7th May, Monday

The Lexus Song Quest Preliminary Judges have been stunned by the wealth of young talent in this year’s competition, as they announce the names of the 12 contestants who will go through to the semi-finals. Read on

8th March, Thursday

SOCIAL MEDIA CALL – BEAUTIFUL BURNOUT Read on

29th February, Wednesday

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Wednesday 29 February’s performance of Circenses has been postponed until Monday 5 March at 7.30pm. Read on

25th February, Saturday

For the past week I have been feeling what I imagine a marathon runner must experience just before the big race. Read on

24th February, Friday

The world premiere of a homegrown opera about Hohepa Te Umuroa is a highlight of the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival which opens in Wellington on Friday. Read on

24th February, Friday

The world premiere of a homegrown opera about Hohepa Te Umuroa is a highlight of the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival which opens in Wellington on Friday. Read on

24th February, Friday

New Zealand's biggest arts festival has opened in Wellington, bringing together artists and performers from this country and around the globe. Read on

22nd February, Wednesday

The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival opens this Friday with 900 artists from around the world filling the theatres, galleries and streets of Wellington for New Zealand’s largest multi-arts festival. Read on

5th February, Sunday

The hushed, don't-speak-or-you'll-miss-it synth-adorned folk of Bon Iver was a surprise top nominee for Feb. 12's Grammy Awards Read on

5th February, Sunday

Boxing has always been referred to as the noble art, but you still might be surprised to hear it has been taken into the theatre. Read on

27th January, Friday

SYDNEY Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela reveals his picks of the Sydney Festival, which wraps up on Sunday. Read on

27th January, Friday

Writers and Readers Week Programme Announced Read on

15th January, Sunday

The Sydney Festival includes productions that pack a serious punch. Read on

11th January, Wednesday

A new show called 'Walk a Mile in my Shoes' has become the surprise hit of the Sydney festival Read on

8th January, Sunday

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6th January, Friday

When the Sydney Festival kicks off this weekend it will showcase Indigenous cultures. Among the highlights is a show by The Barefoot Divas - six performers from three Pacific nations who are a musical and cultural force to be reckoned with. Read on

15th December, Thursday

New Zealand-born Shelagh Magadza will be the new Artistic Director of the New Zealand International Arts Festival for 2014 and beyond. Read on

30th November, Wednesday

Leave it to Stephen Colbert to bring a crowd together – an eclectic one at that, too. Last night, Malian collective Tinariwen came “to rock the gourd” and also sat down to talk shop with Colbert. Read on

30th November, Wednesday

Two of the five $50,000 Laureate Awards, presented by the Arts Foundation last night, went to New Zealand International Arts Festival artists. Read on

29th November, Tuesday

It’s not every day that an incredible line-up of children’s and young adult authors come together in one place, but that’s exactly what happens during the literary celebration held as part of the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival. Read on

21st November, Monday

Just listening to the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra's new EP "I Love You." Read on

5th November, Saturday

Anne Chamberlain is pleased and rightly so. It’s her first year as co-ordinator of the New Zealand International Arts Festival’s Writers & Readers Week and she has landed Germaine Greer as a headliner. Germaine Greer Read on

3rd November, Thursday

A big top circus from Belgium, a punk accordion player from Finland and the world premiere of a New Zealand opera are among the three hundred shows in next year's International Arts Festival. Read on

3rd November, Thursday

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2nd November, Wednesday

The New Zealand International Arts Festival aims to appeal to anyone who wants to be entertained. It is up to the festival's artistic director Lissa Twomey to decide which international acts New Zealand audiences will pay to see. Read on

2nd November, Wednesday

The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival this week launched the programme for next year’s festival. It will feature more than 300 performances from fairy tales to opera, from Shakespeare to salsa, from the Sahara Desert to a circus tent. Read on