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    Ancient meets modern

    Roger Mortimer’s Through Me the Way is to the City Dolent, 2023, tapestry. Photos: supplied

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    Ancient meets modern

    Auckland artist Roger Mortimer is known for his medieval-style work most recently inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, whether in painting, tapestry or prints.

    Teen selected for prestigious 'ballet Olympics'

    Tamison Soppet. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

    Teen selected for prestigious 'ballet Olympics'

    When Christchurch teenager Tamison Soppet found out she'd been selected as a candidate for Switzerland's prestigious Prix de Lausanne, she jumped for joy.

    Celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard dies

    Celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard dies

    "What's it about?" was a frequent response from bemused theatre-goers to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,  Sir Tom Stoppard's first stage triumph.

    Obituary: Dave Ball, musician

    Dave Ball of Soft Cell performs during a one-off and final show 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' to...

    Obituary: Dave Ball, musician

    As pop stars go Dave Ball was nothing much; quietly hunched over his keyboards pushing buttons, he was far from histrionic.

    Obituary: Jack DeJohnette, musician

    American Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette plays drums as he performs onstage, with the DeJohnette...

    Obituary: Jack DeJohnette, musician

    Jack DeJohnette made his name backing Miles Davis on the jazz-fusion classic Bitches Brew album, a high point in a six-decade-long musical career.

    Making a case for it

    Richard E. Grant (centre) in a scene from Nuremberg with Michael Shannon (left) and Rami Malek....

    Making a case for it

    Richard E. Grant has found a vocation playing punctilious eccentrics.

    Venerable comedy given sparkling outing by youth

    Algernon Moncreiff (Rowan Metreyeon) is perplexed by Cecily Cardew’s (Ella Verberne) unusual...

    Venerable comedy given sparkling outing by youth

    The Importance of Being EarnestPlayhouse TheatreThursday, November 27.

    Simon Dallow signs off as newsreader

    Simon Dallow during his final newsreading shift at TVNZ. Photo: Screenshot

    ‘Been a genuine privilege’: Simon Dallow signs off as newsreader

    TVNZ’s Simon Dallow has signed off from the 6pm news for the final time.

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    Dreamy scenes drawn from the well of life

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    Dreamy scenes drawn from the well of life

    Despite a lack of narrative structure and frequent flashes forward and back through time, Clint Bentley’s quiet drama about a logger in early 20th-century America relentlessly moves like the train it dreams of.

    Gravity grounds the magic

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    Gravity grounds the magic

    It’s rather tragic then that Wicked: For Good can’t continue to defy gravity, but instead, defines it.

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    Second nature

    German-based New Zealand cellist Matthias Balzat is returning home for a job with the NZTrio....

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    Second nature

    Dunedin audiences will get to hear the newest member of NZTrio, Matthias Balzat, in a concert tomorrow night with current members Amalia Hall and Somi Kim. 

    Art seen: November 27

    Quite Late in the Season (2025), by Nicola Shanley. Porcelain, 350h × 280w × 120d.

    Art seen: November 27

    By Joanna Osborne

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    Out in the open: art in the street

    Geraldine artist John Badcock paints the Dunedin Railway Station in February in preparation for...

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    Out in the open: art in the street

    Otago Daily Times photographers have often snapped Geraldine artist John Badcock at work painting on the streets of Dunedin over the years. 
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