Che Fu to battle Vector Wellington Orchestra
New Zealand hip hop legend Che Fu is squaring up to face the Vector Wellington Orchestra in a 'mock battle' for the ages. The inaugural concert for the AMI Pop Star Series will feature Che Fu live…
Raising Boys at Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery
Raising Boys at Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery brings together three of New Zealand's leading contemporary potters with their close mentors and teachers into a colourful family portrait. Andy…
The World at Dawn: Geoff Thornley at Mark Hutchins Gallery
By Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post Entering Mark Hutchins Gallery in Willis Street last week I was propelled through the door by a furious chilly wintry blast into a calm, warm white…
New Director for National Jazz Festival
The Jazz Society has appointed Festival and Arts Manager Arne Herrmann as their first professional Director. For 46 years Tauranga has been the stage for the National Jazz Festival delivered to…
Are NZ art magazines exciting enough debate?
It's not important that you agree with what is written, but it’s vital it excites discussion and tes
Alban Gerhardt and the NZSO
I’ve always had a suspicion that Wellington is really the navel of the universe, and now I have proo
ATC Literary Manager
The Auckland Theatre Company has appointed Philippa Campbell to the position of Literary Manager.
One woman tour de force
Downstage Theatre is dark until the marketing manager finds the house lights and reveals a stage wit
TBI Q&A: Filmmaker Gerard Smyth
Barefoot Cinema producer and director Gerard Smyth initially wanted to document a potted history of the last 30 years of New Zealand film through the eyes of pioneer shooter Alun Bollinger. But as…
Barefoot Cinema: The Life and Art of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger
Filmmaker Gerard Smyth turns his camera on Alun Bollinger whose own camera has been informing the way we New Zealanders see ourselves for almost 40 years. Geoff Murphy's Goodbye Pork Pie, Vincent…
Under The Mountain starts shooting in Auckland
Under the Mountain, the motion picture adaptation of the award-winning Maurice Gee novel of the same name, will begin principal photography on Monday August 11, 2008. The film's locations around…
Spark festival film workshops and screenings
Wintec's upcoming Spark festival of Media, Arts and Design has a variety of free screenings and workshops covering topics from costume design to international documentaries. Speakers include UK…