Culture 101 for Sunday 1 June 2025

3:06 PM.Arts news for 1 June 2025. Audio

2:35 PM.This next fortnight sees the visit of indigenous performers to Aotearoa from across Te Moana Nui a kiwa -the Pacific Ocean. They are presenting works at two established contemporary festivals -… Read more Audio

2:17 PM.130 years on, Puccini's La Bohème remains an enduring classic and beloved opera. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Every week in RNZ Culture 101's Regional Wrap we find out about the arts scene in a place beyond our city centres. This week it's a suburb that developed its own sense of identity before travel was… Read more Audio

1:12 PM.A competition to see who's best at doing nothing will be one of the highlights at the Melbourne Rising Festival. The Space Out event will last 90 minutes and participants have to excel at doing… Read more Audio

12:32 PM.In 1988 a choir founded in the '50s Soviet socialist era, the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir released the album Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares. It won them a Grammy, turned them into an… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Angella Dravid is this year's Fred Award winner for best show at the International Comedy Festival, taking home the iconic gumboot and a prize of 5000 dollars. She's only the third woman to ever win… Read more Audio