Have dog, will travel a basis for play
When the "Kerikeri old girls network" hooked Barnaby Olson up with a job in Turkey, little did he know it would provide him with a perfect traveller’s tale.
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Up close and personal
Up close and personal
The chance to work on an opera she loves was enough to send Fiona McAndrew back to bed, reports Rebecca Fox.
Celebration of Beethoven in biggest way possible
Celebration of Beethoven in biggest way possible
A Dunedin Arts Festival show is set to celebrate the man who turned "wallpaper music" into a true and significant art form. DSO arts administrator Feby Idrus tells reporter Molly Houseman what the audience can expect from Beethoven’s Big Bash.
Touring ‘Owls Do Cry’ show ‘poetic, engaging’ theatre
Touring ‘Owls Do Cry’ show ‘poetic, engaging’ theatre
More than a year after it was created in the South, the theatre show Owls Do Cry is on tour again, this time including a performance in the city.
New legacies
New legacies: The Chills' late harvest
Three albums into The Chills’ comeback, Martin Phillipps says he feels like he can finally relax a bit. Tom McKinlay reports.
Confronting Samoan identity
Confronting Samoan identity
REVIEW: Fierce, colourful, loud and explosive, Wild Dogs under My Skirt mercilessly attacks the “Pacific princess’’ image.
Power of women celebrated in style
Power of women celebrated in style
REVIEW: The F Word is a history lesson in feminism, women’s liberation and ultimately a celebration of female empowerment.
Exploration of Chinese identity and experience
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Exploration of Chinese identity and experience
A documentary theatre project coming to Dunedin will bring into focus the many forms of cultural misrepresentation, discrimination and invisibility that exists around Chinese identity.
A burning desire to perform
A burning desire to perform
Performer Lizzie Tollemache stumbled into circus performing and became addicted to fire-eating.
Children enjoy enriching musical encounter
Children enjoy enriching musical encounter
Babies and pre-schoolers were entertained with arrangements of well-known classical music excerpts at a fun festival event at St Paul's Cathedral.
The colour of creativity
The colour of creativity
For Otago fans of dance there is a plethora of opportunities to get your fill of contemporary movement, thanks to the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Festival of Colour.
Welcome return to Dunedin for award-winning show
Welcome return to Dunedin for award-winning show
"An unapologetic, sometimes humorous, sometimes confronting feast for the eyes, ears and soul."
Country music a fight for women
Country music a fight for women
Giving herself an excuse to sing the songs of her favourite country music artists has been a bonus for Tami Neilson, but the real reason behind her latest show is to lift the lid on gender inequality in country music.
Lies and ill will
Lies and ill will
A new play to debut at the Dunedin Arts Festival is not about telling the truth, but might have truths to tell, writes Tom McKinlay.
Pianist contributes to St Paul's series
Pianist contributes to St Paul's series
New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge performs during the St Paul’s at One concert at Dunedin’s St Paul’s Cathedral yesterday afternoon.
Tradition combines with contemporary
Tradition combines with contemporary
Twirling LED poi during rehearsals for the show Wairua, before its premiere in the Dunedin Arts Festival last night, is New Zealand dancer and choreographer Taiaroa Royal.
Curator of St Paul’s show revels in latest role
Curator of St Paul’s show revels in latest role
NZ opera singer Anna Leese is curator for the 2021 Dunedin Arts Festival show St Paul’s at One. She talks about her busy life as a mother, wife, artist, music teacher and part-time student.
Launching festival ‘nerve- racking’
Launching festival ‘nerve- racking’
It's almost showtime for the Dunedin Arts Festival 2021.
Reconnecting to whakapapa
Reconnecting to whakapapa
Top New Zealand dancer and choreographer Taiaroa Royal is re-establishing his connection to Otakou by returning to the stage to dance in Dunedin production Wairua.
The directors’ cut
The directors’ cut
As the Dunedin Fringe Festival closes and two other arts festivals loom, their directors peruse each other’s offerings.