Category: Arts & Culture
With the Outtakes Film Festival taking a break this year, the New Zealand International Film Festival has stepped up with a huge line up GLBT features. Here are some of express’ favourites: 54: The Director’s Cut Seen at last in next-to-original form, Mark Christopher’s 1998 movie plugs us into late-70s discorama at its most delirious. […]
The cutting edge of kiwi theatre will be on display in Auckland this month as two modern hybrid shows tell tales of human connection. K’ Rd Strip – A Place to Stand examines the ‘history and the tales of the misfits who roamed in and out of the shadows up the infamous strip!’ The show […]
New Plymouth is set be become New Zealand’s hub of contemporary art with the relaunch of the Govett Brewster Art Gallery and opening of the Len Lye Centre. The Govett Brewster Art Gallery is New Zealand’s first and only museum of contemporary art reopens this month with the brand new architectural addition of the Len […]
Escaping the cold is an activity in itself! Fancy experiencing a slice of world-class luxury in the Cook Islands at an absolute beach-front location? express discovered Rumours Luxury Villas & Spa in Rarotonga through some of our Auckland readers who recommended it for a romantic break. They fell in love with this high-end accommodation that […]
Sandi Hall reviews Declan Greene’s Eight Gigabytes of Hardcore Porn. It would not be surprising if Declan Greene, Australian queer playwright, refused to have his work performed in New Zealand for the next few years. Declan, a 30 yr old rising star in this field, has already won awards for his work – and justly […]
Lithe young bodies leapt, bent arms, swayed, ran swiftly, and lay slack on the stage to draw an enthusiastic Royal New Zealand Ballet audience into the premier Auckland performance of Salute, compiled by the RNZB to honour the soldiers of WW1. Salute’s programme presented four dance works: Dear Horizon, Soldier’s Mass, Salute, and Passchendaele. This […]
Cuba’s roving modern ballet company achieved a very rare standing ovation at its opening performance in Auckland’s Civic theatre last night. The 19 dancers and 7 members of the accompanying band started their performance gracefully and slowly built up the tempo over the whole 2 hour show to have the audience totally in their hands. […]
With a swish of the curtain and a dazzle of lights, New Zealand Opera began its superlative 2015 season last night with La Cenerentola – a crowd pleasing fairy tale opera, full of wit and romance. La Cenerentola is performed in two acts and is based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault. The opera […]