Dance
Eve Gordon and Mike Edward - Ithaca
Eve Gordon and Mike Edward are New Zealand's answer to Cirque Du Soleil - their new show Ithaca rewrites Homer's Odyssey and takes it from ancient Greece to outer space. We talk to the duo about their… Audio
Kuik Swee Boon: Choreographer
Singaporean choreographer Kuik Swee Boon is in the country to work with the students of the New Zealand School of Dance on excerpts from his piece 'As It Fades'. He talks to Eva about his influences… Audio
Mudra Dance Creation
Adorned in nine-meter long saris and dripping with jewels a troupe of dancers from India perform saucy satire that dates back to 1560s. One of India's most beautiful dance traditions from the… Audio, Gallery
Amanda Skoog: Farewell RNZB
Amanda Skoog has been Managing Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet for nine years. She's moving on, and shifting to London. Clarissa asks her what she has planned. Audio
Carla van Zon: Auckland Arts Festival 2016
The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival programme is out now. Artistic director Carla van Zon previews some of the highlights from next year's lineup. Audio
Constructing the Tutu
Tutus add to the spectacle of classical ballet and are equally as important as the set design. This August, the New Zealand School of Dance launched an appeal to raise $9,000.00 towards the… Audio, Gallery
Neil Ieremia: Black Grace
Now in its 20th year, Black Grace Dance Company are presenting 'Siva' and '20 for 20' over the next couple of months. Artistic director and choreographer talks about these works, and looks back on the… Audio
Sara Brodie: Arts Laureate
The Arts Foundation announced this year's group of Laureate Award winners at last night's ceremony at Auckland's Mercury Theatre. Director Sara Brodie is among the recipients, and she tells Clarissa… Audio
Emere Wano: WOMAD 2016
The lineup for next year's WOMAD world music festival in Taranaki is out. Artistic director Emere Wano talks through some of the highlights. Audio
New Zealand Festival 2016
The New Zealand Festival celebrates its 30th Birthday in 2016. Artistic director Shelagh Magadza previews next year's lineup. Audio
Claire Mabey: LitCrawl and the Tauranga Arts Festival
Claire Mabey has a busy few weeks ahead of her; she's in charge of both the Tauranga Arts Festival and Wellington's LitCrawl writers and readers events. Audio
Francesco Ventriglia: RNZB 2016 Season
The Royal New Zealand Ballet has announced the 2016 season; the first to be fully programmed by Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia. Audio
Dance and identity
Choreographer, Professor and Fulbright Scholar Sherry Shapiro has worked with South African students to find out about the relationship between dance and identity. Usually she's based in North… Audio
Drew James: PANNZ
Drew James is the Senior Producer for the Performing Arts Network of New Zealand's touring agency. He talks about their first year of operation. Audio
You got big dreams? You want fame?
More than 350 Wellingtonians aged 10-70 have been putting on their dancing shoes and dusting off their lycra eager to star in the huge public spectacle that's kicking off the New Zealand Festival… Video, Audio, Gallery
Jack Gray: 'Mitimiti' too 1445
Atamira Dance Company's latest offering is 'Mitimiti', developed over five years of extensive research and workshops. Eva asks choreographer Jack Gray what it's all about. Audio
Carrie Rae Cunningham: Tempo Festival
Carrie Rae Cunningham has been involved with Auckland's Tempo Festival of Dance since 2008, in a number of capacities. This year, she takes the reins as Artistic Director. She tells Eva what they have… Audio
Turning film noir into dance noir
Zahra Killeen-Chance is an award winning choreographer and dancer, whose choreographed work has been produced in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Taipei. Currently Zahra is studying for a masters in… Audio
A positive spin on Christchurch's wrecked buildings
New York Choreographer Leslie Scott is collaborating with Christchurch dancers on a project about decaying and demolished buildings and rebullding. Christchurch offers many options in all three… Audio
Adam Hayward: Body Festival
Body Festival director Adam Hayward outlines this year's events, in the fourteenth iteration of the dance festival. Audio