Lorde has asked fans to wear “rainbow clothing” to her upcoming show in Kansas after extremist Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) published plans to protest the concert. The American church, known for its radical ideologies, especially against homosexuality, plans to picket the show at Midland Theatre on March 21
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Booker prize novel ‘comes home’
The Luminaries has finally come home.
Eleanor Catton: Life after fame
People turn up in their hundreds to hear New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton speak. It takes some getting used to.
Cate Blanchett’s history lesson for Letterman
Cate Blanchett has given US talk-show king David Letterman a lesson in Australian history, displaying her sharp Aussie humour on the host’s popular late night show. The Oscar-winning actress tore the host to pieces with her wit and charm when she appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman earlier this week to promote her latest film, Blue Jasmine.
Into the wild blue yonder
Blue Man Group is one of the most popular and oddest left-field theatre experiences to come out of the United States. Every so often the call goes out for new Blue Men.
Superb show for ballet’s birthday
Vodafone season of Swan Lake Royal New Zealand Ballet St James Theatre, until July 27 A more fitting tribute to the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 60th anniversary than this stunning Swan Lake would be hard to imagine. It is choreographer Russell Kerr’s fourth production and they get better every time.
Raise attracts new breed of dancers
A new dance studio designed to cater for dancers and drop-in students who want to mix with the best, has opened in Wellington.
‘Funny, original’ short film a winner
The story of a 10-year-old Wellington girl searching for her best friend has bagged top prize at the 48Hours Furious Film-Making Challenge. Wellington film-maker Dean Hewison, along with writers Sam Dickson and Richard Falkner – collectively known as Traces of Nut – were crowned grand national champions at the Civic Theatre in Auckland last night for their short film The Sleeping Plot
Decades of dance for Swan Lake
At 83, choreographer and former ballet dancer Russell Kerr has seen it all.
So many films, so little time
So many