Upbeat for Wednesday 8 November 2017
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Activism and great art at Sydney Festival
1:00 PM.What makes great art? Just ask Sydney Festival Director Wesley Enoch. He thinks great art should have good craft, an aesthetic and a meaning. He discusses art as activism, getting out of the comfort… Read more Audio
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Red, White and Blue for CSO and Australian pianist
1:30 PM.Renowned Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi returns to New Zealand to perform Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F major with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. He was last here in 2009, when he also… Read more Audio
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Accidental Ushering - The Tale of Curtains of a Candle
2:00 PM.An unusual tale of accidental ushering. Shaun D Wilson berates his flatmate, NZ Fashion Week Miromoda Emerging Designer winner Jacob Coutie, after Jacob’s stunningly poor texting leads to Shaun… Read more Audio, Gallery
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From VR, to VO, the Virtual Orchestra!
11:08 AM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has produced a 360-degree virtual reality experience which teleports users up on stage. Each of five vantage points offers a different view as well as a different… Read more Audio, Gallery
