Category: Arts & Culture
Sarah Murphy attends the AAF concert on 15 March of Jazz Sensation Cécile McLorin Salvant. Cécile McLorin Salvant specialises in forgotten numbers, far from the standards we all know and listen to on repeat. It made for an evening of surprises, jumping between genres, showing the incredible range of her voice. I couldn’t help but feel […]
Oliver Hall runs through upcoming events and shows not already highlighted in express for this month. The Grammy Guys Ed Sheeran returns to Auckland for two dates (Mt Smart, 24 and 25 March) and Dunedin for three (Forsyth Barr, 29 March – 1 April) with his Divide world tour. It’s his third time back in NZ in […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s original adaptation of iconic New Zealand movie, The Piano, leaves Georgette Jackson struggling to admire the new work. My love affair with the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) began as a young dancer. I attended their workshops at the Wellington School of Dance, and as an adult I have undeniable […]
Visual artists Alex Plumb and Gui Taccetti talk queerness in Latin culture and themes of identity and desire in their respective art practices. Sarah: Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time away from your studios to chat today, I’m very excited to have both of you together to discuss the similar themes you […]
The Mercury Bay Art Escape is back again this year, held on the gorgeous Coromandel Peninsula, we chat to artist Chris Charteris who has been involved since the very beginning. Chris’ work is influenced by Māori and Pacific traditional carving, with a career spanning decades, in the mid 1980’s he was working at Te Rarawa […]
The film is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Timothée Chalamet has been nominated for Best Actor. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Acclaimed queer film Call Me by Your Name has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Call Me by Your Name is in the running for Best Film, and star […]
The undertones of love and desire in Call Me By Your Name. Call Me By Your Name is one of those movies you won’t forget. Not only because it is a beautiful coming-of-age love story, with impeccable cinematography, but because the characters in this film will take you on a marvellous journey in search of idyllic […]
In the secluded mountains of the East Cape an Xhosa tradition known as Ukwaluka takes place twice a year as a group of teenagers are guided into manhood. The teenagers, known as the novitiates, are circumcised and then spend several weeks recovering in isolation from the wider world, while being mentored and nursed by caretakers. […]