Culture 101 for Sunday 4 May 2025

3:05 PM.Arts News for 4 May 2025 Audio

2:33 PM.Dr Kerryn Palmer is a senior lecturer at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University. A seasoned theatre practitioner and teacher, with a PhD in devising theatre for and with young audiences, she is a fierce… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.The phrase 'clown doctor' may lead to memories of Robin Williams' character in the 1998 film Patch Adams. It was a character who was based on a real person. Kiwi theatre maker Phoebe Mason is a real… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Whakatane-based artist Sarah Hudson is this year's Naoshima Artist in Residence. Sarah has now opened her work - Reconciliation at the Setouchi Triennale on Megijima island in Japan, in which she… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Pat Shortt first made it in comedy in Ireland young, back in the late 1980s before there was even a comedy scene, He was one half of a beloved comedy duo D'Unbelievables. But it was a celebrated TV… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Known for her gregarious nature, powerful vocals and wicked sense of humour - Jackie Clarke is one of the country's favourite entertainers. With four decades of experience under her belt, Jackie was… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Welcome to May and a bumper crop of cultural events -  which makes this week's Culture 101 Fast Favourite guest an easy pick, given he embraces all fields, often at once. Otepoti Dunedin's David… Read more Audio