Arts
Augusta Xu-Holland from 'The Eight Hundred'
Jesse speaks to Augusta Xu-Holland from the blockbuster film The Eight Hundred. Audio, Gallery
Creative couple combine crochet & sculpture
The creative endeavours of artistic south Auckland couple, sculptor Rudi Robinson and designer artist Lissy Robinson Cole include exploring crochet through a Te Ao Maori lens. They incorporate… Audio, Gallery
Tasmanian Tiger pelt found in Wairarapa museum
A pelt of a Tasmanian Tiger that for decades languished in a Wairarapa taxidermy museum is giving the scientific world new insights into the extinct Australian marsupial.
The New Zealand pelt has… Audio
Covid-19: World of Wearable Art show becomes exhibit
The 2020 World of Wearable Art show was cancelled due to Covid-19 but will instead be held as an exhibition in Wellington.
From abandoned tents transformed into avant-garde works of art, to a… Audio
Marti Friedlander's Portraits of Artists
Portraiture is one of the trickiest artforms - to get beyond the surface of a face into the soul. Photographer Marti Friedlander was an expert, and many of her black and white images - especially of… Audio, Gallery
Rejected scripts get a second chance on stage
Rejection is never easy to take - but sadly, it's the rule not the exception in so many aspects of the arts. There are simply too many applicants for too few jobs. And this is particularly true for… Audio
A new production company brings a performance to you
As live performance spaces grapple with the unpredictability of life under Covid-19, a UK company is bringing a performance to your kitchen table. Audio, Gallery
Screen Sector Strategy
This has been a strong year for New Zealand's screen sector - despite the global pandemic. 2020 opened with an Oscar for Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, and a major international TV series - the… Audio, Gallery
Horomona Horo - opportunities for traditional instruments
Encouraging musicians who play traditional Maori instruments (taonga puoro) to be braver, more experimental - that's the goal of Horomona Horo. Horomona has just been appointed as both a researcher… Audio
Southland's Art and Museum space plans to open
Two years after Invercargill's two main cultural institutions were forced to close due to seismic concerns, a transitional Art and Museum space is about to open its doors. Audio, Gallery
Van Gogh art becomes multi-sensory outdoor exhibition
The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight. Video
Ali Ventura's weekend movies
Ali reviews The Quarry and Papi Chulo. She would have also loved to have been able to get to see Tenet, but as Auckland is still in Level Three lockdown - it just wasn't possible. Audio
Slow art: Digital art gallery launched
A new digital gallery aims to connect the work of New Zealand artists with young art buyers. Audio
Van Gogh art becomes multi-sensory outdoor exhibition
The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight.
Thousands of his paintings, including "The Starry Night", "Cafe… Video, Audio
Outstanding Pasifika singers win places on Met Opera’s Young Artist Program
New Zealand singers tenor Manase Latu and bass Samson Setu have won places on the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program; it's the first time singers from Aotearoa… Audio
Dispatches from Elsewhere, John was Trying to Contact Aliens
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Dispatches from Elsewhere, created by and starring Jason Segel, the interesting true story behind John was Trying to Contact Aliens and… Audio
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
The independent American film Never Rarely Sometimes Always is the story of a young woman's efforts to have her pregnancy terminated away from home. Directed by Eliza Hittman (13 Reasons Why). Video, Audio
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
The independent American film Never Rarely Sometimes Always is the story of a young woman's efforts to have her pregnancy terminated away from home. Directed by Eliza Hittman (13 Reasons Why).
Video, AudioTwo of Us (Deux)
Two of Us (Deux) sees two ageing lesbians torn apart when one has a stroke. Stars Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Martine Chevalier (Tell no one). Audio
Two of Us (Deux)
Two of Us (Deux) sees two ageing lesbians torn apart when one has a stroke. Stars Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt) and Martine Chevalier (Tell no one). Audio
