Dunedin Fringe Festival

    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.

    Putting ideas into motion

    The challenges of being a first-year student at university forms part of theme of Motion Sickness...
    The challenges of being a first-year student at university forms part of theme of Motion Sickness, choreographed and co-directed by Maddison Gay (centre right), performed by Dunedin dancers and co-directed by Charlie Butler (centre left). Photos: Peter McIntosh
    Dunedin dancers Charlie Butler and Maddison Gay have created their first dance show for this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.

    Know your enemy

    A scene from the Wellington season of No No No at Bats Theatre. Photo: supplied
    A scene from the Wellington season of No No No at Bats Theatre. Photo: supplied
    Former Dunedin student Ella Yiannoutsos is tackling one of the big issues of our time - artificial intelligence (AI)  - in her latest work No No No, which is coming to Dunedin’s Fringe Festival. 

    Rebecca Fox discovers the personal story behind the big issue.

    Triggers & tingles

    Letitia Lickkit, aka Amy Atkins, of Wellington, who is debuting her Autonomous Sensory Meridian...
    Letitia Lickkit, aka Amy Atkins, of Wellington, who is debuting her Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) show ASMR Hour at the Dunedin Fringe Festival in March, is believed to be the only live-performance ASMRtist currently touring anywhere worldwide. Photo: supplied
    Kiwi artist Amy Atkins, aka Letitia Lickkit, is bringing her take on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response to the South. Bruce Munro asks Atkins and film-maker Tom Levesque what the ASMR global phenomenon is all about - calming tingles or something deeper and maybe darker?