Seeking hidden Hodgkins
Seeking hidden Hodgkins
A search is on to find as many unknown Frances Hodgkins works as possible for an exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery later this year, Rebecca Fox discovers.
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The science of art
The science of art
Art and science might be two different areas but a group of Dunedin artists and scientists have proved there can be a meeting of minds even on complicated concepts such as genetics. Rebecca...
Southern star shines
Southern star shines
Otago Farmers Market won people’s choice in a recent national competition so Rebecca Fox and photographer Craig Baxter went along to find out why people are so enthusiastic about the market.
Sharing the love
Sharing the love
He is braving a Dunedin winter to bring a modern taken on Shakespeare to the city’s audiences. Benjamin Henson tells Rebecca Fox about putting on a raucous party.
Collection's lure too great
Collection's lure too great
Long-serving Dunedin Public Art Gallery staffer Robyn Notman has moved to the Hocken Library. She and her team tell Rebecca Fox about their collections.
Colouring our social fabric
Colouring our social fabric
Justin Lewis and Jacob Rajan’s common love of mask, determination and creativity has seen their Indian Ink theatre company thrive for 20 years. Lewis talks to Rebecca Fox about celebrating the milestone with a national tour of "The Pickle King''.
Stepping up
Stepping up
Great memories of past Tutus on Tour productions mean Abigail Boyle is perfect in the role of ballet mistress for this year’s tour, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Dunedin singer first Kiwi to make US Cabaret
Dunedin singer first Kiwi to make US Cabaret
Dunedin-based singer Jason Henderson is the first New Zealander to be accepted to attend the St Louis Cabaret Conference.
The magic of theatre
The magic of theatre
Alexander Ekman, the self-effacing choreographer of the three works being performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet this season, hates mediocrity. He tells Rebecca Fox about his ‘‘crazy’’...
'Three by Ekman' more than dance
'Three by Ekman' more than dance
Looking down at her thighs, Laura Saxton Jones is not surprised to see bruises emerging.
A passion for Bach
A passion for Bach
An internationally renowned authority on Bach, Masaaki Suzuki loves to share the German composer’s music, he tells Rebecca Fox on the eve of his Dunedin performance.
Joining the dots
Joining the dots
Dunedin artist Ana Teofilo Fa’anunu is about to have her first solo show in Auckland. She tells Rebecca Fox about taking that next step.
Darkness beckons
Darkness beckons
The Remarkable Theatre Company is stretching its wings with its latest production, Serial Killers, a ‘‘funny, naughty, sexy, cynical’’ Kiwi play. It has even brought Auckland director John Goudge...
Starting over
Starting over
Michael Coughlin has gone back to school, is trying his hand at cafe food and getting home at nights. Life for the Dunedin chef has been through some changes recently, Rebecca Fox learns.
Pushing the boundaries
Pushing the boundaries
There is nothing Hawke’s Bay winemaker Gordon Russell likes more than pushing the boundaries. The New Zealand wine identity spoke to Rebecca Fox about enjoying wine at its most raw.
Popularity of nutrition textbook no surprise
Popularity of nutrition textbook no surprise
It has been nearly 20 years since the first Essentials of Human Nutrition textbook was written. Author and co-editor Prof Jim Mann tells Rebecca Fox about the increasing popularity of the book, now in its fifth edition.
The ultimate musical experience
The ultimate musical experience
Playing the violin has shaped Russian musician Ilya Gringolts’ life. He explains to Rebecca Fox about playing good music.
No easy answers
No easy answers
Never the Sinner is a play that looks into the 1920s Chicago killing of a 14-year-old boy by two young men.Dunedin director Lewis Ablett-Kerr says there's a lot more to it than first appears.
Behind the lens
Behind the lens
Works from New Zealand’s top female photographers have been brought together in one spot in Dunedin. The show’s curators tell Rebecca Fox about the vision behind Milford Gallery’s ‘‘The Gendered...
'Mary Poppins' a family affair
'Mary Poppins' a family affair
Mary Poppins is about family, dysfunctional as it may be. For four of the Taieri Musical and DKCM production’s actors it is also about family, as Rebecca Fox discovers.