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    Upbeat for Friday 17 February 2017

    • Previous Episode: Thursday, 16 February 2017
    • Next Episode: Monday, 20 February 2017
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    • Telling a dark story with light

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      Remain in Light

      1:50 PM.How do you tell a story that’s based in the dark through light? That’s exactly what lighting expert Duncan Milne has been tasked to do for acclaimed New Zealand playwright Stephen Sinclair’s new piece… Read more Audio

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    • The Mikado - riotous or racist?

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      The Mikado female Esemble

      1:25 PM.New Zealand Opera’s The Mikado has stirred up debate about cultural appropriation since it opened this week in Auckland. For reviewer Frances Moore,the production was a game of two halves - and not… Read more Audio

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    • What the Funk?!

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      Lisa Tomlins

      1:05 PM.Wellington based Singer Lisa Tomlins and her band The Presidents of Funk are planning to recreate funk grooves from James Brown’s extensive back catalogue at next week’s Coastella Festival.  Lisa and… Read more Audio

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    • Previous Episode: Thursday, 16 February 2017
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