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Arts on Sunday for Sunday 14 August 2011

  • Tilt

    12:40 PM.A Christchurch dance company creates a work revolving around the feeling of having the earth constantly moving under your feet. Audio

  • From Here to There

    12:47 PM.We assess the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company's big overseas tour, asking one of Britain's legendarily tough dance critics what he thought as well as the Company's General Manager. Audio

  • The Match: Portraits of NZ Rugby Players

    1:30 PM.Rugby photographer David Marches who has spent six seasons photographing players just as they come off the field, victorious or defeated. Audio

  • SCAPE

    1:47 PM.After two thwarted attempts, it's third time lucky for the Scape outdoor art project in Christchurch. We speak to participating artists Ash Keating and Darryn George. Audio

  • The Constructed Moment

    1:54 PM.New York-based artist Mary Mattingly who's heading to New Zealand as a guest speaker at Hamilton's SPARK Festival. Mary is preoccupied with water and her art revolves around ways humans could survive… Read more Audio

  • Katherine Mansfield Short Story Competition Winner

    2:25 PM.Gemma Bowker-Wright is the winner of the always hotly contested Katherine Mansfield Short Story competition. Audio

  • Private Collectors: Part Two - Grassroots Collectors

    2:35 PM.There's a level of pretention and stuffiness that tends to surround the art world. But for those who collect art there's nothing stuffy about it and reasons to collect often come from a grassroots… Read more Audio

  • Danny Kaye

    2:48 PM.Visiting Australian actor and improviser Russell Fletcher pays tribute to the comedy genius Danny Kaye. Audio

12:40 Tilt

A Christchurch dance company creates a work revolving around the feeling of having the earth constantly moving under your feet.

Tilt

12:50 From Here to There

We assess the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company’s big overseas tour, asking one of Britain’s legendarily tough dance critics what he thought.

RNZB artists in Plan to A PHOTO Maarten Holl
Royal New Zealand Ballet artists in Plan to A, choreographed by Jorma Elo - the 2010 winner of the prestigious Benois de la Danse prize for best choreography. Photograph by Maarten Holl.

1:00 At the Movies with Simon Morris

Simon Morris looks at three Hollywood would-be hits – Rise of the Planet of the Apes, featuring Weta Digital’s special effects; Larry Crowne, written and directed by star Tom Hanks; and Horrible Bosses, starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Anniston and Colin Farrell in the title roles.

1:30 After two thwarted attempts, it’s third time lucky for the Scape outdoor art project in Christchurch

See works from the 6th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space.

Passing Time
Passing Time by Anton Parsons, a permanent work installed in August 2010, has withstood all of Christchurch's earthquakes.

1:40 The Match: Portraits of NZ Rugby Players

Rugby photographer David Marches who has spent six seasons photographing players just as they come off the field, victorious or defeated.

See images from the exhibition The Match by David Matches at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery.

East Coast
East Coast First Five Eighth 30 Caps Greytown-Tuhirangi 53 v East Coast 0 19 May 2007 Digital C-type print, 100 x 125cm.

1:50 The Constructed Moment

New York-based artist Mary Mattingly who’s heading to New Zealand as a guest speaker at Hamilton’s SPARK Festival. Mary is preoccupied with water and her art revolves around ways humans could survive when it is in very short supply.

2:00 The Laugh Track

Tom Parkinson, producer of the new movie documentary Billy T: Te Movie, talks about some of Billy’s own comedy idols. Tom’s choices include The Alberts, Billy T James, Ted Ray, Les Dawson and Tommy Cooper.

2:25 Private Collectors Part 2

There’s a level of pretention and stuffiness that tends to surround the art world. But for those who collect art there’s nothing stuffy about it and reasons to collect often come from a grassroots level.

Private collectors Helene Phillips and Peter Jarvis
Private collectors Helene Phillips and Peter Jarvis.

2:30 Chapter & Verse

Our featured writer is the winner of the always hotly contested Katherine Mansfield Short Story competition, Gemma Bowker-Wright. 

2:50 Visiting Australian actor and improviser Russell Fletcher pays tribute to the comedy genius Danny Kaye

Jest Like Danny Kaye Fringe Day s
Russell Fletcher portraying Danny Kaye.

3:05 The Sunday Drama

A timely repeat of Roger Hall’s play about rugby obsession C’mon Black.