Arts

Today's Bookmark Guest has many strings to his bow - he's been a graffiti artist, a tattooist, an illustrator, print-maker, graphic designer, painter, driver to the stars, rapper, radio DJ, TV… Audio, Gallery

Get your jazz hands ready and your vocals warmed up as the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra brings musical smash hits to life this week. New Zealand bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Australian… Audio

British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard likes to say he is a really boring person who has lived an interesting life. That may not have been the best pitch to the publishers for his first book, but it… Audio

Aucklander, Rewa Walia, is using social media to create works of art. She's using symbols from social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, to create digital images. And they'll soon feature in one of… Audio, Gallery

References to Colin McCahon's paintings and the Rocky Horror Picture Show can be seen in an exhibition of work by a visiting Sydney artist - Nell - who is a bundle of contradictions. She is a Buddhist… Audio, Gallery

There's a reason Romeo and Juliet is one of the ultimate love stories - the young star-crossed lovers' story is the stuff of stage, screen, music and of course literature. The Royal New Zealand Ballet… Audio

Elisabeth Moss has appeared in two of the most successful TV series of the past 15 years –​ West Wing and Mad Men. This year, she adds The Handmaid's Tale and the new series of Top of the Lake to the… Audio

More than half a century after this country's deadliest road accident, a young Auckland theatre company is exploring what happened during and after the Brynderwyn bus crash of 1963. Fifteen people… Audio

Jonathan Mane-Wheoki has been described one of New Zealand's most important and influential art historians. He made a huge contribution to this country's Maori and Pacific art history in particular… Audio

Corey Mosen has trained his dog, Ajax, to sniff out kea nests in remote parts of the South Island where the endangered bird can be found. Mosen then places cameras in and around the nests to monitor… Audio

Jennifer Brea was pursuing her PhD at Harvard when she fell ill with a fever which turned into years of illness. In the documentary Unrest, she tells the story of discovering and seeking treatment for… Video, Audio

Composer Marc Chesterman discusses the bizarre requests composers get from directors and other challenges of creating music for documentary, in this case, the new Florian Habicht film Spookers. Video, Audio

Auckland poet, author and musician Dominic Hoey (aka Tourettes) reflects on his losing battle with a degenerative bone disease. Audio, Gallery