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![Arts Festival Review: Loin... (Far...)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Arts Festival Review: Loin... (Far...)
French dancer-choreographer Rachid Ouramdane's multimedia performance reviewed by Raewyn White
![Auckland Arts Festival: Moving Wright along](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Auckland Arts Festival: Moving Wright along
Bernadette Rae talks to the man many consider the guru of New Zealand dance, master choreographer Douglas Wright.
![Arts Festival Review: Havoc in the Garden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Arts Festival Review: Havoc in the Garden
The latest piece of youth-oriented theatre from Massive Company adopts the admirably egalitarian but dramatically unsatisfying strategy of giving what amounts to a lead role to each member of the 14 person cast.
![Arts festival: Dance exponents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Arts festival: Dance exponents
When is a dance work not a dance work? asks Bernadette Rae about an Arts Festival piece which mixes French intellectualism, untrained performers and Lionel Richie.
![Auckland Arts Festival: A vocal ambition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Auckland Arts Festival: A vocal ambition
Rebecca Barry talks to Kiwi opera singer Kristen Darragh about her drive to perform around the world.
![Fringe Festival Review: Deep in the Forest: A Cautionary Cabaret](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Fringe Festival Review: Deep in the Forest: A Cautionary Cabaret
Deep in the Forest is subtitled a Cautionary Cabaret and punters should be cautioned to exercise a certain amount a scepticism when viewing the show's promotional material.
![Brian Rudman: Despite quake, show must go on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Brian Rudman: Despite quake, show must go on
Art has the power to comfort and the demise of an Auckland festival wouldn't help Christchurch.
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Foreign artists converge for festival
The first of 250 artists from around the world have begun to arrive in time for the opening of the Auckland Arts Festival on Wednesday.
![Breathing art into Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Breathing art into Auckland
Catherine Smith looks at the best free and family shows on offer during the two major arts festivals showcasing Auckland City this month.