Arts

German-Jewish refugee Richard Fuchs, came to New Zealand in 1939 fleeing from Nazi persecution. Fuchs wrote symphonies, chamber works, as well as many songs.

But because he was Jewish, his music was… Audio

A new production coming to Auckland audiences over the next month combines the story of one man's personal struggle with the loss of his partner and loss of the magnificent stand of trees surrounding… Audio

Kieran Hurley's work Mouthpiece, won the Hector MacMillan Award for Best new Scottish play and the prestigous Carol Tambor Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year (2019), where it was sold… Audio

Brokenwood Mysteries, Go Girls, Oliver - star of stage and screen, Bronwyn Turei, is our expert today and she talks about what it takes to become an actor. Audio

Dr Piri Sciascia (1946-2020) was farewelled this week at his hometown of Porangahau  in the Hawkes Bay following his passing on the 18th of January. Audio

Since 1996 Christchurch's The Physics Room has been one of our most significant incubators for contemporary artists, yet for two years it's been without a secure home. In that time it has run a bold… Audio, Gallery

It was the British TV series Extras that brought Ashley Jensen to wider attention, although prior to landing the part of Maggie she’d had a busy career on stage and TV – including a stint in Ugly… Audio, Gallery

A dance epidemic broke out in Strasbourg in 1518, and a new show about it stars foremost New Zealand contemporary dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter. Over the decades he's worked with our top… Audio, Gallery

"Teachers hope to end "near death" of arts in school" ran the Newsroom headline in an article by Professor of Education at the University of Auckland Peter O'Connor this week. The week at Te Papa in… Audio

A celebration of song with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave and the King's Singers. Video

Standing Room Only's first arts and culture show for 2020. 12.30-4pm Sunday Audio

Australia-based Nelson-born creative Anton Thomas is putting the art back into cartography with beautiful hand-drawn maps. His giant (1.2 metre by 1.5 metre) map North America: Portrait of A Continent… Audio, Gallery

The sustainable New Zealand fashion label Kowtow is branching out into swimwear – but not made of any ordinary fabric. The first non-natural fabric the brand has used is made from regenerated fishing… Audio

Tonight Christchurch's Bread & Circus Buskers festival is swinging into action, and its promising to lure the biggest crowds to the central city since pre-earthquake times.

But organisers admit the… Audio

The Dead Lands – a ground-breaking new TV show featuring a 100-percent Māori and Pasifika cast – debuts to a massive international TV audience tonight. The series is a supernatural adventure series in… Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at the latest take on Dolittle, starring Robert Downey Jr and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, with Tom Hanks as beloved children's entertainer Fred Rogers… Audio

A 14 year old girl becomes the latest bride of a wealthy farmer in 19th Century Vietnam (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio

Dan Slevin reviews a plucked-from-the-headlines drama about the sexual harassment scandal that hit Fox News in 2016 starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie. Audio

Robert Downey Jr. takes on the role of Hugh Lofting's famous doctor who preferred animals to people in this expensive reboot. (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio

Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and he reviews a new family entertainment starring Robert Downey Jr., Dolittle; a drama about the Fox News sexual harassment scandal that ended the career of… Audio