Arts
At the Movies 21 April 2021 - Climbing out of Debt
Simon Morris checks out the success-rate of recent, bigger movies when it comes to encouraging world audiences back to cinemas. And he looks at the latest would-be crowd pleaser, as well as two more… Audio
Australian musician John Butler
Australian musician John Butler who will be performing in two New Zealand concerts next month, the first at the Isaac Theatre Royal on May 15, and the second at The Powerstation in Auckland on May 16.
…How to Write a Foreword
Today's how to write looks at what should be included in a foreword in a book. Author Catherine Robertson joins Jesse to talk about what a foreword is, who should write one and how to. Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Dance
Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, director and choreographer Malia Johnston joins us once again. Tonight we catch her during the "pack-in" at the Repertory House in… Video, Audio
Television Critic: Perlina Lau and Sam Brooks
Perlina Lau has been looking at the Allen V Farrow documentary. Sam Brooks has been watching 'Popstars'. Audio
Court theatre fifty years of ushering
The Court Theatre in Christchurch has an important milestone coming up this week, it's celebrating 50 years since it first opened. Gay Peek has been a volunteer usher for each one of those years. Audio
Ugly Duckling helps change the NZ male ballet narrative
The Royal New Zealand Ballet are about to open a free show for kids and families - at Te Papa in the school holidays - The Ugly Duckling. It plays April 19 and 20. What makes this performance… Audio
A long-needed diary rescue project
Do you have a diary hidden away somewhere at risk of being chucked out or just deteriorating due to lack of attention? Dr Vivienne Plumb is a devotee of diaries. She's also a poet, fiction writer… Audio
New poetry from author and slam artist - Courtney Sina Meredith
Burst Kisses on the Actual Wind is the latest collection of poems by author, playwright and slam artist Courtney Sina Meredith. Courtney's first poetry book Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick came out… Audio
Alys Longley links up with artists around the world
Dr Alys Longley from the University of Auckland has become an expert in collaborating with artists around the world in these pandemic disrupted times. The Associate Professor of Dance Studies in the… Audio, Gallery
New flags commemorate the people and horses of World War One
On ANZAC Day, flags will fly around the Wairarapa to commemorate both the soldiers and the horses who made up the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade serving in the first World War. Creating the flags… Audio, Gallery
Transmission
More than 20 hours of interviews recorded during and since the New Zealand-wide lockdown in March last year, have been distilled into a stage show called Transmission. The key figures for creators… Audio, Gallery
Caren Rangi the first Pacific Chair of the Arts Council
Caren Rangi, the first Pacific Chair of the Arts Council in its 55-year history, is confident more Pasifika leaders will head the body that governs arts funder Creative New Zealand in the future. Ms… Audio
An often Invisible history of the casualties of war
Portraying the invisible through visual art - that's the challenge more than 20 artists from universities in Poland, America and New Zealand set themselves back in 2019. The exhibition Invisible's… Audio, Gallery
The life of Rita Angus revisited
It's ironic - you spend years researching a book, it wins acclaim and awards when it's published, and then it generates new information that you wish you'd been able to include in it. But the good… Audio, Gallery
Oscars show reinvented as a movie - with masks, longer speeches
Producers hope the Oscars ceremony will have the look and feel of a movie, giving winners more time for speeches while coronavirus masks will also play a major role.
FARR (arr Keith Moss) Tango Un Verano de Passion
This Wellington Chamber Music concert featuring Trio Élan was recorded by RNZ Concert at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 4 April 2021. Audio
PIAZZOLLA (arr Jose Bragato) Otoño Porteño
This Wellington Chamber Music concert featuring Trio Élan was recorded by RNZ Concert at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 4 April 2021. Audio
MARC EYCHENNE Cantilene and Dance
This Wellington Chamber Music concert featuring Trio Élan was recorded by RNZ Concert at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 4 April 2021. Audio
DEBUSSY Violin Sonata in G minor
This Wellington Chamber Music concert featuring Trio Élan was recorded by RNZ Concert at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 4 April 2021. Audio
