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Five Questions for Joel Amosa
Joel Amosa, winner of the 2018 Lexus Song Quest, is taking on the role of Masetto in Wellington Opera's production of Don Giovanni. This production, the first for Wellington Opera, opens on Saturday 17 April.
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Here are Your Headliners
Creative Director Marnie Karmelita and Director Ngā Toi Māori Mere Boynton introduce the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival Headliners: The Nathan Haines Octet, Whirimako Black and Michael Houstoun and the Rodger Fox Big Band.
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My Art Inspiration: Matthew Ross
Wellington Opera – which has been described as the world’s newest opera company – launches this year with its premiere production, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, opening on Saturday 17 April at the Opera House. Artistic Director Matthew Ross talks through the inspirations behind this new venture and the surprising gifts that Covid has brought.
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A Window into te Ao Māori: Who's that Kapa?
In his recurring segment exploring the world of te Ao Māori, our Pouārahi Māori Tama Ale Samoa introduces us to one of his favourite Kapa Haka groups.
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Jo Randerson: You Wouldn't Expect This Of Me, But...
Jo Randerson, writer, actor, theatremaker and as of New Year's Day 2021, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, is a well-known face in the Pōneke arts scene. But what you might not expect is Randerson's love of science, and how it continues to inform her art practice.
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A Window into Te Ao Māori: Kīwaha and Tā Moko
Tama Ale Samoa is the new Pouārahi Māori, leading intercultural strategy at the New Zealand Festival of the Arts. In his inaugural column about all things te ao Māori, Tama Ale brings us a Phrase of the Day - Kīwaha and a Short Story - Pūrākau poto about how the practice of tā moko came to be.
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My Art Inspiration: Alex Lodge
Taki Rua’s latest production Sing to Me offers audiences a charmingly poetic, yet playfully modern, love story set against the backdrop of a climate in crisis. The Wellington world premiere kicks off on February 27 at Te Whaea Theatre, followed by a season at Auckland Arts Festival as part of a five-centre national tour.
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The Garden Party: Your New Summer Writers Festival
Claire Mabey, the prolific force behind Verb Wellington and the New Zealand Festival of the Arts Writers Programme, talks her new hybrid festival of music and words, The Garden Party. Coming to the Wellington Botanic Gardens from 20 - 21 February.
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Meet the Makers: Lucy Marinkovich
Lucy Marinkovich, dancer, director and choreographer, takes our Meet the Makers questionnaire ahead of the new season of Strasbourg 1518 at Circa Theatre.
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