Rockstars of the future
Helen Baxter covers the recent Jeff Gomez masterclass on transmedia storytelling and creating worlds worthy of devotion.
Making Tracks - September 2014
NZ On Air will fund 23 new music projects in its September Making Tracks funding round.
Flowing Lives
Gao Shan Liu Shui is a new musical interpretation of an ancient Chinese tale. Renee Liang spoke with composer Gao Ping at the Nelson Arts Festival.
Theatreview Weekly: 23/10/2014
The latest Theatreview Weekly includes reviews of The Status of Being, Te Manu Ahi (The Firebird), Suri Vs Shiloh, and Peace and Love in Africa.
An Odyssey of Paper
Paper Cinema is a UK-based group of creatives specialising in hand-drawn, animated movies set to a live score. Renee Liang caught up with creator Nic Rawlings at the Nelson Arts Festival.
Nelson Arts Fest Digest
Renee Liang reports from the Nelson Arts Festival with interviews and blogs about her experiences, with some input from local poets and artists.
The Welcome Mat
The exhibition of Pacific Island art in Auckland is growing hugely, writes Mark Amery, but in many ways it still gets treated as an ‘other’.
Performance Ethics Episode 5: Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge
This episode looks at what ways matauranga Maori, Maori knowledge and ways of understanding the world, can be recognised and reflected.
ScreenTalk: Simone Kessell
Simone Kessell first appeared on screen playing Hannah Tumai on short-lived soap Homeward Bound.
Vampires and collaboration
Script to Screen invited Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi to discuss the co-writing, co-directing and co-starring of their latest collaborative project, What We Do in the Shadows.
2014 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement
Creative New Zealand has announced the winners of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement. They are Jock Phillips, Jack Lasenby and Ian Wedde.
Douglas Lilburn joins NZ Music Hall of Fame
Douglas Lilburn will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame at the 2014 APRA Silver Scroll Awards.