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Are they crazy?
This year organisers of Wellington's Performance Arcade are putting
shipping containers on top of each other along the waterfront, to act as
artist venues. The city's windy, and prone to tremors, and there's a
shortage of containers this year, but that's where logistical thinkers like
architect Alex Sawicka-Ritchie come in. Lynn Freeman talks to Alex, a key
member of the team behind the free arts festival which attracts more than
40-thousand visitors a year. The Performance Arcade starts on the
Wellington Waterfront this Friday.
Mar 05, 2017 02:52 pm
These days when we
see bruises - especially on children and women - the first thought might be
suspicion they've been abused. Bruises, cuts and gashes - both real and
artiticial - feature in the latest work by Dunedin photographer Martyn
Roberts. He's created a body of 'wound' work for the Dunedin Fringe
festival, called Bright Chrysalis, with the help of make up artist Zoe
Armstrong. Lynn Freeman asked Martyn and Zoe where the idea for
photographing injuries came from: Bright Chrysalis opens on the 10th of
March at Mint Gallery in Dunedin, as part of the city's Fringe Festival.
Mar 05, 2017 02:44 pm
Great Britain has
many famous acting dynasties - the Redgraves, the Foxes, the Wests and the
Cusacks. Actors Cyril and Maureen Cusack had three daughters - Sinéad,
Sorcha and Niamh all of them respected actresses on stage and screen, and
married to actors. They performed in Chekhov's Three Sisters in Dublin in
1990, with Cyril appearing as the Doctor. These days Sorcha is best known
in the TV series Father Brown, playing the priest-turned detective's
opinionated and interfering Irish parish secretary. The long running BBC
series is based on a character created by G K Chesterton. Lynn Freeman
asked Sorcha what keeps attracting her to the role - the fifth series
starts this week on UKTV.
Mar 05, 2017 02:26 pm
Juliana Brown
Eyes-Kaho has an unusual background - she's Sioux-Tongan. She's also a
photographer, an artist, a musician and an activist. Juliana was one of the
first to protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, planned to run almost
2-thousand kilometres from Iowa to North Dakota. Her aunt's land is being
dug up as part of the 4-billion dollar crude oil pipeline. The protesters
managed to get the project suspended last year, but this month, with
President Donald Trump's backing, things are back in motion. Right now
she's far from the protest action - she's in Auckland on the Tautai
Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust 2017 Artist Residency. Lynn Freeman asks
about her whakapapa and what's happening at her home.
Mar 05, 2017 01:42 pm
It's been a long,
long wait but Christchurch's Arts Centre finally has a contemporary art
gallery space again - and it's just opened. It's the latest 'reveal' in the
Arts Centre post-earthquake rebuild. The new gallery's called The Central
and is housed in the original Canterbury College Library. Four Christchurch
families and gallerist Jonathan Smart have made it happen and artists
including local sculptor Neil Dawson, photographer Peter Peryer, glitter
specialist Reuben Patterson and painter Dick Frizzell are in the mix for
the opening group show. There are some new names there too. Lynn Freeman
speaks to The Central's Jonathan Smart and Ngai Tahu artist Lonnie
Hutchinson who has work in the opening show.
Mar 05, 2017 01:34 pm
When the new
Canterbury Earthquake Memorial was revealed last month, something unusual
happened for a work of public art. It was universally appreciated!
Christchurch filmmaker Rick Harvie has documented the two year long project
from seeking submissions though to the official ceremony. Rick tells Lynn
Freeman he's about to put his now finished documentary, including footage
of the ceremony and feedback from a range of people, online.
Mar 05, 2017 12:43 pm
There are the famous A-List Festivals of
Europe - Cannes, Berlin and Venice. There's the equally prestigious
Sundance Festival of Utah, the champion of smaller, independent films. Now
there's growing interest in "indigenous" films - and, as Simon
Morris discovered, their festival is surprisingly close to home. March 15
sees the fourth annual Maoriland Film Festival, showing in the "Los
Angeles of the South Pacific", Otaki. Incidentally, that's not a cheap
crack - the original Maoriland Film Company launched itself early last
century with that as a by-line! Today's Maoriland Festival is an ambitious
attempt to encourage and focus on, not just young Maori talent, but
indigenous film-makers around the world. It's the brain-child of film-maker
Libby Hakaraia, and runs from March 15-19.
Mar 05, 2017 12:16 pm
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