Digital needs for a creative innovation economy
The creative sector needs more training and infrastructure to take advantage of digital tools and help grow an innovative economy, a new report endorsed by Australian and New Zealand cultural…
TBI Q&A: Tokyo-based Maori musician Ben Kemp
Life as a young Maori man in the heart of Tokyo, a bustling metropolis of 12 million souls, can have its moments. However musician Ben Kemp draws on his life in New Zealand for a sense of creative…
Second Hand Wedding gets post production boost
New Zealand movie Second Hand Wedding has gained New Zealand Film Commission funding for post production. The film is directed by Wellington-based Paul Murphy with a screenplay from Nick Ward,…
NZ Fringe Festival winners named at closing ceremony
The New Zealand Fringe Festival closed this weekend with an awards ceremony and closing night party in Wellington. The grand prize winner was the March of the Meeklings, produced by Three Spoon…
Beyond Words
Beyond Words explores the power of non-verbal language. Gestures, body language and sign language all exist in this silent space. Adele Jackson has made large-scale drawings that capture fragments…
Silo Theatre presents Rabbit
Rabbit explores the emotional minefield of becoming an adult. Over the course of one alcohol-fuelled evening the characters are peeled back in a torrent of acid one-liners. The Auckland production…
Month-long showcase of Pacific talent
A regional programme of arts and events that reflect the unique talents of Pacific cultures in Auckland will be showcased at Celebrate Pasifika 2008 in March. This year's programme includes…
Documentaries get NZ on Air funding
Documentaries on parenting help, urban music hitting small town New Zealand and the return of a series on New Zealand justice have received New Zealand on Air funding. Funding went to The…
TBI Q&A: Gideon Obarzanek
Artistic director Gideon Obarzanek collaborates with software wunderkind Frieder Weiss to present a distinct and unpredictable genre-defying dance at the NZ International Arts Festival. Chunky…
Literary Translation centre to launch first anthology
The New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation will next week launch a new anthology with over 20 stories from 20 different countries. The anthology, Been There, Read That! Stories for the…
Breathing in sound
By Amie Mills Courtesy of Exposure Lifestyle It seems utterly natural these days, whilst strolling down busy streets and waterfront walkways, to encounter an abundance of snake-white cords coiling…
Jamie Kennedy @ 2008 Comedy Festival
For the first time in New Zealand, cult hero Jamie Kennedy brings his high-octane, off beat stand up show to Sky City Theatre as part of the 2008 Comedy Festival. Kennedy is best known for his…