Auckland Arts Festival
Two ambitious dance works wow crowds
Two dance pieces, at opposite ends of the art form, have wowed crowds at the Auckland Arts Festival. “Rock star” classical ballet dancers Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin showed their impressive… Audio
How to Keep An Alien: Australia To Ireland
We like Irish performers here in New Zealand.
Partly it's because they're terrific - a line of genius from Oscar Wilde, Dave Allen, Father Ted and Dylan Moran.
Case in point: writer-actor-comedienne… Audio
Acted-out horror movie Auckland arts festival finale
The 2017 Auckland Arts Festival is about to wrap up and our reviewer Justin Gregory finally got to see his top pick. He says 'Horror' a scary movie performed live on stage was well worth the wait. Audio
Awa – A personal story told through dance
The story of loss is told through dance in Awa, a multi-disciplinary arts piece opening on Saturday at the Auckland Arts Festival. It’s a personal story for artistic director and choreographer Moss… Audio
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Aretha Live
'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin gets the 'Respect' she deserves from four of New Zealand's best soul singers: Annie Crummer, Bella Kalolo, Esther Stephens and Aaradhna. Audio
The Bone Feeder - a haunting new opera
In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their… Audio, Gallery
The Bone Feeder - a haunting new opera
In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their…
AudioPassio – great or gimmick?
Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir with Madeleine Pierard and Auckland Chamber Orchestra presented Passio featuring works of six composers including Jack Body and Dame Gilliam Whitehead. The Auckland… Audio
French jazzers Paris Combo plays at Auckland Arts Festival
The Auckland Arts Festival continues....French jazz group Paris Combo, an intrepid journey in 3D sound and a Morrissey covers-band Mexrissey were all part of the mix.
Morning Report's reviewer Justin… Audio
Theatre Critic - Leigh Sykes
The Auckland Arts festival has been underway for a week and continues until the end of the month. Reporting on just one of those show is someone new to our family of critics. Leigh Sykes is a drama… Audio
Jazzy classics delight
Classical purists might not enjoy it, but the crowd at last night’s L’Arpeggiata concert soaked it in. Peter Hoar reviews the performance, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, by the European group… Audio
Week two of the Auckland Arts Festival
Our correspondent Justin Gregory reviews some of the weekend offerings from the second week of the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Blast of Art a winner at Auckland Festival
Our correspondent Justin Gregory reviews some of the offerings from the Auckland Arts Festival. He recommends getting along to the Powerplant installation which is "a gentle, generous and beautiful… Audio
Revolutionaries of song
Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Jamie McCaskill
The former fisherman turned actor and playwright talks about the books, music, theatre and TV he's inspired by. Audio
Voice of the Iceberg 4: Endeavour
The team encounter their largest icebergs, and grapple with how to project a virtual iceberg onto the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 3: Adventure
Artist Joseph Michael and his companions venture into the crevasse field of a giant Antarctic glacier to capture the blue heart of an iceberg. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 2: Revelation
The varied sounds and characters of icebergs begin to reveal themselves to a watching team of film-makers. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery
Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs. Audio, Gallery
Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery
Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs.
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