EntertainmentTwelve questions: Laughton KoraLaughton 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 Festival07 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The James PlaysThe 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.06 Mar 08:02 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Carabosse Fire GardenFrance's Compagnie Carabosse has transformed an under-utilised part of the domain - aptly incorporating the Three Witches statue - into an otherworldly fire garden.04 Mar 10:47 PM
LifestyleThe cat's meow meowA post-postmodern diva is about to take over the Auckland Arts Festival's Spiegeltent with her take on a Hans Christian Andersen folk tale.04 Mar 07:30 PM
EntertainmentFestival trifecta for composerAuckland Arts Festival is providing a trifecta opportunity for Wellington composer Gareth Farr.04 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Clever, funny one-woman show tackles racismThe 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.03 Mar 11:31 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: High heels for Shorty boysTwo Shortland Street starts will don wigs, make-up and bespangled evening wear to join Dragon's Diva Den as special guest female impersonators.03 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Beautiful, evocative and atmospheric but ...The five featured women dance, create pretty moving tableaux and briefly sing songs. From the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, Samoa, and Aotearoa, they're great, well-rehearsed performers.03 Mar 06:00 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Clowning around reminds of Basil and ManuelOld-world charm, juggling and a virtuoso display of clowning makes this big top performance a must-see.03 Mar 04:24 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Dance programme doesn't miss a beatThe centrepiece of new artistic director Francesco Ventriglia's first mixed bill programme for the RNZB is said to have changed ballet forever.03 Mar 03:49 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: Dust to Dusky hits high notesFour powerful local vocalists and a red-hot band take us on a journey through Dusty Springfield's remarkable life.03 Mar 03:30 AM
EntertainmentWatch: Auckland Arts Festival - MaramaEncounter the sacred beauty of the forests of Fiji, the Solomons, Samoa and Aotearoa at Marama.Watch02 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFestival ticket sales igniteMore than 10,000 tickets have been sold to the opening night of one of the hottest events on the Auckland Arts Festival calendar.01 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionArts Festival brings world to NZ and shows us to the worldAuckland 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.29 Feb 09:12 PM
EntertainmentBaritone's take on Tricky roleAuckland 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.26 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCreative subjects battling for manaAre we in danger of kicking creativity out of the classroom? Dionne Christian looks at what the arts can teach our children.24 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMaori culture our 'standout feature'In part 3 of our Arts in Auckland coverage, Dionne Christian looks at how you try to include everyone.23 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCreativity thriving on city's edgeWith high-profile regional facilities in central Auckland - not to mention the lion's share of festivals - is there arts and cultural life in the 'burbs?22 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDaring plan to make Auckland a city of artIs Auckland now the city of arts? Dionne Christian investigates in a five part series that starts today by looking at arts & the economy.21 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentArts Festival lineup getting even biggerThe lineup for next year's Auckland Arts Festival keeps growing with the announcement last night of more shows joining the March 2-20 programme.05 Nov 05:30 AM
EntertainmentMusicians heading to NZ for Arts FestivalThe 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.04 Nov 06:50 PM
EntertainmentA future full of festivals: Womad, Splore and moreFour more festivals have announced their line-up tonight, presenting a wide array of international and local acts who will be entertaining us during summer 2016.21 Oct 06:30 AM
EntertainmentMuso heading to NZ for Auckland Arts FestivalThe Auckland Arts Festival is still six months away but it's already announced a key figure among its contemporary music programme.05 Aug 07:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: A Child of our timeGerman conductor Eckehard Stier guided the APO and two choirs through the expressive textures of Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time.22 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival review: iTMOiA tormented shriek, a sudden drop into darkness and a tall figure in robes emerges from the shadows, ranting.19 Mar 09:09 PM
EntertainmentChoristers revel in celebration of lightIn 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.19 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival review: WhiteThis simple, measured, gentle charmer can be found inside a soft white cube inside the black box studio of Q Loft.18 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFather of Afrobeat lives onAs Adesola Osakalumi speaks, the native of The Bronx, New York, slips between his own accent and that of Nigerian activist and musical legend Fela Kuti.18 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKids cotton on to White showEntertaining a discerning audience of 2- to 4-year-olds is a never-ending challenge for British theatre artist Andy Manley.17 Mar 04:00 PM
