Arts

Former Aucklander Tianyi Lu who has won the 2020 Premio Cantelli International Conducting Competition in Italy.

Tianyi cut her teeth as a young conductor working with the Auckland Philharmonia… Audio

A Singaporean New Zealander is working on this country's first Asian Cabaret. Voices finds out what that will look like. Produced by Liz Garton Audio

It's been a wild ride but New Zealanders' time with the notorious West family is coming to an end after 12 seasons. The final series of Westside, the prequel to the equally successful Outrageous… Audio, Gallery

The first series of improv comedy series Educators on TVNZ on Demand was a smash hit for its creators Jonny Brugh, Jackie Van Beek and director Jesse Griffin. So it's hardly surprising the team got a… Audio, Gallery

Beethoven's "Sonata Number 30 in E Major" weaves its way through a novella that's won a Trans-Tasman literary award for its writer, Professor Bryan Walpert from Massey University. Bryan, who's also a… Audio

Christchurch's latest Public Art Walkway is about to open, in stages, offering pedestrians a collection of temporary sculptures to enliven their strolls though the city. It's courtesy of SCAPE which… Audio, Gallery

A Mild Case of Murder, The Wife Who Knew and Happy Honeymoon - A Near Tragedy - three titles of, we're told, early New Zealand films by enthusiastic amateur director Robert Steele are at the centre of… Audio, Gallery

Auckland's pioneering South Asian Prayas Theatre company is going big with its 15th birthday celebrations - performing highlights from eight plays from different time periods around the Indian… Audio, Gallery

Moss Patterson has been choreographing ambitious and breathtaking dances for more than a decade, with Atamira Dance Company and more recently with his company TOHU. In recognition of his leadership… Audio

Props are often the unsung heroes of set-design on stage or screen. They may be brandished by the actors, or just sitting quietly on a shelf waiting to be produced, but they're always crucial in a… Audio, Gallery

Ariana Tikao is a composer and performer of Kāi Tahu descent whose waiata bring to life ancestral stories. She is a passionate exponent of the indigenous musical instruments of Aotearoa and is… Audio

Former Air New Zealand cabin attendant Taaniko Nordstrom, and her sister-in-law Vienna Nordstrom, are the creative duo behind Soldiers Rd Portraits, a photography-based business they set up together… Audio, Gallery

Chamber Music from the heady days of the '20s' is coming to a concert hall near you over the next few weeks. 

Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins, and composer Ben Hoadley, whose new work Cave Dances is… Audio

In warehouses near motorways and on backlots in West Auckland, players who contract to the movie industry are making their mark - in business, and on the world.  Audio

What happens when you spend three years working to create a virtual world for international audiences - only for a pandemic to disrupt it all?

A Miramar creative duo took their own personal and… Video, Audio

Pianist Stephen de Pledge discusses his surprising 50th year when the closest he can get to an audience is through his live-streamed performance with the APO tonight. While he'll miss having people… Audio

Auckland's Civic Theatre is preparing to host a battle of the voices this Friday when two musical heavyweights form audience choirs to find a winner. Legendary musician Laughton Kora from KORA, and… Audio