Rebecca Fox

Complexity of role big part of appeal

From Carol in Westside to Nora in A Doll’s House, Sophie Hambleton is developing a taste for playing strong women. She tells Rebecca Fox about following the work, in this case, back to Dunedin.

Auckland artist drums home the message

Kalisolaite ’Uhila in Pigs in the Yard (Performance Arcade, Auckland), 2011. Photo: Supplied

Auckland artist drums home the message

Auckland performance artist Kalisolaite ’Uhila is settling into Dunedin life as the Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s 2019 Aotearoa New Zealand Visiting Artist. He tells Rebecca Fox about the origins of...

Physical workout portraying lover in exile

Martine Baanvinger is enjoying touring regional New Zealand. Photo: Supplied

Physical workout portraying lover in exile

Former Queenstown resident Martine Baanvinger is taking her latest stage show on tour, telling a true story of lovers in exile in the New Zealand bush.

Whirlwind rise to the top

Joel Amosa performs in the Lexus Song Quest with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the...

Whirlwind rise to the top

It has been a whirlwind of a year for Dunedin-trained bass-baritone Joel Amosa since he won the Lexus Song Quest. He tells Rebecca Fox about his year of firsts and performing back in Dunedin.

Our top drops face the best

Top wine critics taste New Zealand and French wines in a blind tasting in London. Photos: A Seat...

Our top drops face the best

A belief that New Zealand’s wine story has not been given the ‘‘airplay’’ it deserves inspired David Nash to try to remedy the situation, he tells Rebecca Fox.

Extraordinary life expressed in dance

Dancer Rodney Bell uses his wheelchair on stage. Photos: Ninang Photography

Extraordinary life expressed in dance

Putting his life story on stage as multidisciplinary dance collaboration Meremere has been therapeutic for dancer Rodney Bell. He tells Rebecca Fox about his at times turbulent life.

Holding centre stage

Getting a part in Opera Otago’s production of The Mikado has uncovered a surprising family history for dancer-singer Kristina Saul.

Tale of love and war still fresh

Waru (Kimo Houltham) and Angie (Simone Walker).

Tale of love and war still fresh

Nga Puke director Cian Elyse White feels like she is bringing the production back home - Dunedin is where its author lives and where one of the main characters is from.

A tragic education

Twenty-five years later Ralph Johnson and Marilyn Parker rehearse for a production of The Clouds...

A tragic education

Eighteen years after Harry Love's adaptation of Aristophanes' The Clouds was first on the stage in Dunedin, it is to return, this time featuring Ralph Johnson and Marilyn Parker.

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Kate Schrader (left) and Katherine Kennedy rehearse for Me and My Sister Tell Each Other...

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Aiming to address the ‘‘deficit’’ of young female voices in theatre, Heidi Geissler has picked a work that showcases the most female of all relationships, sisterhood.

Flowing through the landscape

Yukari Kaihori has delved into traditional Japanese painting methods for her latest work below....

Flowing through the landscape

The mountains drew Japanese artist Yukari Kaihori to New Zealand and while she has left them behind for Auckland they still form the basis of her work, she tells Rebecca Fox.

Building a career

Voices New Zealand, which is touring New Zealand with Follow the Star, performs in Cadogan Hall,...

Building a career

Former Alexandra boy Brendon Shanks will perform with Voices New Zealand in Dunedin this weekend. He tells Rebecca Fox about his love of choral singing.

'No regerts' coming home to Dunedin

Lara Macgregor has put her suitcase away to direct a Dunedin production of The Flick, by Annie...

'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.

A journey in time and taste

Dunedin Public Art Gallery curators Lucy Hammonds and Lauren Gutsell pictured with one of the...

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

Nick Dodds and Kushla Sullivan and their children are enjoying more time together. Photos: Craig...

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

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

Black Swan Nadia Yanowsky and White Swan Katherine Minor strike a pose. Photo: Ross Brown

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

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

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

Alex Monteith reflects on her time filming in Fiordland for the video work in ‘‘Coastal Flows /...

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...

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