A life in Limbo
We hear from a band leader, hand-balancer and contortionist about life in a travelling circus-cabaret, as their show LIMBO stops in Auckland for the Arts Festival.
AAF Digest: The Unexpected
It's just the right amount of theatrical main courses for the first week of the Auckland Arts Festival because the titbits on the wayside seem to be as delicious.
Creating cultural capital
WOMAD NZ artistic director Emere Wano tells us about her journey with the festival and the cultural capital it creates for the community in Taranaki and NZ.
AAF 2015 Digest
In the midst of the inevitable Auckland Arts Festival frenzy, Dione Joseph takes time to pause, muse and wonder at the work being presented and its journey to get there.
Creating continuum
The duo at the helm of Auckland Arts Festival, chief executive David Inns and artistic director Carla van Zon, tell Dione Joseph what's involved in moving towards an annual fest.
Nurturing future risk-takers
This year’s Hynds Creative Entrepreneur, Shona McCullagh, is setting the stage for nurturing a rising generation of creative entrepreneurs.
Storyweaving at Urbanesia
A range of workshops were the highlight of this year’s Southside Arts Festival. Dione Joseph spoke to artists Reina Sutton and Jarcinda Stowers-Ama.
Visual arts at Urbanesia
This year's Southside Arts Festival brings together a plethora of artistic excellence with new forms, activities and installations across the visual arts.
Taking Southside outside
Southside Arts Festival director Olivia Taouma tells Dione Joseph how this year's 'Urbanesia' festival is breaking regional boundaries in innovative ways.
Exhibit B: A personal response
The ‘human zoo’ exhibition by Brett Bailey may not be a regular topic of conversation at the New Zealand dinner table…maybe it should says Dione Joseph.
Reflecting Back: NZ in Edinburgh
Reflecting on the last four weeks in Edinburgh, Dione Joseph offers her final thoughts on the festival fever and New Zealand on the international stage.
Musings with Lemi Ponifasio
As Dione Joseph wraps-up her coverage of NZ at Edinburgh for The Big Idea, she shares her conversation with MAU choreographer Lemi Ponifasio on art, philosophy and a tapestry of ideas.