The need to move
The need to move
People should move much more and not ‘‘outsource’’ their movement, says 2018 Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance Matthew Onarheim-Smith. He tells Rebecca Fox about the necessity for people...
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A year of highlights
A year of highlights
As we start a new year, it is good to look at what’s in store on the arts scene in Otago. Rebecca Fox looks at the highlights for 2019.
Fine arts
Fine arts
Dunedin's galleries, both private and public, have another strong year ahead.
Time and space expand horizons
Time and space expand horizons
The daunting prospect of having an entire year to just write has been swept away by the need to create, Robert Burns Fellow for 2018 Dunedin poet Rhian Gallagher tells Rebecca Fox.
Cookbook ideas for Christmas
Cookbook ideas for Christmas
Rebecca Fox goes through some of the best cookbooks this year.
Drawing attention to societal issues
Drawing attention to societal issues
Chinese artist Yang Yongliang is known for his detailed multimedia works which reinvent the Chinese landscape tradition. He tells Rebecca Fox about his passion for the environment.
Behind the paintbrush
Behind the paintbrush
Rebecca Fox talks to Hocken photography curator Dr Anna Petersen about how photography impacted painter Frances Hodgkins.
Binding people and communities
Binding people and communities
With interest in contemporary Chinese art exploding worldwide, Dunedin Public Art Gallery is providing a glimpse into the practises of Chinese artists. Rebecca Fox talks to curators Lucy Hammonds...
Making their mark
Making their mark
Rebecca Fox talks to three Dunedin School of Art students about their final year work being shown at SITE 2018.
Making art in the city
Making art in the city
The Otago Art Society and the Ceramics Association of New Zealand southern region are bringing their members’ works together under one roof in a joint exhibition.
Staging a little festive pandemonium
Staging a little festive pandemonium
Childhood memories of going to see a pantomime at Christmas has inspired Dunedin’s Globe to tackle the genre for the first time. Rebecca Fox talks to director Lynne Keene and actress Jen Hughson.
Passion for Italian food inspires book
Passion for Italian food inspires book
Travelling around Italy gave Francesca Voza and James Stapley all the inspiration they needed for their first recipe book. Rebecca Fox talks to them about their love of Italian food.
Performance of a lifetime
Performance of a lifetime
Val Caniparoli might think he is a ‘‘glutton for punishment’’ in creating his fourth Nutcracker ballet, but New Zealand audiences are glad he has. Rebecca Fox talks to the American...
Pair making up for lost time
Pair making up for lost time
Shaun James Kelly and Marie Varlet never had the experience of dancing in The Nutcracker as children, but they are making up for it now. Rebecca Fox talks to the pair about the traditional...
Lamb dish a winner
'Simple, fresh and summery': Lamb dish a winner
Dunedin chef Hannes Bareiter and Otago Polytechnic hospitality student Astrid Seiler with Mr Bareiter’s main course, featuring a smoked rack of Catlins lamb, celeriac, roast peppers and...
Saying farewell to the Fortune
Saying farewell to the Fortune
A group of Dunedin theatre practitioners has taken up the challenge of saying farewell to the Fortune Theatre and showing there is still life in the city's theatre industry. Rebecca Fox talks to...
Unusual production produces tears
Unusual production produces tears
A simple question from a child about the idiom "watching paint dry" has led to an unusual new theatre work. Rebecca Fox talks to its creator and sole actor.
Food safety a team effort
Food safety a team effort
Everyone has a role to play in making food safe, visiting United States food safety expert Dr Robert Tauxe says. He tells Rebecca Fox about technological advances in detecting food-borne illness...
Spiritual journey starts at home
Spiritual journey starts at home
A move to Dunedin has proved to be life-changing for Auckland-based artist Ayesha Green. She tells Rebecca Fox about the impact of having time to play.
A life shaped by music
A life shaped by music
Wellington-based pianist Jian Liu is looking forward to playing a very special piece of music when he performs with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra for the first time this month.