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.

Mark Amery reviews 11 and 12 at the New Zealand Arts Festival.

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

The carny folk have come to Wellington, all sweat, glitter and sawdust.

A 6am powhiri for two hundred international artists kicked off the 2010 New Zealand International Arts Festival on Wellington's waterfront this morning.

Former festival junkie Mark Amery re-emerges as a critic and commentator for the NZ International Arts Festival opening in Wellington today.

It's called Fresh Produce but it has nothing to do with farmers' markets or the current vogue for home-grown vegetables.

Jude Law and Rachel Weisz have scooped the acting honours at this year's Whatsonstage.com theatre awards, voted for by the public.

Terry Pratchett's alternate world as seen in the latest National Theatre film offering has a Kiwi tang.