Performer waiting for her zither to come hither
Visiting Dunedin Chinese Garden yesterday are guqin player Wu Na (left) and opera singer Dong Fei.
Arts Festival Dunedin
Taking a stand
Taking a stand
University of Otago senior executant lecturer of cello Heleen Du Plessis plays Turangawaewae, which she commissioned former University of Otago student Corwin Newall to write.
Artists’ props begged and borrowed
Artists’ props begged and borrowed
Satisfying the demands of artists can be a challenge.
Immersive musicianship
Immersive musicianship
Arts Festival Dunedin wil arrive at a sound and light slimax next weekend courtesy of Wellington musician Rhian Sheehan.
Best mates' tale of courage
Best mates' tale of courage
As a stroke violently shook Nick Chisholm, he spoke two final words to his best mate: ''Help me.''
Squeezebox folk
Squeezebox folk
Tony Tarasiewicz, of Dunedin (left), joined folk musicians Jugoslav Hadzic and Anastasia Tasic, of Belgrade, of the band Balkan Sounds, at the Otago Farmers Market on Saturday.
Review: Elephant in the Room
Review: Elephant in the Room
Seats were sold out for an evening in Olveston's drawing room with its splendid Steinway grand piano and backdrop of trees clothed in spring growth beyond the leadlight bay window.
Rub-a-dub-dub, now it's Dunedin's tub
Rub-a-dub-dub, now it's Dunedin's tub
Actress Harmony Stempel, of New York, tests her tub at the Playhouse Theatre yesterday for her Dunedin premiere of Human Fruit Bowl tonight.
Variety the spice of festival
Variety the spice of festival
The past 10 days my wife has referred to herself as the ''arts widow'' but today I return to her after being immersed in the spectrum of creativity known as Arts Festival Dunedin.
Q&A: Caril Cowan
Q&A: Caril Cowan
The ODT asks a few questions of ArtExplore co-director Caril Cowan.
Just this side of bonkers and a huge success
Just this side of bonkers and a huge success
Review: Little Shop of Horrors at Kavanagh Auditorium. October 8.
Requiem for the fallen
Requiem for the fallen
One of many highlights in this year's Arts Festival Dunedin will be Requiem for the Fallen, by composer Ross Harris and poet Vincent O'Sullivan, which commemorates the centenary of World War 1. Charmian Smith reports.
Writer brings '50s story to stage for world premiere
Writer brings '50s story to stage for world premiere
Like a finely tuned hot rod, the script of Moon at the Bottom of the Garden is ''humming'' and ready for its world premiere in Dunedin tonight, playwright Sarah McDougall said.
Brainstorming the Bard
Brainstorming the Bard
Michael Hurst is one of New Zealand's most recognisable and respected performers. He is also a renowned theatre and television director. At Arts Festival Dunedin he performs in his solo show No Holds Bard. Gillian Thomas put some questions to him.
Review: Balkan Sounds
Review: Balkan Sounds
Reviewer Marcus Turner
The publicity for ''Balkan Sounds with a Twist'' states ''Anastasia Tasic and Jugoslav Hadzic will be joined by several other musicians and performers in this exotic touch of the Balkans''.
Balkan Sounds
St Paul's at One
Tuesday, October 14
Work cut out for cast
Work cut out for cast
The Paper Cinema cast members rehearsing Odyssey at Kavanagh Auditorium this week are (from left) movement director Imogen Charleston, artistic director Nicholas Rawlings, musician Hazel Mills, musical director Christopher Reed and musician Katherine Mann, of England.
Songs for the Fallen - Arts Festival Dunedin
Songs for the Fallen - Arts Festival Dunedin
Sponsored Content - Songs for the Fallen, set in 19th century Paris, is a glittering piece of cabaret-style music theatre charting courtesan Marie Duplessis’s life from poverty to infamy.
Review: Street dancers let loose on stage
Review: Street dancers let loose on stage
Penny Neilson reviews Identity Company's Out of the Box performed at Kavanagh Auditorium.
Serious stress for artistic success
Serious stress for artistic success
Arts Festival Dunedin this year will be remembered for having more standing ovations and more full houses than ever before, director Nicholas McBryde says.
Missionary is fertile territory for opera
Missionary is fertile territory for opera
Tension, drama, jealousy, romance, war, spirituality and kings and chiefs make for a great story. Anthony Ritchie and Michelanne Forster's new opera This Other Eden, about events 200 years ago, has its world premiere in Arts Festival Dunedin next month. Charmian Smith reports.