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Dressing for success
The play may be the thing, but the costumes actors wear bring their characters to life.
<i>Preview:</i> Auckland Town Hall Organ Official Opening Concert
All will be revealed at a grand concert, featuring John Wells, three choirs and an orchestra.
NZ Arts Festival: <i>Frisky and Mannish</i> review
Frisky and Mannish are musically adroit, vocally gifted and brilliant mimics teaching Pop Philosophy 101 at fast forward and delivered on high rotate.
<i>Review:</i> Royal NZ Ballet's <i>From Here to There</i>
The Royal New Zealand Ballet's triple bill seasons are always an opportunity for dancers and audiences to explore new territory.
Goldie paintings 'recession proof', says gallery
A portrait by renowned NZ artist Charles Frederick Goldie is expected to sell for close to $250,000 when it goes up for auction in Auckland.
Tantrums, talent and tulle
The myth of dancers being drama kings and queens couldn’t be further from the truth.
Passionate tribute to Russian composers
In the world of chamber music the Borodin Quartet reigns supreme. The Russian ensemble can boast a lifespan of 65 years, with the late Valentin Berlinsky, who died in 2008, spending 62 of them as cellist.
NZ Arts Festival: Thrill of a premiere shouldn't be underestimated
The risk is part of the itching in the oyster shell that makes the pearl. It's an essential part of what makes the performing arts so exciting.
NZ Arts Festival: <i>360</i> review
Auckland's Nightsong Productions and Theatre Stampede have premiered in Wellington a joyous, theatrical tour de force.
NZ Arts Festival: <i>Calexico</i> review
Calexico's instrumentals get the best reaction - with guitar twangs and big-echo whistling, whip-cracks and rodeo yelps - writes Chris Bourke.
NZ Arts Festival: <i>11 and 12</i> review
Mark Amery reviews 11 and 12 at the New Zealand Arts Festival.