The man and the dog

Queenstown artist Ivan Clarke is the painter behind New Zealand’s much-loved Lonely Dog paintings. Julia Strelou finds out what he’s currently up to. Wondering what his own dog did when left at home, painter Ivan Clarke soon found a novel way to express what he thought they might be doing, creating what has become a […]

Full-blooded and feel good: The Court Theatre

Spring’s here, and it’s time to escape! Where better than somewhere you can laugh, meet new people and forget reality? The Court Theatre has you covered, because Seymour, Audrey and Audrey II are going to transport you away. Larger than life and twice as fun, Little Shop of Horrors* is the full-blooded, feel-good hit of […]

Dedicated to dance

  Former Cantabrian Malia Johnston has been wowing audiences throughout New Zealand for years. She talks to Lynda Papesch about dance moves from tippy toes to WOW shows.     Teaching children’s dance classes first showed Malia Johnston that her true career lay not in science and animals, but dance. As the creative director at […]

Grand sculpture finale

  Many of the region’s best creations will be on display in this year’s Sculpture on the Peninsula event in November, which will sadly be the last.     After more than two decades, the organising committee has decided the November event will be the grand finale. Held every two years, since its inception in […]

Nature inspired classy glass

  Masters in glassblowing and coldwork, Hamish Webster and Greg Swinburne have an exciting new combined display at Christchurch’s Form Gallery, on now until July 30.     “We are holding only two glass exhibitions this year, and the other one was cast glass,” says gallery manager Ryan Dewsbury. “Compared to other art disciplines there […]

Marking time with the devil: Narropera Trio

  After Narropera Trio’s afternoon performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, the Trio now turns its attention to another great work, Carl Maria von Weber’s brilliant opera, Der Freischütz (The Devil’s Marksman).     As with the Mozart’s Figaro, Der Freischütz will be presented in two performances (July 25 and August 7) in The Golden […]