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Broadway performer Max Kumangai has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on.
Local Focus: Performing arts key to creativity
Lakes performing arts centre gets revival. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Paraplegic performer: There are no limits to success
12-year-old Harper utilises her creative gifts, taking on lead roles in performing arts
Visionary advocate for the arts remembered
William Newton Sheat, OBE, CNZM. b. Hawera, 1 May 1930 - d. Wellington, 20 January 2021.
Local Focus: Founder reflects on opera school and Opera Week success
Future looks bright for Whanganui opera. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Arts in 2021: The big productions and festivals coming to Auckland
Theatre, dance, comedy and music - numerous events are coming to Auckland.
Report recommends selling or redeveloping Wellington's Opera House
Wellington's key venues are being used at half their capacity and are not fit for purpose.
Treasured son of Dunedin music scene forced to quit
Graeme Downes is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of The Verlaines .
A bassist and his bow: Nicholas Sandle's mellifluous career
Bassist Nicholas Sandle looks back on his decades-long career.
Choices, choices: How to decide where to train or study in NZ
How to choose the best place to train or retrain in the Covid recession.
Hit musical Jersey Boys is returning to New Zealand
The musical tells the story behind hit band The Four Seasons.
Te reo Māori is ready to take centre stage
Te reo Māori: A rich, textured, and multi-layered expression of culture, people and art.
New theatre in central Christchurch despite Covid chaos
It comes as the art sector faces a challenging recovery from Covid-19.
'Dance deals with truth, not stories, just physical truth'
Joanna Mathers talks to the legendary choreographer, Twyla Tharp on the language of dance.
Art heals rifts and lives
Dione Joseph talks to indigenous artists on the role of art in a time of crisis.
RNZB dancer Kihiro Kusukami on keeping the joy in performance
"Performing makes me feel proud of my art."
Auckland events: Sport, music, arts, culture on calendar following Covid-19 lockdown
What lockdown? Auckland springs back to life with a smorgasbord of events. Video ATEED / Supplied / NZME
What lockdown? Auckland springs back to life with smorgasbord of events
Sport, arts, culture, music - it's time to have some fun after a tough start to 2020.
Uncertain future awaits arts sector
Border closures are set to hinder arts groups as they plan for the future.
Inside the mind of an aerial silks circus performer
Performing with aerial silks can be calming, but also stressful.
Covid-19: In these times we need more art for arts sake
COMMENT: Too long undervalued by a culture that put productivity and profit on a pedestal.
Karl Puschmann: Is the idea of a Labyrinth sequel magic or should it have got lost?
COMMENT: Let's hope a belated trip back into the Labyrinth doesn't get lost.
Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern announces bailout for the arts sector
PM Jacinda Ardern has announced more than $70 million for the arts sector, including a bailout package to keep national museum Te Papa afloat.
Local Focus: Totara Street embraces crowdfunding campaign
Mount Maunganui music venue faces uncertainty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Taika Waititi and Hollywood stars join for Roald Dahl classic for charity
Award-winning NZ filmmaker Taika Waititi is making moves yet again, this time for charity.
Local Focus: Music scene hits 'a brick wall'
Gigging musicians adapt in quarantine. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kiwi actor Bruce Allpress dies aged 89
Allpress appeared in 70s TV show Close to Home, and had roles in The Piano and LOTR.
Local Focus: Toitoi's mauri stone and Jacinda's crush on Hawke's Bay
A Toitoi ceremony revealed Jacinda's crush on HB. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Creatives get creative online
Welcome home to the online art not affected by lockdown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Auckland Fringe Review: Fetished world and a hidden gem
Auckland Fringe shows why we need to keep developing unique NZ dance and theatre voices.
Auckland Arts Festival: Two-for-one ticket deals announced
The Auckland Arts Festival just got a whole lot cheaper.
Overseas consultants review Auckland cultural hot spots
The two reviews are costing ratepayers more than $300,000.