Arts

A lineup of talented narrators including Wellington’s mayor Justin Lester and RNZ’s Kim Hill, lend their voices to the retelling of Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at New Zealand Festival… Audio

Modern technology jazzes up Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at NZ Festival. Max Richter on why he wants his audiences to go to sleep.  We give away his CD’s to help you doze off. And the most famous of…

Tamati Patuwai is inviting people to come to his own back yard in Glen Innes to take part in an "artivist" project that explores the impact of the housing redevelopment in the Tamaki area of Auckland… Audio

Te Papa's new art gallery Toi Art is being officially opened today and opens to the public tomorrow. The new art gallery will display works from the likes of Goldie, Lindauer, Ralph Hotere, Rita Angus… Audio

Te Wananga o Aotearoa has come onboard as a WOMAD partner this year and has helped develop a 'Teach Me Te Reo' section in the festival's app. Audio

More than 150 contemporary and heritage Pacific artists are gathering in Wellington this week to measure the pulse of Pacific Arts and Culture in New Zealand. Audio

In early 90s Christchurch, a remarkable group of Pasifika performers take their first steps towards success. Audio

Today we will discuss the poem, Us by Fardowsa Mohamed. Audio

Music videos for Justin Bieber, work on JLo world tours, her own album...now Parris Goebel has written Young Queen, telling how she became one of the most sought-after choreographers in hip hop.

  Video, Audio

Takaka-based writer and actress Martine Baanvinger's one-woman show "Solitude" is opening in Wellington next week.

  Audio

Irish choreography Michael Keegan-Dolan takes the title Swan Lake from the classic Tchaikovsky ballet but does his contemporary interpretation follow the original folk tale in other ways? Jennifer… Audio

New Zealand has been inundated with fantastic talent from around the world here for the various festivals on this month. The Auckland Writers Festival in May is also attracting some big names… Audio

Auckland Writers Festival announces its programme for the May Festival; Jennifer Shennan reviews the Irish Swan Lake, but not as you know it and we bring you another concerto that you have to hear. We… Video

Is the best film of 2018 only available on Netflix? Dan Slevin suspects it might be. Video

Star Wars fans from around NZ flocked to the capital to see the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform the score of Star Wars A New Hope, with the film playing on a big screen behind the musicians. So… Audio

Was the force with the NZSO in its Star Wars performances at NZ Festival? Paul Rosoman brings Fields of Poppies alive at St Mary of the Angels tonight. Then the second of our famous five concertos you… Video