Circus
Trapeze artist Adam Malone on the circus and cabaret show seducing Auckland audiences
An upbeat circus, cabaret and comedy show has been seducing audiences at the Auckland Arts Festival. La Ronde sees audiences treated to pole dancing, trapeze acts and soaring vocal performances. Audio
Fijian Flying Circus swoops into town
The Fijian Flying Circus is bringing their action-packed show to New Zealand. Audio
The Dust Palace finds home in dedicated hub
The country's leading circus theatre company, The Dust Palace,is about to open and tour their new show Haus of Yolo and secondly move into a new venue. Audio
Star Dust - a celebration of cabaret and circus
The circus has always been a symbol of escape, from children being amazed, amused - and often bemused - by their first experience of a live show, to disgruntled rebels running away to join the circus… Audio, Gallery
Graham Nash: The 'boy' who still wants to know everything
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash might have recently turned 80, but there appears little chance of the octogenarian slowing down after more than half a century in the professional music… Audio
Aerial circus Place des Anges
The French aerial circus Place des Anges which is preparing to soar above Auckland's domain next month, encouraging the audience to look skyward and form a new relationship with a familar place… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Thom Monckton in Helsinki
Running away to join the circus is a dream for many, but for Kiwi theatre performer Thom Monckton it's been an absolute reality. Thom's based in Helsinki but is Calling Home is currently touring his… Audio
Two Bit Circus: Putting Big Top fun into science
Brent Bushnell runs a circus - but not the kind you might remember from your childhood. It's a Micro-Amusement Park, combining Virtual Reality, escape rooms and carnival games - with liberal amounts… Audio
A circus celebrating air
Massive balloons, a giant snow globe, and huge kites - that's what's being promised in a new circus show coming to town. Air Play is just that, a show all about the air we breathe and they way we play… Audio
Circus takes kids back to the risky '40s
Does it test your nerve when you see someone jumping off something dangerously high, or pulling on a rope just to see what happens? And what if that person testing their limits is a child? Audio, Gallery
Under the big top
It’s difficult to imagine circus artists and an orchestra working together, but that is what’s happening this weekend when trapeze artists and acrobats team with Orchestra Wellington for Under the Big… Audio
Celebrating the weird and wonderful
Sugar and spice, and all things nice… and naughty make up a variety spectacular coming to Wellington. The Menagerie Deluxe combines burlesque, circus acts, opera singers, jazz vocalists, drag queens… Audio
Fire-breather injects chemistry into the show
Lizzie Tollemache, actor, variety entertainer and fire breather is one half of Rollicking Entertainment, bringing circus and stunts to festivals and stages around the globe. Based out of Lyttleton… Audio
Ronaldo Brothers - Growing up Circus
Belgian brothers Danny and David Ronaldo have circus in the blood - six generations of the Ronaldo family have been part of the circus. They join Wallace with some stories of the circus and how their… Audio
Daniele Finzi Pasca on the Art of Circus
Daniele Finzi Pasca, is an internationally acclaimed director with a special knack for letting the audience's imagination run wild. His shows range from productions of the English National Opera, to… Video, Audio, Gallery
'She's wild! She's wacky! She is KooKoo the Birdgirl!'
Sarah Houbolt is an aerial artist, fire eater, and former paralympian who thinks nothing of precariously swinging at great heights despite being partially sighted and only 144 cm tall. Now she's about… Video, Audio, Gallery
Vincent O'Donnell: Christchurch Arts Festival
Upbeat Australian correspondent Vincent O'Donnell is on this side of the Tasman at the moment, visiting the Christchurch Arts Festival. He talks about some of the Festival highlights. Audio
Tom's one man mission
Tom Haitoua is on a mission to help out youngsters from hard up families in working class Mount Wellington. He runs an-after school programme at the suburb's Riverside Community Centre, where one day… Audio
Ewe Me and the Lambs
Relda Greenhalgh farms about an hour away from Kawhia, near Mount Pirongia. It's an isolated spot to start with, but she also lives with no phone or power. Her most recent project is breeding from… Audio, Gallery
Ewe Me and the Lambs
Relda Greenhalgh farms about an hour away from Kawhia, near Mount Pirongia. It's an isolated spot to start with, but she also lives with no phone or power. Her most recent project is breeding from…
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