Funny, sexy and feminist all at the same time, Australian cabaret star Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) delivers wonderful frivolity.

Emily King music is described as existing "where the cafe meets the dancefloor" - understated pop and soul.

Laughton Kora is one of four brothers in the band Kora, he sang on Dotcom's album, acted in Coverband, and this week is in the Auckland Arts Festival

The National Theatre of Scotland offers both history lessons and captivating drama in its trilogy of plays about the country's early kings being staged at the Auckland Arts Festival.

France's Compagnie Carabosse has transformed an under-utilised part of the domain - aptly incorporating the Three Witches statue - into an otherworldly fire garden.

A post-postmodern diva is about to take over the Auckland Arts Festival's Spiegeltent with her take on a Hans Christian Andersen folk tale.

Auckland Arts Festival is providing a trifecta opportunity for Wellington composer Gareth Farr.

The focus is on people's casual attitudes and everyday interactions, and Burch re-enacts several of her own experiences with angry humour and audience help.

Two Shortland Street starts will don wigs, make-up and bespangled evening wear to join Dragon's Diva Den as special guest female impersonators.

Old-world charm, juggling and a virtuoso display of clowning makes this big top performance a must-see.

The centrepiece of new artistic director Francesco Ventriglia's first mixed bill programme for the RNZB is said to have changed ballet forever.

Four powerful local vocalists and a red-hot band take us on a journey through Dusty Springfield's remarkable life.

Encounter the sacred beauty of the forests of Fiji, the Solomons, Samoa and Aotearoa at Marama.

More than 10,000 tickets have been sold to the opening night of one of the hottest events on the Auckland Arts Festival calendar.

Auckland Arts Festival is a celebration, a time to come together each year as a community to share in the spirit and creativity of artists, and to celebrate our place in the world.

Auckland Arts Festival is justifiably proud to present the semi-staged New Zealand premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China next month, allotting it a spectacular spread in its handsome brochure.

Are we in danger of kicking creativity out of the classroom? Dionne Christian looks at what the arts can teach our children.

In part 3 of our Arts in Auckland coverage, Dionne Christian looks at how you try to include everyone.

The lineup for next year's Auckland Arts Festival keeps growing with the announcement last night of more shows joining the March 2-20 programme.

The Auckland Arts Festival has announced the musical line-up for its much-loved Spiegeltent venue next March, and it's a colourful list of local and international artists.

Four more festivals have announced their line-up tonight, presenting a wide array of international and local acts who will be entertaining us during summer 2016.

The Auckland Arts Festival is still six months away but it's already announced a key figure among its contemporary music programme.

German conductor Eckehard Stier guided the APO and two choirs through the expressive textures of Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time.

A tormented shriek, a sudden drop into darkness and a tall figure in robes emerges from the shadows, ranting.

In a nutshell, as the Festival brochure put it, Ata Reira promised an evening of award-winning choirs, majestic voices and Te Reo Maori in song.

This simple, measured, gentle charmer can be found inside a soft white cube inside the black box studio of Q Loft.