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Music group conjures up history
Phantasm mixes music and scholarship to create art - but first their instruments need rest

Dancing to the rhythm of daily life
It's called "social choreography" and it puts the extraordinary into everyday dance.

Classical review: NZSO Masterworks
It's April but NZSO concert sees one of the year's best performances, says William Dart.

How an award-winning Kiwi comic lost 40kg
Correos has turned his comedy and his weight around after a disastrous run in Edinburgh.

Enigma concert fills the house
One sensed justifiable pride when APO CEO announced Enigma concert had drawn a full house.

Wizard show pulls in big crowd and wows them
If you're planning on seeing The Wizard of Ōtāhuhu, I'd get booking.

Wild imagination makes creative kids' theatre
Creativity and imagination make for a gift of a school holiday show.

Theatre review: Here and Now
Here and Now festival shows plenty of potential, writes Ethan Sills

Record Store Day: 'Have you heard this?'
Former till jockey Richard Betts sings the praises of bricks and mortar music shops.

From political to childish: Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell tells the difference between drawing for children and satirising politics.

Theatre review: Beneath Skin and Bone
Janet McAllister sees a gentle Maori fantasy drama part of season of plays by new artists.

This weekend we want to go to...
The TimeOut and Arts team pick the places they want to be this weekend.

First glimpse of historic first dance now available
A trailer showing the first professional dance made in Antarctica has now been released.

Work honours Kiwi facial repair pioneer
NZ surgeon considered father of plastic surgery honoured in a new piece of classical music

Taking the weird factor out of race debate
WEiRdO's Waylon Edwards wants production to tackle subject without taking sides.

Classical review: APO - A night of firsts
APO's international commission a first time success, writes William Dart

$1.2m and nothing to show for it, report says
Local mayors disagree with a report saying Hutt City has gained no benefits from the fund.

Cooking up a solution - Nanogirl proves science is everywhere
Dr Michelle "Nanogirl" Dickinson's cookbook is the new essential for kiwi kitchens.

Kiwi artist tells all after taking friend to court
Artist's first major interview since taking his former gallerist and friend to court.

Woke as: Jokes and blokes in era of #metoo
New breed of male comedians is giving macho swaggering and degrading put-downs big swerve.

Banksy print fetches more than $79,000
The artwork is one of an edition 600 of "Girl with Balloon".

Maori woman's anger: Shop demands ID to try on diamond ring
Professional Maori woman says she's been the subject of racism while shopping.

Let Rosa dance
Dionne Christian talks to the organisers of social events and shows for all party people.

This weekend we want to go to...
The TimeOut and Arts team round up their picks of places to be this weekend.

Cooke's Tour Serves French Fare
Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke NZ tour much anticipated by classical fans.

Korean Kiwis raise curtain on North
Cindy Jang feels awkward revealing North Korean links so now she's dancing about it.

Kiwis respond to Taika Waititi's racism comments
Kiwis weigh in on Taika Waititi's racism comments.

Mozart-Mahler mix NZSO winner
The unruffled classicism is an effective foil for the emotions of Mahler's Symphony.