12:40 Bats Theatre
Bats has been the home of much of the most exciting theatre
seen in Wellington for almost quarter of a century. It closed the doors on its
Kent Terrace building almost two years ago for a multi-million dollar
restoration project and the result of all that hard work is about to be
revealed. Programme manager Cherie Jacobson takes Lynn Freeman into the new
look Bats for a sneak peak.
1:10 Movie reviews
Movie blogger Kailey Carruthers fills in for Simon Morris.
She reviews My Old Lady and reports on three Canadian film festivals.
1:34 Orchestral surround - soundtracks
Radio New Zealand’s recording engineer Graham Kennedy on all
the technology and ingenuity that goes into recording the NZSO for blockbuster
movies like The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
1:47 Sonic Art
What will music look and sound like in the future? At
Victoria University in Wellington, PHD students who are part of an integrated
engineering and music composition programme SELCT (Sonic Engineering Lab for
Creative Technology) are plugging away at creating robotics – systems which
drive either existing or self-created and designed musical instruments.
2:05 The Laugh Track:
Up-and-coming writer and actor Taofia Palesasa talks about
his work… and why he doesn’t own a mobile phone.
2:25 Just the job?
South Brighton artist Michael Springer is moving on from
building temporary driftwood constructions on his local beach since earthquakes
drove him out of the central city. Now he’s advertising for his replacement.
2:35 David Cohen’s Greatest Hits
Journalist David Cohen on how he selected a ‘best-of’
compilation from thousands of articles, reviews and columns he’s written for
publications including The Listener, the Guardian, and the New York Times. It’s
his Greatest Hits – so far, published by Ma-karo Press.
2:45 Murray Edmond ‘Then It Was Now Again’
Key moments in our history: a selection of Murray’s reviews,
eyewitness accounts, interviews and letters reflecting on New Zealand poetry
and drama from the 1970s onwards.Then It Was Now Again is the title, published
by Atuanui Press.
2:53 2014 Portage Ceramic Awards
Grey Lynn artist Louise Rive took top honours at the 2014
Portage Ceramic Awards last week. Her figurative work The Space Between was
praised by judge Takeshi Yasuda for being ‘emotionally compelling” and was one
of several highly sculptural pieces of ceramic art in the finalist group.
Justin Gregory spoke to Louise recently and asked her what ceramics are these
days.
3:05 The Drama Hour
Te Awarua by Albert Belz.
The Premiere. Three people find themselves stuck together in
a trench in the last days of The Great War.
Visit our webpage for pictures and more information: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/standing-room-only
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