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Upbeat for Thursday 9 February 2017

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  • Picturing Asia

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    Sharbat Gula, ‘Afghan Girl’, at Nasir Bagh refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984.

    1:40 PM.Ian Wedde is curator for the Auckland Arts Festival exhibition Picturing Asia: Double Take. It celebrates the work of two of the world’s leading photo journalists:  New Zealander Brian Brake… Read more Audio

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  • Pioneering feminist performance art

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    Performance artist Alexa Wilson.

    1:25 PM.Berlin-based performance artist Alexa Wilson is doing a new solo work at the Auckland Fringe Festival. She’s one of the pioneers behind feminist performance art in New Zealand and is doing an… Read more Audio

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  • Opera and orchestra outdoors

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    Tenor James Egglestone

    1:05 PM.Aussie Tenor James Egglestone is one of the stars of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s outdoor summer event. The concert at Pegasus Bay Winery in Waipara on Saturday week features James along with… Read more Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 8 February 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 10 February 2017
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