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Contemporary Kiwi Artists Unite for Breast Cancer Fundraising Auction

Kiwi lingerie brand OHEN Underwear is spearheading a unique art auction for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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A Halloween-themed candlelight concert is coming to Auckland

What better way to get into the spirit of the spooky season than with a candlelight concert of Halloween classics?

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Van Gogh Poets & Lovers: Poignant show of Dutch painter at his most fragile

New exhibition Van Gogh Poets & Lovers gathers some of the artist’s most spectacular paintings, completed over just two years in the south of France.

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Radiohead and Shakespeare collide in new stage adaptation of ‘Hamlet’

British band Radiohead are reworking their 2003 album “Hail to the Thief” to soundtrack a new stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” that will premiere in Manchester in April.

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World of WearableArt award winners announced for 2024

The 2024 World of WearableArt™ (WOW) award winners have been announced.

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Auckland Theatre Company to fly high with captivating modern adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’

Auckland Theatre Company is bringing magic and wonder to the stage, but its presentation of Peter Pan isn’t just for the kids.

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Vivienne Westwood jewellery exhibition coming to Te Papa

A major new exhibition at Te Papa will showcase a selection of jewellery and fashion from renowned British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and her namesake label. 

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A new play brings Trent Dalton’s Love Stories to the stage in a joyful and exuberant celebration of love

Unapologetically sentimental, uncynically joyful, and brimming with wholeheartedness, Love Stories delivers exactly what its title promises.

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Oscar: the tragedy and beauty of Wilde’s life, and an historic moment on the ballet stage

Christopher Wheeldon and The Australian Ballet’s Oscar is based on the story of Oscar Wilde: the writer, the man, the protester.

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Record number of female authors on 2024 Booker Prize shortlist

The Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed and five of the six novels chosen were written by women.

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Stolen Banksy ‘Girl with Balloon’ painting found

One of British street artist Banksy’s best-known paintings, “Girl with Balloon”, has been found after its theft from a London gallery last week with two men charged.

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Ian McKellen would like to play Falstaff again despite stage fall

Ian McKellen is ready to finish what he started.

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Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery announces opening season

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery’s opening season has been announced.

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Iris Apfel’s book, written at 102, a tribute to her colourful life

In a release about the book written by Apfel before she passed, she said the book was ‘not a book of secrets,’ but of stories and ideas.

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Marriage’s power dynamics explored in ATC’s harrowing one-woman show ‘Girls & Boys’

Auckland Theatre Company’s powerful production of Girls & Boys tells a harrowing tale of gender dynamics and violence through the eyes of a mother of two.

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New Rodin Art Centre to open in Shanghai

Shanghai will soon be home to a new Rodin Art Centre bringing the works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin to the Chinese megacity.

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New Uluṟu sunrise experience projects Indigenous art with lasers and light

Sunrise over the outback becomes a canvas for a new two-hour story-telling experience in Australia’s Red Centre.

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Auckland Museum exhibition to celebrate 100 years of netball history in New Zealand

A new exhibition in Auckland will explore 100 years of one of the most beloved sports in Aotearoa.

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What makes a book a bestseller? It’s tricky

It is a truth generally acknowledged that authors and publishers want their books to become bestsellers. 

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Powerhouse unveils program for Sydney Design Week 2024

The program for Sydney Design Week 2024 has been unveiled by the Powerhouse Museum.

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Banksy frees the animals at London Zoo in mural series finale

Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth – and perhaps final – mural of his animal-themed art trail across London, with a painting on the shutters of the capital’s zoo showing a gorilla freeing a sea lion and birds.

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Modern Italian design the focus of inspiring new exhibition

A new exhibition will celebrate a selection of iconic Italian designs from furniture to household objects and even a Vespa.

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Banksy has unleashed animals on London. What do they mean?

A goat, two elephants, three monkeys and one wolf.

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Royal New Zealand Ballet to delight with magical Midsummer at Christmas

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is bringing back A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a Christmas season.

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