Jordi Savall's latest project explores five centuries of shifting cultures in southern Spain, focusing on the city of Granada from

The classical music world is nothing if not cosmopolitan. German soprano Christiane Libor makes her debut with the New Zealand Symphony

At 27, Julian Bliss knows what it's like to be a wunderkind. The British clarinetist won his first major concerto competition at 12

The Thai community in Auckland are planning several celebrations in honour of their king, but remain anxious about his health.

In an office crammed with books and stage memorabilia, theatre-maker and teacher Pedro Ilgenfritz finds space for a battered brown

Deutsche Grammophon has taken Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich's 75th birthday very seriously. New releases include a Bueno Aires

Comedy dance goes boogie, writes Dionne Christian.

The race is on for the one of New Zealand's premier music competitions, the Lexus Song Quest. After five days working with Head Judge

Finals night looms for the cream of young chamber musicians.

The fine city of Toulouse, on the river Garonne, has an air of Italy about it. It is immensely proud of its Capitole, the long neo-classical

In August 1901, a Hugh McLeod, writing in The New Zealand Illustrated Magazine on the occasion of yet another performance of Il Trovatore

Schwartz had much to celebrate.

The world of author and illustrator Dr Seuss is one in which nothing and everything makes sense.

Award-winning director Sara Brodie drew on her experience of brain injury to depict the inner world of an autistic teenager in her new play.

COMMENT: Terry Teo is not just the best kids' show made in New Zealand in the last 10 years, it's the best TV show full stop. So why is TVNZ mucking around with it?

The comic universe's original Superman, killed off by DC Comics a few years ago, is zooming back to life. But now he has a son ... and is faced with a pretender claiming to be Clark Kent.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra seems happy that Music Director Giordano Bellincampi is back in town, and one sensed it in the first

Maori television's brilliant new drama This Is Piki should be screened daily on mainstream TV, writes Duncan Greive.

This warm-hearted hour is a signature Massive Company ensemble piece: real-life snippets cleverly performed with spark and verve by

Theatre doesn't get much more real than this. Two brothers and their father stand onstage to give an unfiltered account of their lives

Atamira Dance Company's 2016 development season, Manaia, presents three short works which engage with some aspect of that mythological

COMMENT: With less than a month to go until Rio, serious concerns have been raised about the safety of tourists and teams arriving in the city.

Tearepa Kahi's documentary Poi E: The Story of Our Song debuts at the NZ International Film Festival this month in time for Matariki, the Maori New Year.

"Basque songs unique, emotional and better than Maori"

Dancers step into a magical world, writes Dionne Christian.

Happy 70th birthday on Monday, Sam, though I've wondered sometimes whether you'd make it this far and I suspect you have, too.

In its 2016 season, Footnote New Zealand Dance draws upon the talents of overseas based artists to present an intriguing double bill

The splendid dancers of Nederlands Dans Theater's company NDT1 received a standing ovation on the opening night of their Auckland season, an acknowledgement of their stellar performance.

Suyeon Kang, the first Australian to take top honours in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, has undertaken her winner's recital tour and concerto performance.