Upbeat for Wednesday 11 May 2016
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Making despicable characters likeable
1:40 PM.Successful Dutch novelist, journalist and actor Herman Koch has the ability to create characters that do vile things, but still make them likeable. His best-selling novels include The Dinner and… Read more Audio
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The Creative Spark
1:20 PM.Len Lye's work is highly creative. His sculptures dot the landscape and draw on the energy from the surrounding environment. Many of his works never eventuated, but Lye's 1960's piece called Sun, Land… Read more Audio
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Virtuoso pianist Stephen Hough joins guest conductor Gustavo Gimeno to showcase Brahms at NZSO concert
1:00 PM.He's been labelled Britain's greatest living pianist - and now Stephen Hough will join forces with the NZSO and fast-rising conducting star Gustavo Gimeno to present the mighty Johannes Brahms Piano… Read more Audio
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The Singing Cowboy
1:00 PM.Wilson Dixon is instantly recognisable to comedy fans in NZ. His American drawl, long hair, dry wit and truth telling tunes are captivating audiences at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival… Read more Audio
1.00 The Singing Cowboy
Singing cowboy Wilson Dixon Photo: Supplied
Wilson Dixon is instantly recognisable to comedy fans in NZ. His American drawl, long hair, dry wit and truth telling tunes are captivating audiences at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival with his show For The First Time, Again. But it's actually the first time Wilson has visited RNZ Concert so he'll be treating us to something special.
1.20 The Creative Spark
Snake God + Snake Goddess by Alex O'Keefe inspired by Len Lye's Sun, Land and Sea. Photo: Alex O'Keefe
Len Lye's work is highly creative. His sculptures dot the landscape and draw on the energy from the surrounding environment. Many of his works never eventuated, but Lye's 1960's piece called Sun, Land and Sea which would have been the size of a rugby field has been created by Canterbury University. Phd student Alex O'Keefe and engineering department head Shayne Gooch explain how they can create a giant lighting bolt of of seven metres of undulating metal.
1.40 Making despicable characters likeable
Herman Koch Photo: Facebook
Successful Dutch novelist, journalist and actor Herman Koch has the ability to create characters that do vile things, but still make them likeable. His best-selling novels include The Dinner and Summer House with Swimming Pool. Koch is in New Zealand for the Auckland Writers Festival.