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Upbeat for Wednesday 13 April 2016

  • Founders Theatre

    1:40 PM.Juliette Sivertsen goes behind the scenes at the Founders Theatre to discover how its closure has impacted the musical theatre and artistic communities in the Waikato. Read more Audio

  • Francesco Ventriglia

    1:20 PM.Royal New Zealand Ballet Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia on the world premiere of The Wizard of Oz ballet, which he created. The story based on L. Frank Baum's story features music by Francis… Read more Audio

  • Laurel Devenie & Kelly Johnson

    1:00 PM.Laurel Devenie and Kelly Johnson from Company of Giants talk about Rangitahua: the Stopping Off Place. The Whangarei based theatre collective created the work to complement the exhibition Kermadec… Read more Audio

1.00 Laurel Devenie & Kelly Johnson

Rangitahua, the Stopping-Off Place

Rangitahua, the Stopping-Off Place: a theatre work that forms part of the exhibition Kermadec: Lines In The Ocean Photo: Jason O'Hara

Laurel Devenie and Kelly Johnson from Company of Giants talk about Rangitahua: the Stopping Off Place. The Whangarei based theatre collective created the work to complement the exhibition Kermadec: Lines In The Ocean when it was on at the Whangarei Art Museum last year. Now they bring Rangitahua: the Stopping Off Place to the Academy Galleries in Wellington.  Laurel directs and Kelly plays the patriarch of the Bell family who made Raoul Island their home in the nineteenth century. 

1.20 Francesco Ventriglia

Royal New Zealand Ballet's Wizard of Oz

Royal New Zealand Ballet's Wizard of Oz Photo: Ross Brown

Royal New Zealand Ballet Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia on the world premiere of The Wizard of Oz ballet, which he created. The story based on L. Frank Baum’s story features music by Francis Poulenc and stunning scenery by Gianluca Flaschi.

1.40 Founders Theatre

Founders Theatre - modern.

Founders Theatre - modern. Photo: Supplied: Hamilton City Council

Juliette Sivertsen goes behind the scenes at the Founders Theatre to discover how its closure has impacted the musical theatre and artistic communities in the Waikato.