The Arts Channel jazzes it up in September
The Arts Channel, broadcasting on Sky Channel 79, showcases some jazz greats during the month of September with Music Legends including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, B.B. King, Percy Sledge and…
Dreams of the Lost Tribe: A tap and contemporary dance experience
Welcome to the Deep South - a world swept by hurricanes, heat and hootenanny. A small shack, irreparable from torrents of weather provides a home for the unfortunate souls "left to wander in the…
Lightweight' exhibition of Australasian textiles
Although the individual pieces featured in the exhibition Lightweight may each weigh less than 500 grams, their collective impact is likely to leave a more substantial impression on Dunedin…
NG Gallery showing exhibition of collaborative tapestries
The exhibition Connections is now showing at the NG Gallery in Christchurch. The exhibition features collaborative tapestries woven by Marilyn Rea-Menzies with the following artists: Michael…
Unique poster art at High Street Project
An upcoming exhibition in Christchurch takes poster art from the high street to the High Street Project. Garage Collections celebrates the work of independent hand-screenprinter Jared Davidson,…
NZSO scheme sounds good for local film industry
A full orchestral soundtrack is within the reach of NZ composers and filmmakers thanks to a scoring sponsorship scheme led by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The NZSO scoring sponsorship will…
John Barnett: Film industry puts too much emphasis on art
"Film [in New Zealand] is not really an industry," says John Barnett in this interview with The New Zealand Herald. "It is still fairly random and hit and miss. It has never been encouraged to think…
NZ artist in finals of Saatchi Showdown competition
NZ artist Charles Olsen is one of twelve artists in the final of international art competition the Saatchi Showdown. His painting, La Sundari, is a portrait of a friend who is studying flamenco in…
Flight of the Conchords get second season on HBO
US cable giant HBO has announced a second season for Kiwi comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Featuring Wellingtonians Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, the show airs in New Zealand from 17…
2007 Silver Scroll Award finalists announced
The five finalists for New Zealand's most prestigious songwriter award - the Silver Scroll - have been announced: Sean Donnelly (SJD) for "Beautiful Haze"; Ruban Neilson (The Mint Chicks) for "Crazy?…
Happy Ending for The Phoenix Foundation
8 October is a big day for Wellington indie rockers The Phoenix Foundation. No, they're not disbanding - Happy Ending is the name of their new album, the follow-up to the band's gold-selling second…
The extraordinary pairing of Ann Shelton and Frederick B. Butler
By Mark Amery Courtesy of The Dominion Post 15/8/07 The library of Taranaki amateur historian Frederick B. Butler is the source material for a many-layered project by Ann Shelton, three parts of…