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A life and love of sharing food
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A life and love of sharing food
For nearly four decades Joan Bishop has shared her recipes with Otago Daily Times’ readers.
Rebecca Fox
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Food and painting delivers a crossover of senses
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Food and painting delivers a crossover of senses
Converting the senses of touch, smell, flavour and sound into art is what drives Alexandra-based abstract artist Nicola Bennett.
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Living a life by the books
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Living a life by the books
A deep love for books has shaped Dr Caren Florance’s life.
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Feeding the mind and soul
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Feeding the mind and soul
For Reuben Brown the Whakatipu Music Festival is a rare chance these days to make music in his home region.
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Artworks that bring old, worn items ‘back to life’
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Artworks that bring old, worn items ‘back to life’
Whether designing advertisements, projecting films or delivering the mail, Dean Raybould has always made space for painting around his day job.
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Connection, conversation key for art
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Connection, conversation key for art
As many of Dunedin artist Simon Richardson’s portraits are held in private collections it is not often the public, or the artist, get to see them.
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Finding joy in a challenge
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Finding joy in a challenge
Winning the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in 2017 jump-started Ioana Cristina Goicea’s career.
New and traditional offerings
New and traditional offerings
The Easter and Anzac long-weekend picnics and walks might require a few more layers and warmth, and possibly swapping those end-of-season barbecues for slow-cooked casseroles or roasts.
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Finding magic in the light
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Finding magic in the light
A family trip to the South Island during breaks in Covid-19 lockdowns has inspired the work of Wellington artist Juliet Best being shown in her first solo exhibition in Dunedin.
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Meshing poetry and theatre
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Meshing poetry and theatre
Actor and director Fasitua Amosa had never come across poetry until he was asked to help turn a piece of poetry into theatre.
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Channelling Kate
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Channelling Kate
Curious about the many different ways people engage with Kate Bush’s music even though she does not often perform live, Sarah-Louise Young has created a tribute show with a difference.
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Brought home by music
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Brought home by music
Music always comes first for London-based New Zealand choreographer Cameron McMillan.
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Dunedin at its heart
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Dunedin at its heart
A retrospective exhibition of NOM*d, one of New Zealand’s top fashion brands, shows that it has been just as much about the people who have collaborated with it as it is the brand itself.
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Bringing lived experience to the stage
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Bringing lived experience to the stage
Just like the characters they play in In Other Words, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst have been together for more than 40 years.
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Exploring his Saturn Returns
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Exploring his Saturn Returns
A Dunedin dancer has roped in friends, family and colleagues to join him in his latest dance piece, Commentary of Dreaming.
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Mozart in context — and not
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Mozart in context — and not
Singer, composer and teacher Robert Wiremu believes the southern performances of his piece Reimagining Mozart will be "magical".
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Putting ‘all these passions’ to work
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Putting ‘all these passions’ to work
As an "artist with a scientist’s heart" it is no surprise Heather Massie clicked with the story of Hollywood screen siren and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
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Passionate scientist seduced by printmaking
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Passionate scientist seduced by printmaking
Chris Adams’ contribution to the geochronology of NZ and Antarctica is acknowledged to be unrivalled but his work as an artist is lesser known.
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Divas of old to have their day
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Divas of old to have their day
A fascination with rival 18th century Italian opera singers, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, who allegedly came to blows on stage, has inspired Dunedin mezzo-soprano Claire Barton to help bring their story to life.
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Putting ideas into motion
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Putting ideas into motion
Dunedin dancers Charlie Butler and Maddison Gay have created their first dance show for this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.