Upbeat for Friday 10 March 2017

1:45 PM.Stories of wartime told through song are coming to the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington in April. Voices from the Front tells the story of soldiers on the front line at Gallipoli, with the script… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Nude works by Picasso, Cindy Sherman and Matisse are part of The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate on at the Auckland Art Gallery. It’s the first time many of these pieces have been seen in New… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The Wellington Jazz Festival is back in June. Shelagh Magadza is in charge of getting audiences into the swing with local and international bands. Today she announces the first names who are coming… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Prestigious Cloud Gate Dance Company of Taiwan is in Auckland as part of the Auckland Arts Festival which started this week. Run by Lin Hwai-Min the company brings RICE which depicts the lifecycle of… Read more Audio