Auckland Arts Festival

In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their… Audio, Gallery

Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir with Madeleine Pierard and Auckland Chamber Orchestra presented Passio featuring works of six composers including Jack Body and Dame Gilliam Whitehead. The Auckland… Audio

The Auckland Arts Festival continues....French jazz group Paris Combo, an intrepid journey in 3D sound and a Morrissey covers-band Mexrissey were all part of the mix.

Morning Report's reviewer Justin… Audio

Classical purists might not enjoy it, but the crowd at last night’s L’Arpeggiata concert soaked it in. Peter Hoar reviews the performance, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, by the European group… Audio

Does music have the potential to start a revolution? Video, Audio

The former fisherman turned actor and playwright talks about the books, music, theatre and TV he's inspired by. Audio

The team encounter their largest icebergs, and grapple with how to project a virtual iceberg onto the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Audio, Gallery

Artist Joseph Michael and his companions venture into the crevasse field of a giant Antarctic glacier to capture the blue heart of an iceberg. Audio, Gallery

The varied sounds and characters of icebergs begin to reveal themselves to a watching team of film-makers. Audio, Gallery

Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs. Audio, Gallery

Writer, actor and filmmaker Eli Kent won the 2008 Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year at just 19. He went on to write several award-winning works and his play All Your… Audio

As Chief Executive of the Auckland Arts Festival, David Inns sees well over a hundred shows a year, the world over. He talks about his favourite show so far; Groupe F's The Breath of the Volcano. It… Audio, Gallery

Dust to Dusky sees Anna Coddington, Bella Kalolo, Tami Neilson and Colleen Davis (as Dusty), take the stage to  celebrate Dusty Springfield, re-imagining the hits of the smoky-voiced pop-soul vocalist… Audio, Gallery

Intermission asks these questions of choreographer Moss Patterson ahead of the opening night of his new work, Ruamoko as well as actor and former ballet dancer Chris Parker and Tempo Dance Festival… Audio

Alex Taylor reviews Nixon in China, a work they say is difficult to experience, and to discuss

In the fourth and final episode of INTERMISSION, we take in the semi-staged opera Nixon In China and ask the question; is colourblind casting ever okay? And if it is, where do we draw the line? Audio