Arts

RNZ Culture 101 takes you behind the scenes and on a tour inside a giant bouncy castle complex with a difference. Video, Audio

For teenagers who grew up in the 2000s, Bring It On (2000) was a VHS and DVD staple. It would, without fail, be brought out during sleepovers. It felt like everyone knew the cheerleading chants… Audio

Witi Ihimaera joins Mark Amery on Culture 101 to play ‘Fast Favourites’ - sharing some of his favourite current Aotearoa artists and cultural moments.  

“We’re international now. It’s fantastic when… Audio

Wellington Film Society announced their 2024 programme today and Dan Slevin singles out five titles that should be essential viewing for film fans. Video

This week's first-ever piano festival in Hamilton attracted international stars to the city.

It was held at the University of Waikato's Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, where 40 piano students… Audio

 On today’s show, central Auckland musician Nauti talks about the hustle, Evie gets to catch up with Gracie Moller in person and So’omālō shares the rite of passage of red heads Audio

A blobfish catching the bus. A goat and a possum arguing on the moon. A worm detective solving a ghost mystery. These are all possibilities in a new local game. Audio

Not every movie ever made has made it to streaming services. What happens to the off-beat, lesser-known or straight-up-bad films of yester-year? Audio

A cast of local actors are bringing A Midsummer Night's Dream and Measure for Measure to life, with the goal of making Shakespeare's works engaging and accessible to audiences of all stripes.  Audio

The new CEO of Chamber Music NZ, Michelle Walsh, talks to Bryan Crump about some of her favourite tunes and the art of marketing 'intimate' classical music. Video, Audio

On today’s episode, In-depth Te Ao Māori journalist Ella Stewart gives us all the info on the 12,000-strong hui at Tuurangawaewae over the weekend. It’s summer, so Evie and Waimirirangi figure the… Audio

New Zealand born conductor Tecwyn Evans talks about his new role planning the concert schedule for the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. Audio

How do you build a life after the kids have left home? What if they decide to move to the other side of the world? How do you keep a sense of place when life changes completely?

New Zealand author… Audio

Last year, for the first time in the 21-year history of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement, all three categories were won by women. Lee Murray picked up the fiction award, the… Audio

Writer and director James Ashcroft (Ngati Kahu and Ngapuhi) studied at The Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School then spent seven years as chief executive and artistic director of Maori theatre… Audio

Workers in the Christchurch CBD will be dodging fire-holding jugglers, acrobats, and flying trapeze artists for the next ten days, as the annual Bread and Circus Buskers Festival returns to town.

A… Audio