EntertainmentArts Festival Review: Loin... (Far...)French dancer-choreographer Rachid Ouramdane's multimedia performance reviewed by Raewyn White03 Mar 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Moving Wright alongBernadette Rae talks to the man many consider the guru of New Zealand dance, master choreographer Douglas Wright.03 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleJohn Verryt's favourite thingsSet designer John Verryt shows <i>Viva</i> a few of his favourite treasures.03 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentArts Festival Review: XerxesHeroes don't come much kookier than Xerxes. He may be the King of Persia but he opens Handel's opera by extolling the beauties of a plane tree; a man who, as one character comments, "is aroused by a rough trunk."03 Mar 12:00 AM
EntertainmentArts Festival Review: Havoc in the GardenThe latest piece of youth-oriented theatre from Massive Company adopts the admirably egalitarian but dramatically unsatisfying strategy of giving what amounts to a lead role to each member of the 14 person cast.02 Mar 09:50 PM
EntertainmentJacqueline Smith's week of itJacqueline Smith's week of tv, music and movies.02 Mar 08:30 PM
EntertainmentArts festival: Dance exponentsWhen is a dance work not a dance work? asks Bernadette Rae about an Arts Festival piece which mixes French intellectualism, untrained performers and Lionel Richie.02 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: A vocal ambitionRebecca Barry talks to Kiwi opera singer Kristen Darragh about her drive to perform around the world.02 Mar 05:30 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: Deep in the Forest: A Cautionary CabaretDeep in the Forest is subtitled a Cautionary Cabaret and punters should be cautioned to exercise a certain amount a scepticism when viewing the show's promotional material. 02 Mar 01:31 AM
TravelDon't miss: International Flamenco FestivalAlbuquerque's National Institute of Flamenco preserves and promotes the artistry, history and culture of flamenco and fulfils an educational role through its National Conservatory of Flamenco Arts.01 Mar 01:00 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: Basement TheatreThe Fringe festival has exploded into life nowhere more so than at The Basement which is serving up a moveable feast of up to five fast-turn-around shows a night.27 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentForeign artists converge for festivalThe first of 250 artists from around the world have begun to arrive in time for the opening of the Auckland Arts Festival on Wednesday.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Despite quake, show must go onArt has the power to comfort and the demise of an Auckland festival wouldn't help Christchurch.27 Feb 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBreathing art into AucklandCatherine Smith looks at the best free and family shows on offer during the two major arts festivals showcasing Auckland City this month.25 Feb 11:00 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: When Animals Dream of Sheep, Lower Myers ParkThe avant-garde end of Fringe Fest spectrum finds an appropriate niche with a free event held at the base of the stairs that link Saint Kevin's Arcade with Myers Park.24 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: Sirens, Parnell BathsBefore they'd even put a toe in the water this week, the Wet Hot Beauties were the media's feel-good, sold-out hit of the summer. 24 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentFilm bible packs a real punchDavid Larsen talks to career film buff David Thomson about his revised classic.24 Feb 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Listen To This</i>One of the many funny lines in the profanity-strewn satirical film In The Loop came from the character Jamie Macdonald, the senior press officer in 10 Downing St and the "angriest man in Scotland".23 Feb 04:30 PM
