Nelson Arts Festival
How to make comedy for kids - without the 'parent jokes'
A clown dressed as Napoleon. Bubbles. Live music. The moon! Audio
Nelson Arts Festival forges ahead online
Writing Home: An Antidote to Feeling Stranded is a collection of videos the Nelson Arts Festival has commissioned from Kiwi writers living here and overseas. Paula Morris speaks about the experience… Audio
Cartoonist Michael Leunig: 'simplicity is beautiful'
Australian cartoonist, artist and poet Michael Leunig is the author of more than 30 books of cartoons and poetry featuring his familiar duck character, such as "Musings from the Inner Duck" and his… Audio, Gallery
The creative flair behind every successful arts festival
Festival Artistic Directors Nicholas McBryde and Charlie Unwin discuss the importance of the Dunedin and Nelson Arts festivals to their communities. We find how much emphasis they put on collaboration… Audio
Upbeat for Wednesday 29 August
Chamber Music New Zealand CEO Peter Walls announces his retirement. We get festive with the Artistic Directors of the Dunedin and Nelson Arts Festivals, and review the NZSO’s latest performance of…
Foreign sounds and fiddle dancing
Recently Java Dance Company violinist Tristan Carter has been travelling around the world, visiting among others places India, Georgia, and Iran. Audio
Love through the lungs
Mezzo Soprano Catrin Johnsson and pianist Rachel Fuller hit the road this Labour weekend with Voices NZ for three concerts to celebrate Spring and Love. Audio
Publisher extraordinaire
The Nelson Arts Festival is well underway, and within it includes talks and diffusions from publishers and authors. Publisher Bridget Williams knows all too well about how difficult the industry is… Audio
A dark reality
Manifesto 2083 is an insight into the mind of someone who killed 77 people and injured more than 2000. The play, on during the Nelson Arts Festival, addresses how Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik… Audio
