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Review: Passio an immersive experience

REVIEW: Passio was not your traditional choral concert, but the full immersive festival experience.

Ballet superstar showcases specially-choreographed works

Prima ballerina's energy is harnessed in a show which keeps dance creators on their toes.

The flesh expressed in exhibition of nudes

The Body Laid Bare includes 100 artworks in an exhibition we can all take personally.

Elements flow in personal dance creation

Choreographer Moss Patterson pays homage to his father in When Two Rivers Collide.

The woman who read Auckland

Janet McAllister, who's reading her way around Auckland, visits Waitakere Library.

William Dart reviews the latest classical CDs

Fifth album from stellar Swedish soprano delights with impressively rendered vignettes of love from Mozart and Gluck.

Dancers change looks to quickly portray lusty roles

Legacy ballet stars rise to the challenge of sultry Carmen, writes Raewyn Whyte

A new dimension in theatre story-telling

High-tech wizardry makes The Encounter spellbinding theatre, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Terry Dunleavy: Irish Kiwi and celebrating both

COMMENT: St Patrick's Day proves it is possible to honour two homelands, says Terry Dunleavy.

MP helps resuscitate opera fan

Whangarei MP Shane Reti was one of about four people who helped community worker Carol Peters when she collapsed at Opera in the Garden.

Kiwis among world's prolific 'pre-loaders'

Kiwis have been revealed as being among the world's most prolific pre-loaders.

Cabaret review: La Soiree, Spiegeltent

La Soiree is a spiegeltent spectacular thanks to three amazing acts, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Theatre review: Peer Gynt

Trolls, dancing and cake make Peer Gynt absurd, smart and funny, says Janet McAllister.

Theatre review: Othello, Pop-up Globe

The storm clouds swirling above the open roof of the Pop-up Globe seemed to hold a mirror to the wild passions unleashed in the staging of Othello.

From boy next door to record mogul

Once an 80s heart-throb and chart-topper, Jason Donovan is on his way to NZ.

Auckland Arts Fest show cancelled

Tonight's session of the light show Power Plant has been cancelled as the rain and wind show no sign of easing.

Art Festival organisers watching skies

After powering on last night organisers of Auckland Art Festival's Power Plant will make a call on tonight's event at about 4pm.

Play has bigger fish to fry

The Biggest is a highly entertaining journey into male identity, says Paul Simei-Barton.