Advice to my 22 year old self: creative connecting, joining and belonging.
Thinker and writer Jenny Robin Jones explores the slings and arrows of a life lived in letters.
Dylan, theft and the mastery of form
A week out from Dylan's Auckland concert, Professor Peter O'Connor unpacks the singer/poet's ability to wrangle history into new forms.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Big Idea Mentoring Programme 2018
You know you want it: tea, encouragement and advice from someone who’s been around the traps.
Creativity for the ages: why it matters, and what you can do about it.
Think you're getting any younger? Dancer and educator Susan Jordan brings us up to date with the importance of creativity in a life well lived.
SOAPBOX: Words, Worlds and Planetary Boundaries
Writer, director & dramaturge Dione Joseph puts the case for a performative art that challenges and connects us all.
The Lowdown #14
Mark Amery brings us the art news and weather from Aotearoa New Zealand.
The art of sharing, marae-style
Aria Harrison-Sparke, a young Maori theatre-maker, shares her experience of Toi Takapuna at The PumpHouse Theatre this year.
Craft: it's good for your health
Craft practices are being looked to as something of an antidote to the stresses and pressures of modern living. By Susan Lucklman.
Going global with Wade Goddard: kiwi open mindedness and confidence.
From conflict photography to museum management, Wade Goddard specialises in things he's never done before. He tells his story to our woman in Europe, Ellen Falconer.
LIVE BLOG: The Big Idea at Semi Permanent
Editor James Littlewood and Designer Chrissy Irvine bring you the best of Semi Permanent. Join us, and use TBI's code: SP18xTBI.
The Lowdown #13
Mark Amery brings us the art news and weather from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Nadia Reid: the benefits of mentoring
The Big Idea is big on mentoring. And so - it turns out - is the folk diva of Dunedin, who takes the time to mentor, and to be mentored. She explains it all to Sam Grover.