Edo de Waart and the NZ Symphony Orchestra launch their 2017 selection of Masterworks.

A group of girls with the WOW factor are needed for our biggest stage show.

Standing ovations greeted super-star ballet dancers at the Auckland Arts Festival.

Mahan Esfahani, the world's most in-demand harpsichordist, visits Auckland next week.

Extraordinary opera is a moving tale from our past, writes William Dart.

Sonya Kelly presents a romantic comedy with modern love in a shrinking world at its heart.

How well do our favourite spine-chilling moments from horror films work on stage?

The play Every Brilliant Thing proves there's genuine joy to be found in the everyday.

Prima ballerina's energy is harnessed in a show which keeps dance creators on their toes.

Legacy ballet stars rise to the challenge of sultry Carmen, writes Raewyn Whyte

High-tech wizardry makes The Encounter spellbinding theatre, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Chamber Music New Zealand's 2017 season gets off to an exciting start, writes William Dart.

Kids' play makes science fun but delivers environmental message, writes Dionne Christian.

A rich new presentation of an age-old musical work, writes William Dart.

European early music group L'Arpeggiata blend old and new music, writes William Dart.

La Soiree is a spiegeltent spectacular thanks to three amazing acts, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Trolls, dancing and cake make Peer Gynt absurd, smart and funny, says Janet McAllister.

The storm clouds swirling above the open roof of the Pop-up Globe seemed to hold a mirror to the wild passions unleashed in the staging of Othello.

iD is heart-stopping spectacle and circus at its most modern, writes Dione Joseph.

A play about Shakespeare in prison avoids clichés, writes Janet McAllister.

Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister has a mixed night out at the fringe festival.

Reviewer Dione Joseph leaves Pop-up Globe's Henry V with a new favourite play.

Andrew Gunn's first play was an award-winner; expectations are high for his next.

Dramatic battles recall the 'original immersive theatre'.

How a simple grain defines us.

William Dart finds the NZSO's collaboration with the Modern Maori Quartet has mixed results.

A night on the Floating Theatre makes for an enchanted evening, writes Janet McAllister.

Musician and theatre director Robin Kelly from the Last Tapes Theatre Co, talks about his show 'Valerie'.

Dance show Castles shows maybe life's mosaic of experiences are difficult to fathom.

Can a performance make us genuinely care about the dying? Dione Joseph thinks so.