Art - but not as you know it
Art - but not as you know it
Artist Shannon Novak discovered using digital technology to make art by accident. He tells Rebecca Fox about his Dunedin experiment.
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His glittering career
His glittering career
New Plymouth-based artist Reuben Paterson is setting the black sky alight with his latest works. He speaks to Rebecca Fox about his unusual passion for the sparkly stuff.
Journeying into Maori theatre
Journeying into Maori theatre
The first te reo Maori season will run at the Fortune Theatre Studio in April.. Rebecca Fox talks to the play’s Christchurch author, Hohepa Waitoa.
The very essence of eating well
The very essence of eating well
With a new cook book full of recipes — many written and tested in her kitchen in Wanaka — hitting the shelves, Annabel Langbein tells Rebecca Fox about her ‘‘opus’’.
Bringing images to life
Bringing images to life
When Volker Gerling goes walking he has a different mission in mind than most. He will bring his journeys to life in a show to be staged at Wanaka’s Festival of Colour, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Polish phenomenon
Polish phenomenon
The cultural phenomenon of Polish poster art is in Dunedin as part of a celebration of 250 years of Polish theatre.
Reducing food waste
Reducing food waste
New Zealand’s ‘‘nappy lady’’ is expanding her crusade to helping people reduce their food waste. Kate Meads tells Rebecca Fox about her latest campaign.
The anatomy of art
The anatomy of art
A visit to the University of Otago’s anatomy museum sealed a life-long interest in anatomy for Dunedin artist Nicola Jackson — one that has reared its head for her latest exhibition, discovers...
New start uncovers treasures
New start uncovers treasures
A lifetime of her art taking the back seat is well and truly over for Otago artist Tania Jack. On the eve of her first solo exhibition she tells Rebecca Fox about the changes in her life.
Turning dreams to gold
Turning dreams to gold
Rebecca Fox takes a look at a new exhibition paying tribute to the Benson and Hedges Fashion Design Awards.
Shifting time and space
Shifting time and space
Creating a dance work to be shown on a 360-degree dome has required some creative thinking from choreographer Daniel Belton and his technical team. They tell Rebecca Fox about the challenge.
Theatre, but not as you know it
Theatre, but not as you know it
We all dream about the places we would love to travel to, but poet Jenny Powell has taken it a step further.
Housewife's guide to life
Housewife's guide to life
The fear of standing up on stage has passed for Irish comic Mary Bourke who will tread the boards at Dunedin’s Fringe Festival.
Movers and shakers
Movers and shakers
Dunedin artist Ruth Evans tells Rebecca Fox why she chose a board game for her master’s degree of fine arts project.
Petit ballets a real challenge
Petit ballets a real challenge
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is bringing the never performed in New Zealand Roland Petit ballets of Carmen and L’Arlesienne to Dunedin on its national tour. Rebecca Fox finds out what makes these...
Something special
Collaboration something special
Leaving their guitars behind to instead be accompanied by a 64-piece orchestra has the Modern Maori Quartet excited about the possibilities. Rebecca Fox finds out how the collaboration has come...
Winning start to year
Winning start to the year
Otago chefs have held their own in a national competition to see who can cook red meat the best, finds Rebecca Fox.
No shortage of material
No shortage of material
With its 50th celebrations over, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is starting afresh in new premises with a new season of events. Rebecca Fox finds out what it has planned for audiences this year.
Modern take on a classic
Modern take on a classic
The current goings on with social media savvy US President Donald Trump makes Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing quite relevant, its directors believe.
The word is out
The word is out
Word is getting around that the Dunedin Fringe Festival is the place to be for actors, comedians and performers of all types.