Pure delight in opera for babies
Pure delight in opera for babies
I was a little worried about how my baby Jade would respond to being abruptly woken from her cosy car seat to attend her first opera yesterday.
Festival of Colour
To be, not to be: the play's the thing
To be, not to be: the play's the thing
For six nights this week, guests of Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World in Wanaka can expect to encounter treachery and madness.
Play shines light on residents
Play shines light on residents
Central Otago people will get the chance to see how others see them at the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour next week.
Open eyes to corruption
Open eyes to corruption
Aspiring investigative journalists need look no further than their nearest local authority to find corrupt practices.
Bennett will speak at chamber luncheon
Bennett will speak at chamber luncheon
Author, columnist and "dog owner" Joe Bennett will be the guest speaker at an upcoming Queenstown Chamber of Commerce luncheon, held in conjunction with the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour.
Profit enables planning to begin
Profit enables planning to begin
The Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust made a modest net operating profit of $66,459 from this year's biennial Wanaka event, allowing it to begin planning the 2013 Festival of Colour with confidence, trust chairman Nick Brown said yesterday.
Benefits of arts festival to be assessed
Benefits of arts festival to be assessed
The economic benefits of Wanaka's biennial arts festival will be assessed in detail for the first time, as part of a nationwide arts festival economic benefit survey by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and Creative New Zealand.
Festival range of talent delights
Festival range of talent delights
The 2011 Wanaka Festival of Colour was hailed yesterday as a "huge success", with 31 performances sold out and others "quite full".
Review: Magic handful of letters and piano
Review: Magic handful of letters and piano
Rita and Douglas Lake Wanaka Centre Saturday, April 16 Rita and Douglas is a poignant tribute to two of New Zealand's cultural icons. Actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand, pianist Michael...
Festival of Colour looks to successes
Festival of Colour looks to successes
Despite some Queenstown events attracting smaller crowds than expected, organisers of the Festival of Colour say they look forward to hosting further festival performances in Queenstown in the future.
Dry wit and drops of sweat
Dry wit and drops of sweat
The secret to the art of writing is, first, it is a job and, second, it is not an art.
Street theatre treats today
Street theatre treats today
The streets of Wanaka will come alive with record-breaking contortionists, buskers and street artists from 10am-2pm today.
Review: Whirlwind tour of dance hotspots
Review: Whirlwind tour of dance hotspots
Quick quiz. What are the tango, the salsa, the samba and the rumba and where do they come from?
Film-maker focuses on climbers
Film-maker focuses on climbers
Hugh Barnard has the peripatetic lifestyle and patchwork career common to many a Wanaka outdoor enthusiast.
DIY Pied Piper
DIY Pied Piper
From carrots to camp chairs and bits and bobs of just about anything - if wind passes through it, multi-instrumentalist Linsey Pollak can play it.
A belief in the event's community ownership
A belief in the event's community ownership
The Wanaka Festival of Colour relies on support from dozens of volunteers. Retired physiotherapist Sue Webb has helped at all four arts festivals. Marjorie Cook discovers why she steps forward.
Test of endurance for cyclists
Test of endurance for cyclists
The inaugural Queenstown Bike Festival opens tomorrow, marking the start of a week and a-half of family, competitive, and extreme cycling events.
Rugby tour provided dramatic insight
Rugby tour provided dramatic insight
What goes on tour usually stays on tour - unless you take playwright Roger Hall.
Review: A surreal, out-of-mind experience
Review: A surreal, out-of-mind experience
If you like your theatre straightforward, 2 Dimensional Life of Her is not for you. But if you have a healthy imagination and a childlike enthusiasm for new ideas, see Fleur Elise Noble's remarkable performance.
Pacific musician delighted to return
Pacific musician delighted to return
Pos Mavaega is relishing the opportunity to bring a six-piece ensemble from Pacific Undergound to Wanaka tomorrow to perform at the Festival of Colour.