fine:Contemporary Nelson Art and Design
Curated by Lara Strongman the fine exhibition at Shed 11 in Wellington will showcase works from a range of artforms being practiced in the Nelson region including sculpture, jewellery, fine…
Tame Iti - Lest we Forget
Every April the country stops for a morning to remember the dead of World War I and II and the other conflicts New Zealand has been involved in. Fair enough, says Tame Iti. So why, when Maori…
Karen Walker takes a bite of the big apple
Ms. Walker's clothes fit into that chaotic, boy-girl informality we've seen for a while, but she has a natural sense of femininity that beats a lot of better-known labels. She offered oversize…
Theatrecomrades.co.nz: a non-profit database site
Theatrecomrades.co.nz is a non-profit database website for theatre collaborators in Wellington. Their aim is to establish an ongoing network that supports, initiates and promotes theatre work in…
Powerful storytelling at Going West this weekend
Thomas King's book The Truth About Stories provided the inspiration for this year's Going West Festival's books and writers weekend 15th-17th September at Titirangi Memorial Hall. Writer…
Dance emBODY-ed: The Body Festival '06
The schedule for this year's Dance and Physical Theatre Festival - The Body has hit the streets. With an exciting mix of national and international artists, expect to see Christchurch transformed…
Out of the Blue at Toronto Film Festival
Robert Sarkies' controversial new feature film Out of the Blue premiered this week (September 11) to an emotional reception and capacity audience at the Toronto International Film Festival. Out of…
A dreamy night in the Glass Menagerie
"You know it don't take much intelligence to get yourself into a nailed-up coffin, Laura. But who in hell ever got himself out of one without removing one nail?" - Tom The Glass Menagerie By…
MAU preview REQUIEM before Vienna
Lemi Ponifasio and MAU preview their new work Requiem before it's World Premiere at the New Crowned Hope Festival produced by The Vienna Festival to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Mozart. …
New Zealand artist opens show in Rome
Artrom Gallery is launching its new bricks and mortar exhibition space in Rome, Italy with a show by an artist who is coming from New Zealand just for the event. Image: Still Life Room III, The…
Just Hold Me at Objectspace
The exhibition Just Hold Me at Objectspace is the outcome of the search for an answer to the question: "How does the design profession describe the making process and evaluate the final product of…
Those Indian Guys
Courtesy of The Listener - Sept 16-22 If Temuera Morrison can play a Pakistani helicopter pilot, then I can play a Maori," says Tarun Mohanbhai. He used to do stand-up comedy around Auckland as…