UpStage Festival: An international cyberformance
Stories of identity and histories that connect countries, cultures and centuries are among the performances selected for the 080808 UpStage Festival, which takes place on 8 August 2008. The…
Ronnie van Hout temporary sculpture at Melbourne Art Fair
An eight-metre-long robot sculpture by Ronnie van Hout presented by Satellite Art Projects will be unveiled during the 2008 Melbourne Art Fair. Van Hout's temporary public sculpture R.U.R will be…
Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2008 designers
New Zealand's top established and emerging designers, plus the first Australian import designer, are set to showcase their Autumn/Winter Collections at the eighth annual Air New Zealand Fashion Week…
Alban Gerhardt performs with NZSO - a personal review
by Asni I've always had a suspicion that Wellington is really the navel of the universe, and now I have proof. The other day when I came out of a shop downtown, on the other side of the street…
Five poet laureates to read at Wellington summit
A laureate summit in Wellington on August 4 will be a rare chance to hear New Zealand's living poet laureates read at one event. The event, jointly organised by Victoria University's…
Place at Piece Gallery
Nine ceramic and glass artists will exhibit their interpretation of the traditional table setting for the exhibition Place at Piece Gallery in Matakana. Combining the work of highly acclaimed…
Tama Ma at Tempo
Two of New Zealand's most acclaimed contemporary dancers launch their new company Okareka Dance Company with a premiere performance of Tama Ma at Tempo - New Zealand Festival of Dance. Tama Ma…
Young playwrights serve up Stir Fried Plays
Take the freshest new writers and directors. Fry, and stir well. Then serve for a delicious evening of entertainment. Stage Two Productions are offering the chance for new and upcoming young…
Home Made: Picturing Chinese Settlement in NZ
Don't move house, be sure to feed hungry ghosts and keep your sugar bowl full next month. August is the month of the Ghost Festival (15 August) or 'Chinese Halloween' - the time when spirits of the…
Out of Order: An election year comedy
ShoreSide Theatre presents the Olivier Award-winning Out of Order by England's King of Farce - Ray Cooney. With a frenetic pace, slapstick action and abundant sexual and political humour this…
Maori Language Week 2008 makes a mark
It was hard to miss that last week was Maori Language Week. Maori Language Week was celebrated at an unprecedented level this year. "Maori Language Week was on all television channels, radio…
August winter warmers at Art Lounge
Winter is here, with its blustery cold winds and grey skies - but instead of freezing alone at home,