Rebecca Fox

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‘Reflections’ and connections

Oddie in rehearsal with the Italian violin, crafted by Giovanni Francesco Pressenda in 1834, that...

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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

Larisse Hall enjoys seeing her works change as the light in a room changes such as (left) Hope...

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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

New artistic director Ty King-Hall works with dancers at the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Photo:...

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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

Curators Elle Lou August (left) and Jane Groufsky in front of Margery Blackman’s From Aramoana....

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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

Jaz Stoddart shows how to make Pequeno’s smoke bubble peach cosmo. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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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

Nicola Farquhar, Peahen 1, 2024, oil, acrylic and sand on canvas (left) and Peahen 2, 2024, oil,...

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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

Matt Morgan is excited about the world he is creating in the Beautiful Science Gallery at Tūhura...

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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

Departing New Zealand String Quartet second violinist Monique Lapins at Zealandia in Wellington....

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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

Davies keeps it simple with just the Te Tupua costume to set the scene. Photos: supplied

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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

Female influence in Haylee-Chanel Simeon (right) aka Hayz’s family (from left) Mum Pania Coote,...

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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

Gloria Salter, of Dipton, with her work Youth is Fleeting like the Flower Fades. Photos: supplied

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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

Anna Stichbury works in her small but convenient Wellington home studio. Photos: supplied

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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

For Jess Curtis, honey is a craft of passion and love. Photos: supplied

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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

"Persona" curator Jim Geddes in the gallery of portraits. To his left is an Alan Pearson portrait...

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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’

Mozart Fellow 2024 Dr Simon Eastwood is enjoying discovering the Dunedin music scene. Photo:...

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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

Matt Joils, Samantha Cheng (centre) and Sophie Sutherland like to take a playful approach to...

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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

Swiss conductor Matthias Bamert loves coming to New Zealand. Photo: Kim Haln

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Moving to the music

At 81 years old, world-renowned conductor Matthias Bamert has become a freelancer.

Ebbings, flows as expression

Artist Jamie Te Heuheu is aware of his incredible fortune so far. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Ebbings, flows as expression

Young Christchurch artist Jamie Te Heuheu has had many "pinch me" moments in recent times. He talks to Rebecca Fox about staying steady as his star rises.

Pianist’s love of nature

Belgian pianist Daniel Verstappen loves performing and nature so likes to combine the two...

Pianist’s love of nature

Daniel Verstappen’s first love is the piano but coming a close second is his love of nature. A visit to NZ has been inevitable for the Belgian musician who likes to mix things up, Rebecca Fox finds.

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