecca Fox discovers Dunedin misses the cut.
Open-entry virtuosity
Open-entry virtuosity
Elizabeth Sneyd and Craig Utting had one goal - to make a music education accessible to everyone. Five years on, Liz tells Rebecca Fox about the programme’s success.
Expressing the meaning of Matariki
Expressing the meaning of Matariki
For the first time in Dunedin’s Science Festival, science and dance will collaborate in an exploration of the Matariki constellation.
Audience participation big part of the show
Audience participation big part of the show
The last time Dunedin audiences saw Jack Buchanan in action he was in over his head as Bertie in Jeeves and Wooster at the Fortune Theatre. He tells Rebecca Fox his latest role is even more madcap.
Irish themes a Globe treat
Irish themes a Globe treat
Two very different plays — one classic, one new — hit the stage at the Globe Theatre this month. Rebecca Fox discovers their Irish connection.
Public health brought to light
Public health brought to light
Dunedin’s strong tradition in primary healthcare is being celebrated with an exhibition at the Hocken Library. Curator Andrea Bell tells Rebecca Fox about what she found in the collection’s archives.
Taking it slow in Wanaka in winter
Taking it slow in Wanaka in winter
One of the great things about living in Wanaka is its seasons, celebrity chef Annabel Langbein says.
The luxury of time
The luxury of time
This year's Frances Hodgkins Fellow Louise Menzies works across a variety of mediums. She tells Rebecca Fox about having the luxury of time.
Love for rocks in perfect forms
Love for rocks in perfect forms
A life-long love of rocks has inspired artist Chris Charteris' latest exhibition "Truth, Simplicity and Love". He tells Rebecca Fox about making things simpler.