Rebecca Fox

A ‘‘once in a lifetime opportunity'' is how artist Suzanne Emslie describes her latest artistic endeavour. She tells Rebecca Fox how she is immortalising her family as supersized clay figures.

Capturing the personality of a subject is the biggest challenge for artist Jude Ansbacher.

Dunedin holds good memories for Pascal Harris so it is fitting it is here he is holding a special exhibition of his mother's work. Rebecca Fox talks to Pascal about joining his mother in the exhibition. 

A chance meeting at the dog park saved Australian theatre-maker and puppeteer Lana Schwarcz's life. She tells Rebecca Fox how much she is looking forward to coming to the Dunedin Fringe Festival. 

New York jazz pianist Uri Caine will play his first New Zealand concert of a 2016 tour in Dunedin next week. He tells Rebecca Fox he is not sure how New Zealand classical audiences will react to his work.

Opera Otago, the oldest opera company in continuous existence in New Zealand, turns 60 this year. Rebecca Fox takes a look at its tumultuous history.

Hidden away in the lush hinterland of the Sunshine Coast is a burgeoning artisan food industry. Helped by some insider knowledge, Rebecca Fox discovers a great alternative to a day at the beach.

How do you squeeze an 18m-wide set into a 9m-wide stage?

Former rector of Waitaki Boys' High School Dr Paul Baker has turned his hand to writing plays. Rebecca Fox discovers why he cannot let his creation, Winston's Birthday, go.

International model turned financier turned young designer advocate Stefan Siegel is the man behind leading fashion website Not Just a Label. Rebecca Fox talks to the iD Emerging Designer judge about the future of fashion. 

It is a programme New Zealanders deserve to see and one that should make them proud of their national ballet company, Royal New Zealand Ballet's new artistic director, Francesco Ventriglia, says. Rebecca Fox discovers the importance of the company's triple bill ‘‘Speed of Light''.

Breast cancer and mass killings are sober topics you would not normally associate with a fringe festival. However, Rebecca Fox discovers anything is possible with the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

Speed of Light is a dream come true for Scottish dancer Shawn Kelly.

John Foster, one of the world's leading exponents of performance on historical trumpets and cornetto, will perform in Dunedin as part of the New Zealand International Early Music Festival. Rebecca Fox finds out how he ended up with a trumpet named after him.

Renowned for its sun, sand and surf the Sunshine Coast is a popular holiday destination for New Zealanders. However, Rebecca Fox discovers there is more to the area than its beaches. 

With the barriers of a stage removed, a group of Dunedin musicians hopes to provide audiences with a unique experience of opera. Rebecca Fox talks to those behind new company Little Box of Operas.

Dunedin lighting designer Martyn Roberts hopes to change people's perception of light during his Dunedin Fringe Festival ‘‘performance''. He tells Rebecca Fox about creating Dark Matter.

Candice Frankland is working hard to change people's perception of belly dance. The Auckland belly dancer tells Rebecca Fox it is an art form.

A group of long-time Fortune Theatre actors and directors will unveil the secrets of the school staffroom in the theatre's first play of the year, Rebecca Fox discovers.