Bach's music sustains conductor
Conductor Masaaki Suzuki tells William Dart he can't live without daily rice or music.
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Artists urged to go wild
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Music's marathon man on stage again
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Winning writer shares secrets - never be afraid to start again
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Chidgey claims NZ fiction's biggest prize
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$50,000 prize awaits Kiwi literary stars
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Finding a passage through paint
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Art emissary takes New Zealand to the world
Italy gets taste of New Zealand as Lisa Reihana's art opens at Venice Art Biennale.
Ian Wedde on poetry's everyday swerves
A new Selected Poems marks Ian Wedde as one of our finest poets
Moving drama shows we're all in transit
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Director comes out fighting for gallery
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'Next-level' talent in spoken word showcase
"Spoken word fills a gap which doesn't necessarily exist in other spaces."
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My bookshelf: Dame Fiona Kidman
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William Dart reviews latest classical CDS
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History between the lines
Author Jenny Pattrick again jumps back in time to reveal amazing feat in our history.
Classical review: Stephen De Pledge
Auckland has new classical concert initiative that's proving popular,writes William Dart.
Shared WWI history honoured through music
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Classical review: APO From Russia with Love
Discovered just last year, Stravinsky's 1909 music is brought to vivid live by the APO.
Twelve Questions with Ashleigh Young
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Cultures in transit to new artforms
Our first Pasifika/African theatre production opens this week, writes Dionne Christian.
Love letters birthday gift to theatre
One of Auckland's most iconic theatres prepares to celebrate its 40th birthday in style.