Arts

The National Centre of Musical Excellence in Wellington gets a $4 million Lotteries boost; Prokofiev heads into a pub, and top trumpeter Alison Balsom emphasizes the importance of music education… Audio

Moko artists and carvers Arekatera Maihi and Jacob Tautari talk about mixing chisels with tattoo guns and their personal views on giving moko to non-Māori in the final episode of Taa Moko Sessions. Audio

Under the shadow of the French Revolution and its Reign of Terror, a poet and a servant-turned-revolutionary compete for the affections of a young aristocrat

If you research anything in New Zealand, sooner or later his name will crop up - but who knows much about Alexander Turnbull, apart from the fact he gave his name to one of our great libraries? Simon… Audio

This month in our literary slot we're focusing on poets with interesting new volumes of poetry. The Facts is the second book of verse by Therese Lloyd, following 2013's Other Animals, published by… Audio

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An audio visual spectacle which combines live digital painting and and improvised electronic musical performance, Kuki Koori is the brainchild of Fat Freddy Drop's Iain Gordon aka Kuki… Video, Audio, Gallery

Photographers are no longer just thinking about presenting their work blown up on the wall in exhibitions - or in the pages of magazines. The digital and web age has brought new forms of online… Audio, Gallery

All this month on Standing Room Only we're talking to the people behind the shortlisted exhibitions for the Walters, New Zealand's top art prize - a glimpse into some of the most exciting artwork… Audio

American artist Jodie Mack has been described as "the most exciting experimental film-maker of her generation". She works mostly in the abstract animation field, often using textiles, magazine… Audio

As General Director of leading international art fair FIAC in Paris since 2010, Jennifer Flay is a New Zealander playing an important role in the contemporary art world. Jennifer left New Zealand for… Audio

Thanks to the Fresh Prince himself, the Rewa All Stars' Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-inspired hip-hop routine has gone viral. Nese Godinet and Iavana Seuala hope it will help change perceptions of South… Video, Audio

New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham was one of the late 20th century's most influential trend spotters and style authorities. He died two years ago, on 25 June 2016, and now his photos and… Audio

Typeface designer Kris Sowersby founded Klim Type Foundry (Klim) in 2005. He studied at Whanganui School of Design and worked briefly as a graphic designer before starting Klim. Since releasing his… Audio

Executive Director Frances Turner has resigned from the Royal New Zealand Ballet and will leave the company in September. Video

A professional theatre collective in Christchurch says a decision to show them the door is brutal and unfair. Free Theatre says it's being kicked out of a performing arts space in Christchurch's… Video, Audio

Kathryn Price is the Tauranga-based founder of Upcycled & Co ... she teaches people how to paint furniture, with a mind to helping them turn ordinary things into pieces of art. Audio, Gallery

Cy Mcloed is passionate about Kapahaka, health & fitness and moko. Justine Murray sits in on a session at his home at Mount Maunganui where he talks about how the physical demands of being a moko… Audio

One of China’s greatest classical novels, as famous in China as ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is in the West, recounts the love triangle between a young nobleman and two very different women: one his spiritual…