Tryst: Three short plays by Victoria University directing students
Early this month three talented Victoria University directing students will take you on a surreal exploration of identity, self, and lust at its most primal. Tryst is a series of three short plays…
The Leaders' Compass
Central to the leadership process is your ability as a learner. Good leaders are great learners. While they learn much through the challenges they overcome, they also learn through the opportunity to…
Alice in Wonderland and Back at SOCA gallery
The term 'wonderland' is now a commonplace term in the English language and one which refers to a marvelous, imaginary place or a place with dream like qualities. Artist and designer Valentin Tinc…
Runway Report: Zambesi deliver another cult collection
By Margaret Lewis Simple gimmick-free garments, beautiful fabrics and elegant tailoring - the hallmarks of design from Zambesi - were all to the fore in their show. As expected, there was…
APO appoints new Music Director
After a four year international search, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra has announced the appointment of its new Music Director, German conductor Eckehard Stier. Mr Stier takes up the role…
APO launches 2009 Season
Two milestone artistic appointments are the highlight of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra 2009 Season announced today. German conductor Eckehard Stier takes up the position of APO Music…
Simple matters by John Ward Knox
Currently transforming the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery's front window space is the elegant work of John Ward Knox. Simple matters includes several unattached wires that press against the uppermost…
Writer's Room: US screenwriter Tom Abrams
Courtesy of Script to Screen The special August Writer's Room featured US screenwriter Tom Abrams, who talked to Caroline Grose (writer, producer and script consultant) about the use of…
TBI Q&A: Theatre director Slava Stepnov
Russian theatre director Slava Stepnov is in New Zealand to direct The Little Tragedies, a modern poetic interpretation of Alexander Pushkin's nineteenth-century Russian masterpiece about free will,…
Head like a Hole reform for Vodafone Homegrown
After eight years apart New Zealand rock legends Head like a Hole are set to reunite exclusively for next year's Vodafone Homegrown music festival. Along with Shihad, Head like a Hole dominated…
Shigeyuki Kihara photography at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Auckland-based artist Shigeyuki Kihara's solo exhibition opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on October 7. The exhibition Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs is an early survey of…
RNZ celebrates sixty years of international broadcasting
Radio New Zealand is celebrating 60 years of international shortwave broadcasting. On September 27th, the Dominion Day holiday in 1948, New Zealand's first international short-wave service was…