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A case of finding ‘my calling’
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A case of finding ‘my calling’
Rachel Leach, one of the UK's leading orchestral animateurs, is in New Zealand sharing her experience and knowledge of presenting concerts.
Rebecca Fox
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Audience on board
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Audience on board
Putting a contemporary spin on classic Shakespeare is keeping things interesting for the cast and crew of The Tempest.
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‘Reflections’ and connections
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‘Reflections’ and connections
Coming back to Dunedin, the city where her parents lived in their younger days, is something New Zealand-born, United States-raised violinist Jessica Oddie always enjoys, she tells...
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Using light a creative joy
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Using light a creative joy
To artist Larisse Hall, light and time are the crux of her work, which was originally inspired by the tough time her children had coming into the world.
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Back to where it all started
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Back to where it all started
The premiere of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Swan Lake felt like a "full circle" moment for Ty King-Wall.
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Aim to present a ‘rich’ picture
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Aim to present a ‘rich’ picture
Curating the curator has been a wonderful if slightly nerve-wracking experience for Elle Loui August and Jane Groufsky.
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Cocktail festival: a thirst in town
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Cocktail festival: a thirst in town
Having travelled the country mixing cocktails at festivals and events, a Dunedin company has decided it is time they should be able to do so in their home town.
Theatre practitioner bringing the past into the present
Theatre practitioner bringing the past into the present
Growing up on a King Country farm, John Davies had no concept of theatre, ballet or opera but he did have an active imagination.
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Farquhar’s short stories in art
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Farquhar’s short stories in art
Driving from Christchurch to Dunedin, artist Nicola Farquhar has been struck by the sheer size and scale of the South Island.
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Bees get the credit
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Bees get the credit
Dunedin sound designer Matt Morgan’s work can often go unnoticed, yet without it a theatre production would not have the same impact.
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‘Magical’ times with quartet
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‘Magical’ times with quartet
On her last tour with the New Zealand String Quartet second violinist Monique Lapins is finding the experience bittersweet.
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Bringing the past into the present
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Bringing the past into the present
For the first time in 50 years of theatre involvement, John Davies is hitting the boards alone in a solo show that incorporates his two loves — the Japanese theatre...
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Love learned from family
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Love learned from family
Rebecca Fox asks Otago-Southland chefs Haylee-Chanel Simeon, Hannes Barieter and Cameron Davies about the influence their mothers and grandmothers have had on their love of food.
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Southern painters in finals
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Southern painters in finals
Three southern artists have made the finals of New Zealand’s most prestigious portrait award, the Adams Portraiture Awards.
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Flights of fancy blooming
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Flights of fancy blooming
Wellington artist Anna Stichbury likens her colour choices to trying to decide what lollies she wanted in her pick’n’mix as a child.
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Life is sweet
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Life is sweet
Cardrona beekeeper Jess Curtis has been named one of 17 New Zealand Outstanding Food Producers for her raw clover blend honey.
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Display of philanthropy
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Display of philanthropy
The portraits now hanging in the Eastern Southland Gallery highlight not only the eclectic nature of its collection but also the generosity of benefactors over the past 40 years
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Fellowship like landing ‘dream job’
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Fellowship like landing ‘dream job’
Like all fellows, having a year to dedicate solely to his art is an unbelievable luxury and one Mozart Fellow, Dr Simon Eastwood, hopes to use to advance his composition skills.
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Risk and fun inherent to art
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Risk and fun inherent to art
A group of young Auckland artists are keen to show you can have some fun and have a message in their first exhibition outside the big city, discovers Rebecca Fox.
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Moving to the music
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Moving to the music
At 81 years old, world-renowned conductor Matthias Bamert has become a freelancer.