Beloved New Zealand author Janet Frame’s landmark novel will be brought to life on stage for the first time ever. Filled with fierce heart and visual splendour, Owls Do Cry is considered one of New Zealand’s landmark novels and is making its world premiere in Frame’s childhood hometown of Ōamaru (4 and 5 October), before heading to... Keep Reading

DATES: 11-15 March 2020 LOCATION: Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre “Mirror mirror on the wall … who is the fairest of them all …” French company Ballet Preljocaj performs its darkly delectable contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale Snow White in its New Zealand premiere, exclusive to Auckland Arts Festival. Announce... Keep Reading

Five Christchurch Artists are finalist for 2019 Parkin Drawing Prize Awards. Among the finalist this year are Ōtautahi Christchurch artists: Blair Chamberlain, Lucy Dolan Kang, Donna-Marie Patterson, Michael Springer and Greg Yee. The winner of the $20,000 prize will be selected and announced 5 August by John Gow from Gow Langsford Gallery. Keep Reading

After a hugely successful tour in 2018 that included 32 performances in theatres, prisons and marae, Rodney Bell is in Ōtaki at the Māoriland Hub with his award-winning performance work, Meremere. The performance is on the Friday and Saturday nights of July 26 and 27, with a matinee show on the Saturday. Meremere is a powerful and engaging... Keep Reading

NEW TAIRĀWHITI ARTS FESTIVAL INAUGURAL PROGRAMME REVEALED The Gisborne region’s new flagship arts and culture event - steeped in the local while connected with stories from across the country and the Pacific - will envelop the creative East Coast from 4-20 October. The inaugural programme for New Zealand’s newest major arts... Keep Reading

After a hugely successful tour in 2018 that included 32 performances in theatres, prisons and Marae, Rodney Bell returns with his award-winning performance work Meremere, heading to even more centres this July and August. Keep Reading

After their recent critically acclaimed production of Monteverdi’s 1607 opera Orfeo in August, Eternity Opera is preparing for its next fully staged production, Puccini’s masterpiece Madam Butterfly from 16-24 November at the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington. Madam Butterfly follows a young bride in 1950’s Japan who renounces her religion... Keep Reading

“I like watching the sky: the clouds moving, the contrasts of colour and shape and shade.” Rosemarie, an artist at Pablos Art Studios in Wellington for the past three years, is talking about the artwork she has donated to the Pablos Art Auction on Friday 26 October. Keep Reading

When Ōtautahi Christchurch’s new central city library Tūranga opens Friday 12 October, it will also see the opening of a new Christchurch City Council gallery and a collaborative artwork by Michel Tuffery and local secondary school students.  Tuffery and his team will work from 16th to 18th October, drawing onto Tūranga library’s... Keep Reading

DANZ welcomes some new members to the team. Keep Reading

A state-of-the-art creative campus is set to open in Wellington, offering a world-first Bachelor of Creativity, arming students with the skills they need for the jobs of the future. Keep Reading

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is gearing up for the premiere of The Piano: the ballet, a new full length ballet by Czech choreographer Jiří Bubeníček, presented in association with the New Zealand Festival and the Auckland Arts Festival. Keep Reading

The 2017 $20,000 Parkin Contemporary New Zealand Drawing Award, generously provided and founded by Chris Parkin of Wellington, the 84 finalistsleft me with a daunting task of selecting only 1 winner and 10 highly commended works. I thank the judging panel of Kelcy Taratoa, John Gow, Simon Rees andWarren Feeney who brought the more daunting tas... Keep Reading

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