Arts

In this episode of Voices; we meet a New Zealand Chinese migrant who is making waves on the gaming scene both here and in China. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio

In just a few days the finalists of the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin Competition will be announced and they'll have five months to hone their performances for the judges. Winning the… Video, Audio

A young man obsessed with the portrayal of the underworld in literature, finds himself face to face with hell on earth during the first world war. Theodore De'ath is the central character in the first… Audio

Australian-based Amrita Hepi is a high profile and overtly political choreographer, dancer and filmmaker who weaves her twin Aboriginal (Bundjulung) and Maori (Ngapuhi) heritage into her work. The… Audio, Gallery

The 'Sold Out' sign was out at Auckland's Q theatre several times this year, a great sign when live performance has a lot of competition for audiences. Sarah Graham decides on the programme for the… Audio

Creative Wellington couple Lucy Marinkovich and Lucien Johnson will soon be packing their bags - and in Lucien's case his saxophone - to head to the Big Apple on the Harriet Friedlander New York… Audio, Gallery

Radical changes have happened to the way we train our future screen and performing arts stars at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in Wellington. With his staff director Christian Penny has… Audio, Gallery

Filmmaking in New Zealand is a very tough gig. Our size means money's tight and competition is intense for funding and support especially for new film makers. A champion of new talent Esther… Audio

A New Zealand woman involved in a London programme getting art by homeless people onto the walls of the city's cafes, says it's an idea that could easily work over here. Sarah Caldwell-Watson is the… Audio, Gallery

Novelist, short story writer and essayist, Paula Morris (Ngati Wai, Ngati Whatua) is the 2018 Katherine Mansfield Fellow, announced by the Arts Foundation this week. She will spend at least four… Audio

Julie Collis has been a working actor for many years, but a chance encounter in Los Angeles recently has opened up the possibility of her working in Hollywood. Audio

Louis John Steele was celebrated during his life as one of New Zealand's great artists. He was one of Charles Goldie's first teachers and collaborated with him with him on major projects. But when… Audio, Gallery

Dan Slevin recommends Daniel Day-Lewis' last film as this week's new-to-streaming highlight. Video

John le Carré’s obsession with con artists, philanderers, fabulists and fibbers informs the new adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl, says Dan Slevin. Video

Our public gallery collections reflect colonial ties to England and an art history rooted both here and in Europe. But what of collecting and representing the art scene of today from elsewhere - in… Audio, Gallery

Jo Randerson is an artist whose career it seems knows no bounds - she is best known currently as a director, performer and producer with Barbarian Productions the theatre company she established with… Audio, Gallery

These days if you're in the arts you have to be pretty light on your feet, looking for new opportunities and new audiences, while keeping faith with the old ones. It's a balancing act, and one of the… Audio, Gallery

Marty started 13th Floor in 2011 and changed it (with Reuben Raj, pictured with Marty) to Radio 13 in the middle of this year. Radio 13 is a music site with 24/7 streaming radio station that has a… Audio

The Independent newspaper in the UK dubbed her the world's leading sex scenes director. Ita O'Brien from the UK has the job title of 'Intimacy Cooridnator'. She teaches in some of Britain's premier… Audio, Gallery