Various Artists with Beth & Sofia

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Sofia had a kōrero with Aotearoa Art Fair director, Sue Waymouth, about the kaupapa of the fair and this year’s programme, ahead of its opening on 1st May. 

Beth had a kōrero with Pōneke poet Cadence Chung about their latest collection of poetry, Mad Diva, out now via Otago University Press.

Sofia had a kōrero with dress historian Jane Malthus and photographer Derek Henderson about Central Otago Couture: the Eden Hore Collection. 

And for Stage Direction this week, Jo Randerson phoned in to chat with Alice Canton about Speed is Emotional, on at Q Theatre from 16th April

Cadence Chung is a poet from Pōneke. Her poetry has been featured in Aotearoa publications such as Bad Apple, Landfall, Starling and The Spinoff. Her chapbook, anomalia, was published in 2022.

Mad Diva is their latest collection of poetry, published by Otago University Press on April 8th. It is rich in imagery of divas in opera houses, art galleries, dive bars, bedrooms; in the purple light of Farmers at dusk and in Wakefield Street at midnight.

Beth had a kōrero with Cadence about Mad Diva, and how opera and poetry informed the other in her creative process

Various Rooms: RM 1997 to 2022 is a new publication covering the first 25 years of RM Gallery and Project Space. 

Established in 1997, RM is Aotearoa’s longest running artist-run space. The gallery seeks to engage with the practices, discourses and modes of presentation that aren’t well-supported or easily accessible in Tāmaki Makaurau, placing the work of local emerging artists alongside more seasoned practitioners.

Published by RM with the support of CNZ, RM25 is a non-exhaustive selection of scans and screenshots from the RM archives (physical and digital) presented in broadly chronological order.

Sofia spoke with longtime member, Nina Dyer, about the book and the history of RM and artist-run initiatives in Aotearoa.

You can pre-order the book here. 

Sofia caught up with curator of the exhibition and Head of Curatorial and Learning at Auckland Art Gallery, Dr Sarah Farrar, about Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua.

Beth caught up with Conor Bowden about his upcoming feature film Home Sweet Home.

Sofia spoke with longtime RM Gallery member, Nina Dyer, about Various Rooms: RM 1997 to 2022 and the history of RM and artist-run initiatives in Aotearoa. 

Mayen Mehta and Ryan O'Kane from Auckland Theatre Company joined Sofia in the studio to chat about Murder on the Orient Express, on at ASB Waterfront Theatre 22 April - 10 May.