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Upbeat for Wednesday 9 August 2017

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  • Identity is at the heart of it all

    life and society arts
    Ellen Van Neerven

    1:40 PM.The Cultural Sustainability International Symposium is on Victoria University this week, attracting critical thinkers from around the world. Australian Ellen van Neerven is a talented, award winning… Read more Audio

  • The sound of silence

    health arts
    A still from Jared Flitcroft's film Tama

    1:20 PM.What does silence sound like? For deaf people, life isn’t silent. In fact noise and sound is part of their life. Audiences will have an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be deaf in a new… Read more Video, Audio

  • Team Tibet at NZIFF

    arts politics
    The lead in Robin Greenberg's film

    1:00 PM.Veteran New Zealand International Film Festival film maker Robin Greenberg’s new film follows the life of New Zealand’s first Tibetan refugee. Team Tibet is about the extraordinary life of Thuten… Read more Audio

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