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A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Whare Tapere 2012, Tom Keeper Passes, and Bathing With Elephants and Other Exotic Reveries.

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Splore 2012 will present another diverse programme of visual arts. Curated by Mark Osborne this year’s festival is sure to engage the audience in fresh and fun ways. Expect a shift in thinking as Splore 2012 presents the programme across the whole Splore experience from the front entrance to the camping and festival site Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Leopard, Canvas, and The Long Weekend.

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Celebrate Waitangi Day with friends, family and neighbours at one of the largest gatherings in the country.

Tatau Tatau E! Togetherness is the new name of a major event organised by Ngati Kahungunu Iwi with the aim to celebrate family, community and nationhood through dance, music, crafts, sport and food.

The iwi’s chairman says he’s looking forward to the occasion. Read More »

A dynamic and diverse group of the finest international and national writers will converge on Wellington in March for the New Zealand International Arts Festival’s Writers and Readers Week. Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Munted, The Wunderbar Spectacular, and An Evening With Miss Polly Rae & The Hurly Burly Girlys. 

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Get your Big Wigs, Fancy Pants and Twinkle Toes dusted off and ready for action as this summer Splore presents The Island of Hooha!

Based on the large scale dress-up and costume attire adorned at Splore 2008 and 2010, organisers are sure audiences will be ready to express their inner extrovert.
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Reviews of The Elves and the Shoemaker at Court Theatre in Christchurch and Lonely Heart - The Musical at BATS in Wellington.

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Javanese shadow puppets, Korean traditional musicians, a Brazilian accordion virtuoso duo, a tribute to Hirini Melbourne by well-known Maori musicians and a Wellington “supergroup” have been added to the line-up for WOMAD New Zealand 2012. Read More »

Get ready to immerse yourself in Splore’s three day performance extravaganza. Once again Linz Living Lounge will be home to a sumptuous mix of dance, cabaret, music and interactive performance. Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including This is a Stand I Made, Toys, The Santa Clause Show and A Very Merry Scriptless 2011.

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 A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including The Waste Land, Toys, Blithe Spirit, and The Beaten Track.

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A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including The Beaten Track, Silent Night, The Twits, and Meat.

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A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Tinderbox, Still Lives, Nine, and 7 Days - Live.

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Sofia Minson's new oil paintings at Parnell Gallery include contemporary black and white Maori portraits as well as  Read More »

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki is to present Degas to Dalí - an outstanding exhibition of international modern artists whose work spans 100 years. Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Rita and Douglas, Making a Killing and Goodnight, Irene.

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A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Midnight In Moscow, Wake Less, and Art In The Dark 2011.

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Pataka Museum in Wellington is hosting a world-first exhibition that explores the historical impact of Germany’s colonial past in Samoa and its lasting legacy – visible in the local Samoan community even today. Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Hits Of 83, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The River, and Tartuffe.

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In the global day from 11am on 11/11/11 in Aotearoa/New Zealand until 11pm on 11/11/11 in Europe, an exciting selection of cyberformance (live online performance) will be presented at 11:11:11 Read More »

The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival brings 24 extraordinary days of arts events to Wellington. With more than 300 incredible performances to savour, the Festival takes audiences from fairy tales to opera, from Shakespeare to salsa, from the Sahara Desert to a circus tent – and beyond. Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Deep Sea Explorer, On The Upside-Down Of The World, 2 Dimensional Life Of Her and Drowning In Veronica Lake.

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From Saturday 17 December, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki will present renowned contemporary Pacific artist, writer and poet, John Pule's Hauaga (Arrivals) exhibition.

The Gallery is the final venue in a nationwide tour, toured by City Gallery Wellington, which brings Pule's major works back to his hometown. Read More »

Ink, hair and henna tell stories of cultural identity.

Contemporary goddesses at Toi Poneke Gallery Read More »

“There is always a reason to make a ring

But I can also make a ring without a reason.” Read More »

Taupo has truly broken its conservative reputation with the creation of 18 unique and vibrant large scale murals, created by a selection of New Zealand’s leading street artists who descended on the Central North Island town over Labour Weekend. Read More »

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is giving audiences a rare opportunity to hear Gustav Mahler’s last completed symphony, the 9th. Read More »

The International Network of Emerging Library Innovators (INELI) is holding its first conference in Wellington 27 – 29 October 2011.

Wellington is proud to host this group of public librarians and acknowledges the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for establishing this network, at a time when public library leaders around the world face unprecedented economic challenges. Read More »

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including A Thousand Hills, Joseph Harper: The Boy And The Bicycle, Hold Onto Your Horses and Yo Future.

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