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A German violinist selects favourites for fans while a US composer makes musical magic.
Circus review: iD
iD is heart-stopping spectacle and circus at its most modern, writes Dione Joseph.
Theatre review: Cellfish
A play about Shakespeare in prison avoids clichés, writes Janet McAllister.
Fringe review: two out of three ain't bad
Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister has a mixed night out at the fringe festival.
Global eye on local fiction
For the first time, our 49-year-old book awards will get an international judge.
Pop-up Globe Henry V simply superb
Reviewer Dione Joseph leaves Pop-up Globe's Henry V with a new favourite play.
Playwright stamps his mark on theatre
Andrew Gunn's first play was an award-winner; expectations are high for his next.
Pop-up Globe's Henry V a gamer's dream
Dramatic battles recall the 'original immersive theatre'.
$4m of Kiwi art classics for sale
Art lover Warwick Brown joins the art collectors auctioning modern NZ masterpieces.
Sotheby's: Ex-NZ Rothko may fetch millions
An ex-New Zealand owned painting by Mark Rothko is expected to fetch millions next week.
Classical review: Summer pops
William Dart finds the NZSO's collaboration with the Modern Maori Quartet has mixed results.
Show boat creates enchantment
A night on the Floating Theatre makes for an enchanted evening, writes Janet McAllister.
Arts Festival: Robin Kelly talks about his show 'Valerie'
Musician and theatre director Robin Kelly from the Last Tapes Theatre Co, talks about his show 'Valerie'.
Auckland's biggest laser light show planned
Auckland could get its biggest laser light show for the opening ceremony of the World Masters Games
Fringe review: Once there was a woman
Can a performance make us genuinely care about the dying? Dione Joseph thinks so.
Dance review: Castles
Dance show Castles shows maybe life's mosaic of experiences are difficult to fathom.
Theatre review: Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre review: Paul Simei-Barton takes a look at the Pop-up Globe's latest production.
Fringe Festival: A floating theatre
Who says you need to be on land to see a show in the Auckland Fringe Festival?
Catacular show puts cats in spotlight
Forget the musical Cats, here's a genuine cat show where the feline stars are centre stage if they want
William Dart: The latest classical CDs
Disappointment with one CD turns to delight for William Dart who is alerted to a composer most of us should get to hear.
The orchestra's new apprentice
Ray Chan is the APO's first conducting fellow, one of the orchestra's many initiatives to bring music to more Aucklanders
APO plans Rouse-ing debut concert
APO TO give first performance of composer Christopher Rouse's 2005 Oboe Concerto outside the United States.
Aucklanders to meet Antarctica icebergs
Aucklanders will be the first in the world to see a ground-breaking artwork which brings Antarctica's icebergs to town.
The woman who read Auckland
The woman who read Auckland, Janet McAllister, visits the Mangere Bridge and Onehunga libraries.
Artist rails against uniformity
Dionne Christian talks to the artist behind a giant installation at Te Tuhi gallery
How parenting a trans child keeps your mind open about the future
US author Laurie Frankel tells Jennifer Dann how she didn't have to look far for the idea behind her latest novel
Can the slate be wiped clean for gay men?
A play at the Fringe Festival questions the pardons being given to gay men
Playwright remains in light
From comedy to science fiction, there are few topics acclaimed New Zealand playwright Stephen Sinclair hasn't brought to the stage.
Auction for purported works of famed art forger
Carl Goldie, born Kim Sim, was the first New Zealander to be convicted for art forgery.