Arts

Free Theatre Christchurch is an experimental performance company established by staff and students at Canterbury University in 1979 under the guidance of recent German arrival Peter Falkenberg. Audio, Gallery

Four years ago, celebrated playwright Victor Rodger wrote Club Paradiso for its main star, actor Robbie Magasiva. Robbie plays Q, a criminal on the run who bursts into a bar, covered in blood, high on… Audio

The Boy With Tape On His Face, known more recently, as Tape Face has upset some fans. They think they've been duped after it came to light that it wasn't the original Tape Face performing in Las… Audio

More than 40 years after the infamous dawn raids on Pacific islanders, those who were there are being asked to tell their story for a new generation hungry to know. Audio

Te Radar and James Elliot discuss "Marrots" - meaty carrots, warnings in the US that flushing drugs could create "meth-gators", and why chimps are more sociable after watching movies together. Audio

Dan Slevin delves deeper into the 2019 film festival programme. Video

Dunedin based dancer and filmmaker, Daniel Belton from Good Company Arts joins Bryan in the Dunedin studio to talk about some of his recent work and about why he's chosen Dunedin as a base for his… Audio

Dutch filmmaker Marjoleine Boonstra's latest film highlights the plight of four of the world's almost forgotten or disappeared languages and those who are fighting to preserve them.  Video, Audio

Angus Hendry was the only male competitor at the 2019 NZ Highland and National Dancing Championships in Blenheim, but it's fair to say he took centre stage.

Mr Hendry took home top awards for six of… Audio

New studies show suicide rates in the United States went up after a controversial Netflix drama on suicide was aired.

A graphic three-minute suicide scene in the series '13 Reasons Why' has now been… Video, Audio

The removal of a suicide scene from the Netflix drama '13 Reasons Why' is being called the right thing to do, but mental health advocates say the damage has already been done, with the show being… Audio

A mental health expert says he isn't surprised by research connecting Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" with increased suicides.

The series depicts the lead up and the aftermath of the suicide of the 17… Audio

It's the eve of New Zealand's International Film Festival which opens for the 51st time in Auckland tomorrow night before touring its program around the country.  Audio

If you can’t get to the International Film Festival – or it can‘t get to you – Dan Slevin suggests some ways you can have a festival at home. Video

Photo exhibitions are wonderful places, if you're into that sort of stuff. But lots of adults these days exist on a visual diet of smartphones and instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and ironic memes. Audio

The Lately Book Club is a way to explore the world with writers through their work. Tonight poet and critic Steven Toussaint talks about something very interesting that is going on in New Zealand… Audio

This year’s film festival features three documentaries about strong-willed, opinionated and fascinating women. Dan Slevin has seen them. Video

David Lynch is one of the most distinctive and important directors of 20th century cinema. We take a trip through some of the finest musical moments in his decorated career Audio