Dunedin Fringe Festival

    Exhibition showcases importance of work created by ‘little artists’

    Dunedin North Intermediate pupil Sylvie Wardell, 11, shows off a photo of an artwork she made...
    Dunedin North Intermediate pupil Sylvie Wardell, 11, shows off a photo of an artwork she made from foliage in her garden entitled "Forest is a Feeling", displayed at the Art at Heart exhibition — which she organised as part of this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival. Photo: Peter McIntosh
    A young Dunedin artist hopes her collaborative children’s exhibition will show adults they are not the only ones who can put big feelings on display.

    Musical an Uber cool ride

    Showing off the interior and exterior of his kitted-out 2010 Toyota Hiace is Auckland-based...
    Showing off the interior and exterior of his kitted-out 2010 Toyota Hiace is Auckland-based performer Tom Knowles. The van is parked in the city this week for his show ROADKILL: The Uber-Cool Musical, as part of this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival. Photo: Peter McIntosh
    A white van with the word "roadkill" plastered on its side is not the conventional venue for a musical, but is sure to make for a "once-in-a-lifetime Uber ride" for Dunedin audience members.

    Sharing Scotland with the world

    Scottish comedian Bruce Fummey is bringing his stand-up show Scotland Made The World to the city...
    Scottish comedian Bruce Fummey is bringing his stand-up show Scotland Made The World to the city this week, as part of this year's Dunedin Fringe Festival. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
    Listening to the sounds of the pipe band before the Highlanders hit the field at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Bruce Fummey says he "welled up with tears".

    Divas of old to have their day

    Claire Barton tries on her period costume made by Charmian Smith (left) which will transform her...
    Claire Barton tries on her period costume made by Charmian Smith (left) which will transform her into the 18th century soprano Francesca Cuzzoni for An Enchantment of Nightingales, directed by James Adams (right).   PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    A long-term fascination with rival 18th century Italian opera singers, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, who allegedly came to blows on stage,  has inspired Dunedin mezzo-soprano Claire Barton to help bring their story to life. 

    Rebecca Fox finds out more about the tale of the two great opera divas.