All up in the air
Juggler Paul Klaass, of Queenstown, took to the streets of central Dunedin on Saturday to show off his talents, in the hope of attracting more people to his show Time Flies — An Epic Circus...
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Life swings high and low in opera
Life swings high and low in opera
The Trapeze Artists, Opera Otago, Hanover Hall, Sunday, March 17.
Therapeutic musical comedy takes on ‘heavy’ themes
Therapeutic musical comedy takes on ‘heavy’ themes
A Dunedin artist is inviting the public to her own private therapy session — and hopes they will have a few laughs along the way.
‘Dystopian’ telephone play wins top award
‘Dystopian’ telephone play wins top award
The winner of this year’s Best in Fringe managed to transform talking to an answering machine into a thought-provoking examination of powerlessness.
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Creativity of rainbow community celebrated
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Creativity of rainbow community celebrated
They have it in the bag — Dunedin Pride’s Fringe Festival Art Day wrapped up yesterday a collaborative venture between the two organisations with a display of creativity.
Artists serve creative platter
Artists serve creative platter
A juicy fruit, a tiny Toblerone and an up-sized kiwifruit is quite the unusual platter, but for the artists of Dunedin’s Fringe Festival this is but another delight for the senses.
Beautiful voices light up comedy
Beautiful voices light up comedy
An Incomplete Education, staged by Opera Otago and directed by officiant Kim Morgan, is knowledge which doesn’t come from books.
Make-up brings fantasies to life
Make-up brings fantasies to life
Dame Pat McGrath once said make-up is "malleable and mercurial" — it gives people an opportunity to create, to play, and to invent.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Somewhere over the rainbow
Taking part in rainbow-themed activities for the Dunedin Fringe Festival, Otago Arts Society Committee volunteer Sarah Ellis, of Dunedin, and her daughters, Riley (9, left) and Neva (7) McPherson,...
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Project looks at how environment affects us
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Project looks at how environment affects us
A Fringe Festival performative research project ended with two adults sitting in a bush near a busy Dunedin intersection and inspired a different way to view our city streets.
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Tickets launch for Fringe Festival against odds
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Tickets launch for Fringe Festival against odds
Tickets have gone on sale for next month’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Thinking outside the box
Thinking outside the box
Showing off the first stage of one of his multi-layer artworks for the "Depth Defying" exhibition — part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival — is Raimo Kuparinen.
Sea shanties, tall tales and a bracing harbour cruise
Sea shanties, tall tales and a bracing harbour cruise
Preparing to take people on a mini-voyage of discovery at Careys Bay, Dunedin, are Alan Gray (left) and Brendan Christie, with a melodica.
Worth the risk
Worth the risk
Former Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School director Annie Ruth shares her passion for books and life in a one-woman show at the Dunedin Fringe Festival. She talks to Rebecca Fox about her latest...
‘Beautiful’ range of pink art pieces put paid to ‘sickly’ premonition
‘Beautiful’ range of pink art pieces put paid to ‘sickly’ premonition
Admiring handmade ornaments made by Otago Art Society volunteers is artist Jude Ansbacher at the "Pink" exhibition in Dunedin yesterday.
Action time here for Fringe Festival
Action time here for Fringe Festival
Dunedin artists are in the final phases of assembling their shows as the Dunedin Fringe Festival starts today.
‘Melting pot’ set to provide arts magic
‘Melting pot’ set to provide arts magic
A night of experimental art and saucy debauchery is on the horizon as Dunedin Fringe Festival cabaret performers prepare for their big night on stage.
Rich vein of history for show
Rich vein of history for show
Musician Chris Priestley is fascinated by the often untold stories of NZ and Otago’s past, so much so he's gathered a group of music and history buffs together to indulge his passion and bring the resulting show to Dunedin’s Fringe Festival.
Smorgasbord of arts offerings
Festival programme reveals smorgasbord of arts offerings
Untold stories of intoxicating substances from NZ's past, a trip across Otago Harbour listening to salty stories and sea shanties, and Shakespearean theatre performed in your back garden - just some of the quirky performances on offer in this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.
The directors’ cut
The directors’ cut
As the Dunedin Fringe Festival closes and two other arts festivals loom, their directors peruse each other’s offerings.