Culture 101 for Sunday 17 March 2024
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Rugby becomes art: a scrum suspended in time
12:30 PM.Still Lives - Auckland is a live performance artwork combining what are sometimes considered opposite ends of the spectrum; rugby and art.
Following two weeks of rehearsal, the artwork will be at… Read more Audio
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Best of the Fest #5: A very old man with enormous wings, The Sun and the Wind, Aiga and in the thick of Dunedin Fringe
12:45 PM.It may be the fifth and final episode of Best of the Fest but festivals across Aotearoa have not been slowing down.
Culture 101’s Perlina Lau in Tāmaki Makaurau is joined by playwright and… Read more Audio
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New report shows increased interest in Asian arts and culture among Kiwis
2:05 PM.A new report commissioned by Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono has found an increased interest and desire for Asian arts and cultural experiences in Aotearoa. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Ngāmotu New Plymouth’s Fin Rah Zel at WOMAD
1:25 PM.For a band from Taranaki, making the WOMAD lineup is a dream come true. For Ngāmotu New Plymouth indie group, Fin Rah Zel, this weekend is it.
Known for its outlier music and visual art scene, the… Read more Audio
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Ju Percussion: powerhouse ensemble performs in NZ for the first time
1:07 PM.Taiwan’s first professional percussion ensemble, Ju Percussion Group, was founded in 1986 by Tzong-Ching Ju who still leads the group today. Read more Audio
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Aiga: Lusi Faiva’s disability-led Pasifika show on her life in her own words
12:50 PM.In Samoan, aiga means family. Not just your immediate family but your wider circle. It could be through blood, marriage or even an adopted connection.
It’s also the name and central theme of Lusi… Read more Audio
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The 12-year-olds who meet a mountain in Rachel House's first feature
12:30 PM.There are four shining stars on screen in the new joyous and heartfelt Aotearoa New Zealand film The Mountain - the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Rachel House.
The first is the majestic… Read more Video, Audio
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Fast Favourites: Black Grace choreographer Neil Ieremia gives movement to Pacific anger
12:10 PM.Dance company Black Grace has just returned from a US tour where thousands of people watched their latest work, Paradise Rumour. The company performed in Portland, Laguna Beach and Chicago.
Black… Read more Audio
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Best of the Fest #4: Tim Minchin, The King’s Singers, Arooj Aftab, Bernie Dieter’s Kabarett, Lost Lear, Belle, and In the Name of the Son
12:00 PM.In episode four of Best of the Fest, Culture 101 co-hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery find Aotearoa in full festival swing.
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12:15 - Fast Favourites: Black Grace choreographer Neil Ieremia gives movement to Pacific anger
12:30 - The tamariki who climbed a mountain for Rachel House’s first feature
12:50 - Aiga: Lusi Faiva’s disability-led Pasifika show on her life in her own words
1:07 - Ju Percussion: powerhouse ensemble performs in NZ for the first time
1:25 - Regional Wrap: Ngāmotu New Plymouth’s Fin Rah Zel at WOMAD
1:35 - At the Movies
2:05 - Desire for more Asian arts in Aotearoa
2:30 - Best of the Fest #4: Tim Minchin, The King’s Singers, Arooj Aftab,Bernie Dieter, Lost Lear, Not Lear, Belle, and In the Name of the Son
3:00 - The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium
3:30 - Fake Baby
Music played in this show
Sky People
Troy Kingi (feat Priya Sami)
Played at 12.10 and 12.58pm
Midnight Marauders
Joe Dukie & DJ Fitchie
Played at 12.25pm
Gonna Find who I am
Troy Kingi
Played at 12.45pm
Decolonized Existence (Big Fat Raro Remix)
Mokotron
Played at 1.07pm and 1.58pm
Human Nature
Fin Rah Zel
Played at 1.20pm
Mohabbat
Arooj Aftab
Played at 2.30pm
Blackbird
The King's Singers
Played at 2.45pm
White White in the Sun
Tim Minchin
Played 2.58pm
Black Suede Boots
Auckland Jazz Orchestra
Played at 3.05pm
They're taking pictures of us in the water
Anonymouz
Played at 3.40pm