The Royal New Zealand Ballet's triple bill seasons are always an opportunity for dancers and audiences to explore new territory.

A portrait by renowned NZ artist Charles Frederick Goldie is expected to sell for close to $250,000 when it goes up for auction in Auckland.

The myth of dancers being drama kings and queens couldn’t be further from the truth.

In the world of chamber music the Borodin Quartet reigns supreme. The Russian ensemble can boast a lifespan of 65 years, with the late Valentin Berlinsky, who died in 2008, spending 62 of them as cellist.

The risk is part of the itching in the oyster shell that makes the pearl. It's an essential part of what makes the performing arts so exciting.

Auckland's Nightsong Productions and Theatre Stampede have premiered in Wellington a joyous, theatrical tour de force.

Calexico's instrumentals get the best reaction - with guitar twangs and big-echo whistling, whip-cracks and rodeo yelps - writes Chris Bourke.

Fresh Gallery Pelenato Liufau, to Mar 13; Czarina Alisi Wilson, Mar 19-Apr 10; Otara Town Centre

March 25 auction will see works produced by Ralph Hotere between 1958 to 1968 go under the hammer.

Sing the Truth is a tribute to feisty, brilliant jazz diva Nina Simone.

An Australian artist uses a bold medium to turn the tide on his country's racism towards Aboriginals.