EntertainmentClassical review: Viva Voce choir brings out the best in Handel's SolomonHandel would have been heartened by Viva Voce's <i>Solomon</i> on Sunday, one of the finest of his oratorios, cannily written to appeal to the tastes of his (and all) time.19 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Secrets and strokes of geniusBach's D minor Double Violin Concerto is a score of peerless beauty, its many contrapuntal threads woven with inevitability and rightness.18 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldCarrots stick it to VAT riseA theatre in Catalonia has started selling carrots in lieu of tickets in protest against a 13 per cent rise in VAT on cultural activities in Spain.13 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical Review: Voices raised in rejoicingThere was festivity in the air at Holy Trinity Cathedral for Auckland Choral's Magnificat concert.11 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSouthside Arts FestThe Southside Arts Festival premiere event Southside Gig is taking place at the TelstraClear Events Centre today. Hip-hop, B-boy breakdance and graffiti-art competitions are being held throughout the 12-hour event, which concludes at 9pm tonight. 13 Oct 05:25 AM
EntertainmentThe importance of being modestHe may be one of New Zealand’s best-known and honoured actors on stage and screen but Alan Perrott discovers George Henare is also one of the most modest.24 Sep 07:00 PM
LifestyleBallet meets Valentino On the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like New York Fashion Week had been a mere prelude to NYCB's glittery fall gala. The evening's star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off.21 Sep 08:41 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: The GiftEngaging but puzzling drama explores morality and the consequences as opposites attract.16 Sep 05:30 PM
EntertainmentPrivate Lives: Degrees of separationSilo Theatre's staging of Noel Coward's Private Lives brings the withering satire of love, marriage and divorce into the modern age. Dionne Christian reports.31 Aug 06:00 PM
