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Silo Theatre’s new space for theatre, for the sector, and for the community
1 week ago

Silo Theatre’s new space for theatre, for the sector, and for the community

Silo Theatre’s new space isn’t being hoarded, it’s being shared. Sam Brooks talks to the company’s directors about the space they call home, and their hopes that others will too.

Author:  Sam Brooks
Hagley Theatre School, a 'big laboratory' to test theatrical principles
3 weeks ago

Hagley Theatre School, a 'big laboratory' to test theatrical principles

Shanti Mathias visits the Christchurch-based school to watch rehearsals and ask artistic director Pedro Ilgenfritz what he’s changed to differentiate the “brave little school” from other programmes.

Author:  Shanti Mathias
Exploding Rainbow Orchestra: A joyful eruption of sound, colour and spectacle unlike anything else
1 month ago

Exploding Rainbow Orchestra: A joyful eruption of sound, colour and spectacle unlike anything else

Rachel Ashby speaks to the conductor of an audacious project which brings together 50 musicians, pseudo-orchestral arrangements, shiny rainbow ponchos and a glow stick.

Author:  Rachel Ashby
Eastern Sound Collective: Amplifying Asian voices in Aotearoa's music scene in six tracks
2 months ago

Eastern Sound Collective: Amplifying Asian voices in Aotearoa's music scene in six tracks

Ahi Karunaharan speaks to the founders of a beacon for cultural representation and artistic collaboration.

Author:  Ahilan Karunaharan
Three people sit in a large room, each working independently
3 months ago

Te Wā and the Art of Space-Making

Outcomes are antithetical to the intentions behind a new fluid shared space in Ōtautahi. Its founders discuss its beginnings, aspirations, and highlights so far.

Author:  Nathan Joe
Season: Rewriting The Rulebook On Dealer Galleries
5 months ago

Season: Rewriting The Rulebook On Dealer Galleries

Ethics, honesty and patience - meet the gallerists doing it their way. 

Author:  Dina Jezdic
F.O.L.A [AKL]: How to Make a Really Great Party…and a Really Great Protest
6 months ago

F.O.L.A [AKL]: How to Make a Really Great Party…and a Really Great Protest

Co-artistic directors Nisha Madhan and Julia Croft invite us into the blazing, new world they’ve created together with F.O.L.A [AKL], in our new series Pathfinders.  

Author:  Jennifer Cheuk
Laughing Through the Pain, Leading Through the Punchlines
7 months ago

Laughing Through the Pain, Leading Through the Punchlines

In a country where the comedy circuit has long lacked Asian representation, Jess Karamjeet is here to change the script.

Author:  Nabeelah Khan