Upbeat for Friday 29 July 2016

1:40 PM.The Joffrey Ballet School is auditioning in New Zealand for the first time. The New York based academy offers training from classical through to contemporary and jazz and prepares dancers for… Read more Video, Audio

1:20 PM.NZTrio and young British clarinet virtuoso Julian Bliss are half way through their nationwide tour for Chamber Music New Zealand. Elizabeth Kerr reviews their Wellington  concert featuring Messiaen’s… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Canterbury ex-pat Phil Keoghan (host of US reality television show The Amazing Race) returns to Christchurch for the world premiere of his new film documentary, Le Ride, at the New Zealand… Read more Audio