Max Richter is a well known German born British composer. He composes and records his own music, and writes for stage, opera, ballet and screen. In the upcoming Auckland Arts Festival, Richter is performing an eight-hour long concert designed to be heard overnight, with the audience lying down. Richter has created a mix of classical and electronic musi, made up of 31 uninterrupted pieces, to be experienced while in and out of consciousness and lucid dream states.
Richter has two shows at the Festival, both in March. Lillian Hanly spoke with him about his work.
Peter Lucas Jones of Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Te Rarawa, and Ngāti Kahu descent, is the General Manager of Te Hiku Media. Jones is part of the team who created Kōrero Māori, a programme designed to record and transcribe hours of Māori language in order to safeguard it, and create more opportunity in the digital age for Te Reo Māori to be present. Lillian Hanly spoke with Peter-Lucas and started by asking what Kōrero Māori is.
Is small housing the future for a more sustainable, affordable Tāmaki Makaurau? Ayla thinks so, and she's got a pretty solid argument. Catch her award-winning project Muryo Jitaku: A Forecast for the Future of the Detached Home in Urban New Zealand at the Architecture Student Design Awards this Thursday.
Estere chats to Jogai about her new double album My Design, On Others' Lives, opening for the legendary Grace Jones, and her upcoming Aotearoa tour (featuring a Casette Nine show this Saturday w/ support from Merk).
Pennie's been watching Netflix, fashion related Netflix. Want to learn about fashion trends from fashion designer, Kyle Ng? Social Fabric (2017) is the place to look, taking you around the world to learn the culture and origin of streetwear staples. Pennie guides us through some of her fascinating findings from the show.
This week we are talking NZIFF and our top picks! We are also talking about Paperdwellers by Susan Te Kahurangi King with curator Bridget Riggir-Cudy and exhibition designer Anto Yeldezian. Paper Dwellers is on until the 14th of July at Artspace. Plus, we have a Sunday Painter from Jackson!
Another week, another special guest with Penelope. Woot! This week, Elizabeth Whiting catches up with Penelope and Mike about the wonderful world of theatre and costume design. Whilst currently working on La bohème, we also chat an entire cast of Santa Claus...? Very fun.
Penelope brings in a special guest this morning, Marina Davis, founder of designer label, Ovna Ovich. The label plays homage to her Russian heritage, with a dedication to making environmentally and socially aware work that is still elegant and effortless. And Pennie, Mike and Marina talk their fashion pet peeves, the things that really grind their gears about Fashun.
An exciting moment for Dr. Rick Henry, senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, when the building he and his team designed, withstood one of the largest shake tables in the world. Dr. Rick Henry specializes in engineering earthquake safe buildings and is steadily making progress internationally. Very safe and sturdy.
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