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<i>Review:</i> 175 East at Herald Theatre

Gretchen La Roche and Andrew Uren fashioned a graceful weave, in scurrying toccata at times and elsewhere exploring the beat of blurred dissonance.

Settler's saga

Natasha Solomons skilfully weaves refugee tales into a novel about adjusting to life in a new land.

<i>Review:</i> NZ Music for Woodwind at University Music Theatre

Bassoonist Ben Hoadley is a man with a mission - to explore and add to the catalogue of woodwind music written by New Zealand composers.

<i>Review:</i> Carole King and James Taylor at Vector Arena

For a woman knocking on 70, King lights up damn bright and her voice was denser and richer than its younger counterpart.

<i>Review:</i> Ashley Brown and Michael Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts Centre

Ashley Brown and pianist Michael Houstoun have few equals as a team.

<i>Review:</i> Dream of Red Chamber at Aotea Centre

A tragic <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>-ish love story unfolds against the backdrop of a prosperous feudal family.

Review: No Fretful Sleeper: A Life of Bill Pearson

Long friendship leaves its mark

A book about Samoan tattooing - tatau - records a story that has been 30 years in the making.

Bold moves

Textile designer Ingrid Anderson has come a long way from screen-printing her own teatowels to save money.

Six lost Bookers emerge from the shadows of the past

Review: The Long Song

Book lover: Felicity Price

<i>Preview:</i> Living Room 2010 in Auckland CBD

<i>TJ McNamara:</i> A fitting tribute to Frances Hodgkins

On the edge of the world

Dylan Horrocks, author of newly published graphic novel Hicksville, said he grew up in two places: In New Zealand and in comics.

<i>Preview:</i> Brown and Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts Centre