'No regerts' coming home to Dunedin
'No regerts' coming home to Dunedin
After four years of travelling for work, former Fortune Theatre artistic director Lara Macgregor is relishing the rare opportunity to work in her hometown.
Rebecca Fox
A journey in time and taste
A journey in time and taste
The system of dividing art into different genres has been used by Dunedin Public Art Gallery curators to showcase some of the gallery’s collection. Lucy Hammonds and Laura Gutsell tell Rebecca Fox...
Taking the plunge
Taking the plunge
After 16 years running a busy Dunedin cafe Nick Dodds and Kushla Sullivan gave it all up for the easy life ... and lasted eight weeks. They tell Rebecca Fox about seeking a balance between family life and work.
From the editor
From the editor
Winter is the perfect time to spice up those comforting stews, curries and puddings that keep us going during the cold weather.
Cancer spurs choreography
Cancer spurs choreography
Choreographer Mario Radacovsky’s outlook on life was turned upside down by cancer. Twenty years later he tells Rebecca Fox how it informed his career.
'Privilege' dancing as the black swan
'Privilege' dancing as the black swan
Royal New Zealand Ballet principal dancer Nadia Yanowsky performs as the black swan in Mario Radacovsky’s Black Swan, White Swan. It is a privilege to dance, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Conductor comes home to mark Matariki
Conductor comes home to mark Matariki
Tecwyn Evans takes a break from his home renovation project in Sweden to conduct the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in a concert to celebrate Matariki. Rebecca Fox talks to those involved.
Artefacts basis of exhibition
Artefacts basis of exhibition
A chance conversation has led to boxes of material excavated from middens in coastal sites in Fiordland in the 1970s being opened for the first time in years as part of a unique art work created by...
A life in music
A life in music
Sibling rivalry may have led Carolin Widmann to pick up the violin, but a dedicated teacher’s influence inspired her career. She tells Rebecca Fox of her excitement at coming to New Zealand.
Syrian chef gathering ingredients of new life
Syrian chef gathering ingredients of new life
After two years in Dunedin struggling with language and cultural differences, Abdal Moneem Kyassah is restarting his hospitality career - this time as his own boss, writes Rebecca Fox.
Identity under the microscope
Identity under the microscope
With strong political and social threads, theatre-artist Alice canton uses storytelling to create spaces for multiple voices to be heard, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Taking Globe on the road
Taking Globe on the road
Transforming wild ideas into reality is what Dr Miles Gregory has come to expect of his Pop-up Globe team since he first came up his "long shot" idea of recreating Shakespeare’s Globe in NZ.
Two plays, two eras
Two plays, two eras
Giving diverse voices a platform is one of the goals of Dunedin theatre company Little Scorpion Productions. For its next work it has chosen to highlight women’s voices.
Show a mental, physical workout
Show a mental, physical workout
Ryan Dulieu will get to perform in front of his Southern-based extended family for the first time when Room on the Broom hits town. He talks to Rebecca Fox.
Doing art Tuff way comes naturally
Doing art Tuff way comes naturally
Artist Michel Tuffery has a soft spot for Dunedin, due in part to fond memories from his student days. He talks to Rebecca Fox about his latest project marrying his love of the environment with his...
Ice cream dream pays off
Ice cream dream pays off
Giving up a full-time job to sell premium ice cream in Dunedin might seem like trying to sell ice to eskimos, but Olive Tabor is living proof that taking a risk can work.
Operatic intimacy at home
Operatic intimacy at home
After spending two years singing in front of audiences numbering in the thousands, Amitai Pati is enjoying the intimacy of a tour of small theatres in his home country. He talks to Rebecca Fox.
Lighting up the world
Lighting up the world
With a fascination for electronics and figuring out how things work since he was a child, it is no wonder Simon Holden is chuffed his latest project has come to life. He tells Rebecca Fox what it...
Taking the story to the chefs
Taking the story to the chefs
Michael Coughlin has always had a soft spot for meat so it is no surprise he has put his name behind a new lamb product making waves nationally. Rebecca Fox reports.
Sometimes it's nice to be nasty
Sometimes it's nice to be nasty
Actor Trubie-Dylan Smith has returned to Dunedin to join his friends in the production of The Bald Soprano. Smith and director Alex Wilson tell Rebecca Fox about tackling the absurd.