PremiumPremiumEntertainment‘I know how to create a world’: The Nutcracker designer Tracy Grant Lord's magic touchFrom chocolate fish to gumboots, it's a very Kiwi kind of Christmas.17 Nov 05:00 AM
PremiumNew ZealandHow RNZ Ballet's The Nutcracker turns the world upside downBehind the scenes with costume and set designer Tracy Grant Lord. Video / Royal New Zealand BalletWatch17 Nov 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Two bits of gold': How ballet and sumo transformed the All BlacksThe All Blacks learned to reduce 'turf toe' from the Royal New Zealand Ballet.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘A true man of the arts’: Renowned Hastings ballet dancer Laurie Ruffell dies 28 Feb 05:00 PM
New Zealand'She will be fantastic': 10yo dancer excited for role in Royal NZ Ballet show19 Nov 11:00 PM
Entertainment'It's empowering': Behind the scenes at the ballet as RNZB gears up for its winter season01 Aug 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Help Swan Lake take flight': RNZB restoring 30-year-old costumesThe costumes are worse for wear including tears, rust stains, and feathers gone wild.07 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandSir James Wallace case: Top institutions distance themselves from sex offenderOrganisations scramble to remove links to disgraced former rich-lister and philanthropist.29 Jun 04:22 AM
LifestyleThe Royal New Zealand Ballet returns with CinderellaA reimagining of Cinderella. Video / Royal New Zealand BalletWatch23 Jul 11:01 PM
EntertainmentSpy: Win a night at the virtual balletYou could win a virtual pass to The Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of The Firebird.28 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDocumentary maker Rebecca Tansley talks ballet projectDocumentary maker Rebecca Tansley at Karekare Beach. She is working on a project about the Royal NZ Ballet's production of the iconic NZ film The Piano.Watch13 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandBallet behind bars: Enhancing prisoners' confidencePirouettes and plies are being used to break boundaries in a new initiative run by the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) company. Source: Corrections NZ Watch10 Nov 06:16 AM
EntertainmentCompany raises the barreThe company's pitch perfect performance of the piece in this festival season will certainly change its benchmark of success forever - and the expectations of a smitten audience.03 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDancers win career liftA young dancer's journey towards becoming a professional ballerina is a step closer after she was awarded the country's most prestigious ballet scholarship.02 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Don Quixote, Royal NZ BalletOn a sunny terrace “somewhere in La Mancha”, all is swirling skirts, clicking heels and the colours of sunshine.26 Mar 10:23 PM
LifestyleRoyal NZ Ballet: Don Quixote The Royal New Zealand Ballet. Coverage of behind the scenes work at the company's studios in the St James Theatre building. 25 Feb 01:48 AM
