Category Archives: Arts
Blonde and Blonder: The Cultural Legacy of Sweet Valley High
Three decades after the first in the SVH series was published, Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley Confidential reunites readers with Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, covergirls of the then-ubiquitous high school romance novel. Now ten years older, are the twins and their stories any wiser?
Cav and Pag
New Zealand Opera present Pietro Mascagani and Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.
This One’s For Christchurch
Canterbury writers share their memories and express their hopes for Christchurch at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival.
An Hour With Fatima Bhutto
At the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival: Fatima Bhutto on Songs of Blood and Sword
The NZTrio: Kiwi Sampler 2
A recent concert performed by the NZTrio, featuring homegrown works from their repertoire.
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Crombie to Burton: Early New Zealand Photography
John Leech Gallery catalogues New Zealand photographers of the 19th century.
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Paul Gilding on The Great Disruption
The former global head of Greenpeace calls for less talk and more action in his new book tackling the twin threats of climate change and economic collapse.
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Fantastica:
The World of Leo Bensemann
Peter Simpson redresses the overlooked career of New Zealand artist Leo Bensemann.
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The Current Theatre:
March/April 2011
A bi-monthly commentary on the Wellington theatre scene. In this edition: Wellington Fringe Festival 2011, Capital E National Arts Festival, Outgames 2011.
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The Art Of Peter Siddell
Words and urbanscapes from the New Zealand artist.
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The Current Theatre:
January/February 2011
A bi-monthly commentary on the Wellington theatre scene. In this edition: The Motor Camp, No Taste Forever, Etiquette, Daughters of Heaven, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Broken China, The Love of Your Life, Heat, A Winter’s Tale, The Peek Party.
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A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy
Gregory O’Brien’s journey through the art of the late Graham Percy.
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Hauaga: The Art Of John Pule
A well deserved survey of one of New Zealand’s singular artists.
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Xerxes
New Zealand Opera present Handel’s Xerxes at the Auckland Arts Festival.
Magda Mayas and Tony Buck, with support from Daniel Beban
The Berlin-based experimental pianist and prolific Australian drummer/percussionist perform for a Wellington audience.
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The Ears Have Spoken: Black Milk
The performance of Douglas Wright’s Black Milk is explored by photographer John Savage.
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How to Make Gravy
Australian musician Paul Kelly’s “mongrel memoir”.
175 East (November 18, 2011)