Otago Festival of the Arts

The harp may be an ancient instrument, but in its various forms it has kept up with the play. Charmian Smith talks to Helen Webby about "New Music for Ancient Harps."

Unreformed Australians singing Georgian harmonies. Sounds a bit spooky, Tom McKinlay reports.

A performance that crosses the boundaries between a play, a concert and an art show features the relationship between two leading figures in the New Zealand art world of the 1940s, Rita Angus and Douglas Lilburn. Charmian Smith talks to playwright Dave Armstrong about Rita and Douglas.

Hahn-Bin, now known as Amadeus Leopold, is forging a name for himself as a gifted classical violinist who performs like a pop star with audacious costumes, make-up and gestures. Charmian Smith talks to the young virtuoso, who describes himself as "Viagra to classical music and aspirin to pop culture".

Vibrant, energetic, colourful dances are an integral part of Afro-Brazilian life and spirituality. Charmian Smith talks to film-maker Rowena Baines about Balé Folclórico Da Bahia, which will be performing at the Otago Festival of the Arts.

Otago Festival of the Arts staff had a celebratory beer on Thursday, two weeks before the festival starts.

French-Canadian folk band Le Vent du Nord honours the past while kicking up a folk storm. The Otago Festival of the Arts act also boasts a hurdy-gurdy, writes Shane Gilchrist.

A dance work featuring some of New Zealand's leading contemporary exponents has all the elements, reports Charmian Smith.

The Otago Festival of the Arts has cancelled one of the productions in next month's scheduled programme.

During the Otago Festival of the Arts, the Fortune Theatre is moving out of its home to make way for other productions and is taking an unusual multimedia installation/performance to a historic Dunedin building. Charmian Smith reports.

Otago Festival of the Arts show Carnival of Souls might feature the occasional dead person, but the actors, musicians and sound-effects maestro are alive and kicking, writes Shane Gilchrist.

In a world awash with images, Yvonne Todd tries to make photographs that demand another look. Charmian Smith reports.

Billy Bragg brings a swag-bag of songs, including his own and those of folk legend Woody Guthrie, to the Otago Festival of the Arts next month. Shane Gilchrist has a chat with the English songwriter cum social commentator.

Otago writer, poet and conservationist Brian Turner's latest volume of poems, Elemental, celebrates his beloved Central Otago. He will be reading from it at the Otago Festival of the Arts in October. Charmian Smith reports.

An English punk rocker and a celebrated boys' choir will headline the 2012 Otago Festival of the Arts.

The 2012 Otago Festival of the Arts plays out over 10 days in October bringing a smorgasbord of acts from around the world, drawn from the worlds of theatre, dance, music, the written word and the visual arts. Here is just a taster of what's in store.

The Otago Festival of the Arts launched its programme last night - a line-up of spectacular and intimate, quirky and classic, avant garde, and family events. Charmian Smith talks with Alec Wheeler, the festival director.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Dunedin Town Hall concert was interrupted on Saturday night when an audience member fainted.

The end of the 2010 Otago Festival of the Arts was celebrated with a dash of Gin last night - Gin Wigmore wrapped up the festival with a sold-out concert in the Regent Theatre.