Richard Lewer wins top Wallace Art Award
Richard Lewer has won the top prize at the 2008 Wallace Art Awards for his painting on a billiard table cloth Skill, Discipline, Training. The Wallace Trust Paramount Award, valued at more than…
The Third Richard
Actor, director and writer, Danny Mulheron has released a film about the life and music of his grandfather The Third Richard. The Third Richard is a documentary feature film screening at the…
Terry Prince - Roads West
Roads West by Terry Prince opens on Thursday 18th September 6 - 8pm until Sunday October 12. Terry Prince says "It seems today that Artists are expected to make a statement in their work and that…
A marriage of French flair and dance
Three Spoon Theatre presents The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party by Jean Cocteau at BATS Theatre as part of this year's Dance Your Socks Off Festival in Wellington. Director and co-founder of Three…
Te Waka Toi awards celebrate Maori artists
A willingness to share their skills and knowledge to retain and develop Maori arts is a common feature of this year's recipients of Nga Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi - awards from the Maori arts board of…
Words on film
Kiwi scriptwriters and writers will have a chance to hear from top local and international names at two New Zealand Book Month events that aim to further the skills of the local industry. Neil…
Get ready to Dance Your Socks Off!
Pull on your dancing shoes and get ready to shake your funky thing! Wellington City Council's ever-popular Dance Your Socks Off! Festival is back again with performances and workshops to get you…
Athalia
Athalia Athalia (Ath-uh-li-ar) is one of Handel's shortest oratorios at just over two hours long, but it certainly packs a punch! With a wicked queen (daughter of Jezebel no less!) who orders…
Collective creates NZ's first pan-Asian TV comedy series
An Indian, a Chinaman, a Korean, an Indonesian, a Sri Lankan, a Malaysian, and an expatriate Filipino all walk into a bar. The barman takes one look at them and says, "Is this some kind of joke?"…
Performance art and elegance hits Lorne Street
Art just got a whole lot more elegant in downtown Auckland with the opening this Thursday September 4 of a new studio / art-viewing space in the hip new art precinct of Lorne Street. Contemporary…
The Graduate Choir visits Christchurch
The Graduate Choir, NZ, one of New Zealand's premier choirs, will be performing in Christchurch on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September 2008. They will be conducted by Director of Music, Terence…
Downstage opens up the rehearsal process
Downstage Theatre and Awkward Productions are opening up the often mysterious world of the rehearsal room so that everyone can get a glimpse "behind the curtain" at the creative process in action. …