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    Upbeat for Thursday 3 November 2016

    • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 2 November 2016
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    • Admiring absurdity

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      Kura Forrester in Perplex

      1:45 PM.Actor and comedian Kura Forrester is part of the new play Perplex, which has its New Zealand debut next week at Silo Theatre. Written by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg, it features an elk… Read more Audio

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    • Survival of sculpture

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      Wellington's Civic Sqare

      1:30 PM.The 200kg Ferns - an iconic Wellington sculpture - has been missing from the heart of Civic Square since June. It was removed because of metalwork fatigue. Wellington Sculpture Trust’s Sue Elliott… Read more Audio

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    • Amitai made Adler Fellow

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      Tenor Amitai Pati from Sol3 Mio

      1:15 PM.New Zealand Tenor Amitai Pati, who won the 2012 Lexus Song Quest and is one third of Sol3 Mio, is one of four new Adler Fellows joining San Francisco Opera in 2017. He explains the road to the… Read more Audio

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    • 50 years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship

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      Cardinal by Albrecht

      1:00 PM.An exhibition to mark 50 years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship opens at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery this weekend, featuring works from 49 fellows including the likes of Michael Illingworth… Read more Audio

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