Young voices
Young voices
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti pupils perform during the opening night of Otago Polyfest on Monday.
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Dance class offering trial lesson
Dance class offering trial lesson
Members of Dunedin’s Ageing Gracefully dance community group enjoy the joy and health benefits of dance during their regular Wednesday dance sessions.
Connection to land at heart of talk
Connection to land at heart of talk
Returning to the South for the New Zealand Young Writers Festival is a joyful homecoming for Kāi Tahu writer Tessa Patrick.
Poet returns for third time, staging hit show
Poet returns for third time, staging hit show
The New Zealand Young Writers Festival brings the cutting edge of contemporary writing to Dunedin this weekend, where three days of performances, panel discussions and workshops...
Art seen: September 12
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Art seen: September 12
By Joanna Osborne
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Returning to creative writing
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Returning to creative writing
The New Zealand Young Writers Fest is being held in Dunedin this weekend, showcasing the next generation of writers of all genres.
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Bacharach and dad
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Bacharach and dad
Dunedin singer, teacher and vocal director Arlie McCormick will next month take to the stage to pay tribute to the late, great American composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach and her own dad.
Exhibition knits community together
Exhibition knits community together
A silent auction at an arts festival has helped push the needle forward for a local charity.
Star-maker’s golden touch
Star-maker’s golden touch
The highs and lows of Brian Epstein’s short life are told in the movie Midas Man.
Young entertainers nail ’80s energy
Young entertainers nail ’80s energy
High-energy dance sequences, songs and hi-jinks come thick and fast in Taieri Musical’s hugely entertaining production of Footloose.
Anthology unveiled on poetry day
Anthology unveiled on poetry day
Dunedin’s National Poetry Day celebrations marked a very special milestone, as about 40 creatives — poets, authors, musicians and dancers — came together for a joyful evening of verse and sounds at...
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A laughing matter
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A laughing matter
There were a few raised eyebrows when British playwright Gail Young told people she was writing a play about Alzheimer's disease.
Art seen: September 5
Art seen: September 5
By James Dignan
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In her own skin
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In her own skin
Award-winning New Zealand author Emily Perkins will visit the South this month to help launch the Queenstown Writers Festival programme.
Funny people still get sick
Funny people still get sick
Anyone who saw comedian Dai Henwood’s interview with Jaquie Brown on The Project about his bowel cancer will not be surprised at his frankness about living with a terminal illness.
Creation of book a milestone for author
Creation of book a milestone for author
Southland woman Katie Cooper has written a book.
Truth in a lively tale
Truth in a lively tale
Even though the disclaimer at the end of We Were Dangerous says it is not based on a true story I have my doubts the movie is a total work of someone’s imagination.
Entries sought
Entries sought
The Dunedin Concerto Competition will return for its third edition next year.
Final recital before flying off
Final recital before flying off
He may have been a late starter, but Dunedin pianist Abhinath Berry is flying high as he prepares to travel to London next month to take up a place at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and...
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Third culture kid set to tell tale
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Third culture kid set to tell tale
Growing up in multiple countries sounds glamorous but for some it can lead to unintended consequences.