Category: Arts & Culture
Love Me As I Am, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, celebrates and honours the life and music of the legendary Mahinārangi Tocker – a woman who openly embraced difference and our diverse communities. We chat with Creative Director Tama Waipara about the influence Mahinārangi had on his life and the importance of honouring […]
It was with a certain amount of fanfare and a lot of pride that the Gay and Lesbian Singers celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. GALS was established in 1992 when dancer Michael Parmenter needed a choir for a performance in the Hero Parade and gathered a small group of singers for the job from […]
As a choreographer and dancer, Michael Parmenter is rather a legend, having spent the past 30 years creating work that pushes the boundaries of theatre and dance. Known for creating work on a large scale with sizeable casts and in big theatres, his is “epic theatre”. Those who remember the heyday of the Hero Festival […]
express’ Ash sits down with William to discover the driving force behind his creative wisdom. 23-year-old William Fitzgerald has been dancing since he was eight and joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2014. He’s been in some of the company’s most notable roles including Martin Vedel’s staging of Coppélia, Mattress Suite by Larry Keigwin and Massimo Moricone’s A […]
Reem Nabhani is unapologetically up front, one half of the Auckland duo HEAVY, her raps will shake you up and wake you up, pulling you out of your nine to five dream state. For Reem, there’s a connection between and rap and spoken word poetry, both which she’s been writing for years. “I can speak […]
So, you fancy going to Burning Man, or perhaps Splore, but you can’t be fucked with the travel and if you’re really being honest with yourself, you also hate camping and queuing for portaloos. The no alcohol policy is also really annoying. Let’s face it, it’s probably your destiny to stay home watching bad TV. […]
Since March, artist collective FAFSWAG have graced the stages of Auckland’s Basement Theatre as the Company in Residence. Known more for their work in the visual art space, with performative work sitting on the periphery, from an outsiders perspective, the shift into the performance space seems like a natural progression. Now, coming to the end […]
Tucked behind St-Matthew-in-the-City lies a proud, yet humble, põhutukawa tree. While it may not be the first thing you notice as the grand church stands before you, its presence is an important one. The põhutukawa tree finds its place in Māori mythology, it is said that is from the põhutukawa at Te Reinga that the […]