Experience tiring, but worth the effort
Experience tiring, but worth the effort
Three young New Zealand dancers have had their dream come true - they have been selected to play Flora, Ada’s daughter, in The Piano: the ballet.
Rebecca Fox
Grocery games
Grocery games
Doing the groceries might seem like a chore, but an American researcher has discovered it has hidden benefits for young children’s development, Rebecca Fox reports.
The environment around us
The environment around us
Tonal, moody prints and pastels of some of Otago and Southland’s most outstanding landscapes are Marilynn Webb’s trademark. She tells Rebecca Fox that today’s political and environmental issues are...
Going coastal
Going coastal
Two hospitality junkies have ditched the long hours and constant go of Queenstown for a slower life in Dunedin. Kristie and Tom Macaulay tell Rebecca Fox why they moved to the coast.
Stitching the pieces together
Stitching the pieces together
A jack of all trades, Sofie Welvaert could not resist the challenge of directing and costume-designing for the Globe Theatre’s latest production, Wyrd Sisters. She tells Rebecca Fox about the fun...
New take on enduring issues
New take on enduring issues
Biting political satire from the 1990s, brought to life by young theatre practitioners at a time when it seems just as relevant. Rebecca Fox talks to the director of Arcade Theatre’s first play, FOLD.
In the moment
In the moment
Growing up in a creative family, it is no wonder Esther Bosshard discovered her talents lie with a pencil and paint brush. She tells Rebecca Fox about experimenting and finding her way.
Emerging into the light
Emerging into the light
Having closeted himself away in a studio for the past year, Frances Hodgkins Fellow Campbell Patterson is emerging a little lost and contemplative, finds Rebecca Fox.
The changing experience of cellulose
The changing experience of cellulose
Science and art meld in artist Raewyn Martyn’s ever evolving art practice. She tells Rebecca Fox about her time in Dunedin as Blue Oyster Gallery’s summer resident.
Young director steps up to main stage
Young director steps up to main stage
At just 23 years old, Jordan Dickson is directing his first play on the main stage of the Fortune Theatre. He tells Rebecca Fox about the excitement and trepidation of such a big challenge.
Pasifika passion
Pasifika passion
With a passion for New Zealand theatre, writing a book about Pasifika Theatre was inevitable for Lisa Warrington.
New Zealand in the spotlight
New Zealand in the spotlight
Nigel Brown is the first artist to be offered a solo exhibition in the new Te Kongahu Museum of Waitangi. He talks to Rebecca Fox about the honour.
From festivals to frocks
From festivals to frocks
It is shaping as a busy year for Dunedin’s arts sector, with national and international shows and events coming to the city as well as the biennial Arts Festival Dunedin, writes Rebecca Fox.
Wielding the pen
Wielding the pen
Taking on the role of editor of New Zealand’s longest-running arts and literary journal is quite daunting for Dunedin writer Emma Neale, especially as she's in the middle of writing another novel.
Moulding a true blue Kiwi cheese
Moulding a true blue Kiwi cheese
North Otago’s limestone caves may hold the secret to creating a truly Kiwi blue cheese, Rebecca Fox discovers.
Thought provoking process
Thought provoking process
Having won the National Contemporary Art Award this year, Dunedin artist Kim Pieters is looking forward to showing in her home town, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Plea for Hodgkins works has surprising result
Plea for Hodgkins works has surprising result
A plea to all Otago residents who own a Frances Hodgkins work has drawn some unknown and unseen works out of the region, Dunedin Public Art Gallery curators Lucy Hammonds and Lauren Gutsell tell...
Fresh-is-best philosophy on the table
Fresh-is-best philosophy on the table
Fresh columnist Alison Lambert has taken the plunge and opened a business focused on her fresh-is-best philosophy. She talks to Rebecca Fox
Handel and a holiday
Handel and a holiday
Soprano Madeleine Pierard is looking forward to her first break in nearly two years but first she will step on to the Dunedin Town Hall stage to perform Handel’s Messiah, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Poets reveal their secrets
Poets reveal their secrets
Two Dunedin poets have won the top two places in the Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize 2017. Rebecca Fox asks them what inspired their work.