Auckland Arts Festival
Che-Fu & The Kratez: Return of the Navigator - Auckland Arts Festival 2021
To Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his groundbreaking album Navigator, Che-Fu and the Kratez reunited for a performance at Auckland's Town Hall as part of the 2021 Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Auckland Arts Festival: Pūmanawa - Te Iti Kahurangi
Kapa haka group Te Iti Kahurangi performs at the Auckland Arts Festival's 'Pūmanawa', Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 21 March 2021. Audio
The State of live festivals under Delta
Postponing, rescheduling, cancelling, even rebranding... Organisers of the country's biggest arts, film and music festivals are having to make huge calls on the fate of their events in the light of… Audio, Gallery
Auckland Arts Festival: Pūmanawa - Tūwhitia kia Angitu
Kapa haka group Tuwhitia kia Angitu performs at the Auckland Arts Festival's 'Pūmanawa', Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 21 March 2021. Audio
REICH: Six Pianos
Performed by pianists Sarah Watkins, Liam Wooding, Jian Liu, Stephen De Pledge, Michael Houstoun, and Somi Kim, Auckland Town Hall, 18 March 2021. Audio
PSATHAS: Voices at the End
Performed by pianists Sarah Watkins, Liam Wooding, Jian Liu, Stephen De Pledge, Michael Houstoun, and Somi Kim, at Auckland Town Hall, 18 March 2021. Video, Audio
Are the arts essential?
What is the role of the arts sector in a pandmeic world? That was the issue at the heart of the discussion at the Are the Arts Essential debate recorded at the Auckland Arts Festival in cooperation… Audio
The great debate: Are the arts essential?
Are the Arts Essential? For listeners to this programme, that seems a no-brainer, you'd think. But six people who make their living in creative fields are about to go head to head to debate the… Audio
Auckland Arts Festival's delayed start after lockdown
Covid-19 lockdowns in the world's largest Polynesian city forced the Auckland Arts Festival to reschedule much of a year's work in the space of a week.
But a delayed launch is set for Thursday and… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland Arts Festival among many events scrambling to reschedule
The ripple effect of the latest alert level changes is being felt by event organisers today, with many scrambling to reschedule with others have been forced to can their event all together.
While… Audio
Auckland Arts Festival - coping with Covid
The Auckland Arts Festival was one of the first major arts events that took a a huge financial hit when Covid-19 struck. But, undeterred, the organisers have pivoted like crazy to come up with a… Audio
Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Hau
Performed by soprano Mere Boynton at the Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'Clarion', 16 March 2020. Video, Audio
Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Stumbling Trains
Performed by cellist Ashley Brown at the Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'Clarion', 16 March 2020. Video, Audio
Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Chaos of Delight IV
Performed by flutist Luca Manghi and bassoonist Ben Hoadley at the Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'Clarion', 16 March 2020. Video, Audio
Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Peal
Performed by soprano Mere Boynton with Eric Renick playing tubular bells, at the Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'Clarion', 16 March 2020. Video, Audio
Clarion - complete concert
A concert devoted to the music of Eve de Castro-Robinson, recorded at the Auckland Arts Festival, 16 March 2020. Includes introductions from the composer in conversation with Tim Dodd. Audio
Finding stillness in the constant Babble
Auckland Arts Festival event, Babble brings young South Auckland voices to the stage. Kathryn talks to Babble director, Scotty Cotter and performer Hunter Karaka about navigating a noisy world. Audio
How Covid-19 is affecting New Zealand’s art scene
When the Prime Minister made her announcement yesterday about the steps being made in the light of the coronovirus threat, it was clear that it was going to affect any large gatherings of people in… Audio
Black Ties - Indigenous Australian and Aotearoa theatre
Black Ties is a new theatre piece that tells the story of trans-Tasman love through the eyes and lives of its indigenous peoples. The musical dramedy goes the heart of love and its modern… Audio
Iconic waiata to open Auckland Arts Festival
Aotea Square will be filled with song when the Auckland Arts Festival opens tomorrow evening with the free event Tira. It is a gathering of choirs from around the city, singer Hollie Smith and Hatea… Audio