Ballet
There’s no place like home
Royal New Zealand ballet dancer Lucy Green has danced some premier roles during her time with the company including title roles in Cinderella and Giselle and Dorothy in this year’s Wizard of Oz. She’s… Audio
Scenes from Childhood - 1 to 4
Cynthia Morahan and Clarissa Dunn look at some of the ways children experience classical music in Aotearoa. Audio
Parenting: When is it okay for kids to cry?
After 15 years teaching dance in Victoria, Rhiannon Johnson knows a thing or two about managing parents' expectations. She posted a piece on Facebook, titled, Is it okay to cry? and was overwhelmed by… Audio
Limp to a leap
A couple of years ago Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Joseph Skelton was hit by a bus and it was thought he’d never walk without a limp again. But now he is leaping across the ditch to perform in… Audio
The en pointe trailblazer
Nicolette Fraillon is the only woman to hold the job of chief conductor and musical director of a professional ballet company. She busted the glass ceiling years ago as top dog of The Australian… Audio
Ethan Stiefel - Creating Giselle
Ethan Stiefel returns to New Zealand to choreograph one of the world's most loved ballets - Giselle. Wallace speaks to Ethan about his time with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and what he's been doing… Audio
Jete-ing across the ditch
Australian ballet dancer Daniel Gaudiello makes his Royal New Zealand Ballet debut next week, dancing in Giselle. The 33 year old was a star of Australian Ballet for 12 years and famous for his… Video, Audio
The Joffrey Heritage
The Joffrey Ballet School is auditioning in New Zealand for the first time. The New York based academy offers training from classical through to contemporary and jazz and prepares dancers for… Video, Audio
NZ dancers en pointe with ballet master
Betsy Erickson is ballet master for the San Francisco Ballet. She's been coming to New Zealand for 12 years teaching the art form to the next generation at the New Zealand School of Dance. She speaks… Audio
Budget 2016: what's in it for the arts?
The 2016 Budget announced by Finance Minister Bill English today offers some increases in funding within the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector over the next four years.
The Art of Etiquette - ballet
Ballet legend Sir Jon Trimmer is taking time out of The Wizard of Oz for our first discussion in the series The Art of Etiquette. The arts and society landscapes are forever changing with the arts… Audio
Francesco Ventriglia: on a ballet high
Kim Hill talks to the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet who came here after a career as a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director in Italy. The RNZB's latest production, The… Audio
Jennifer Shennan
Jennifer Shennan followed the yellow brick road to the St James Theatre in Wellington last night for the world premier of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Wizard of Oz. The ballet, about the well known… Audio
Esther Juon: dancers and their feet
Charlotte Graham interviews the Swiss-born former ballet dancer and teacher who has been working for 30 years to prevent unnecessary damage to young dancers' feet. Audio
Jennifer Shennan: RNZB Review
Jennifer reviews the Royal New Zealand Ballet's "Speed of Light" season featuring works by Adonis Foniadakis, William Forsythe and Alexander Ekman. Audio
Alexander Ekman: Royal New Zealand Ballet
Swedish choreographer restaging his work "Cacti" as part of the RNZB's "Speed of Light" tour. Audio
Dancer to dancer
Second year New Zealand Dance School student Georgia Powley has been awarded a scholarship that allows her to become part of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2016. The company will convene in… Audio
