My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak an homage to Bollywood westerns
We chat with writer and director Ahi Karunaharan about My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak and what inspired him to write the Bollywood-influenced play.
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S.Korea's film industry inspires kiwi filmmaker
Benjamin Brooking reflects on his three-week internship in Seoul learning about South Korea's burgeoning film industry.
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Foundation arts residency
inspires Shades of Shakti
Artist Tristan Carter talks about how his 2013 Foundation arts residency in Bangalore, India, inspired his latest collaboration, Shades of Shakti, a group that fuses classical Indian music and Jazz.
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India poetry congress a gathering of brothers and sisters for NZ poet
We talk to poet Doc Drumheller, the editor and publisher of art magazine Catalyst, about attending the 39th World Congress of Poets (WCP) in Bhubaneswar, India.
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East Meets West in Wellington
The three women who founded Wellington’s Chinese New Year Festival reflect on how it has developed since the early days and talk about the significance of perennial festival favourite East Meet West.
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Artists inhale Mayurbhanj
Artist Lipika Sen describes her residency in Mayurbhanj, India, where she and her co-artist Prabhjyot Majithia stayed in a palace with an erstwhile royal family and silently roaring tigers.
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Internship an education in S. Korea's entertainment industry
Halfway through her three-month internship with South Korean entertainment company CJ Culture Foundation, Ankita Singh reflects on living and working in one of the world's cultural capitals, Seoul.
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Visual feasts for all audiences - arts grant recipients announced
New Zealanders will be treated to visual feasts from Chinese, Korean and Japanese cultures thanks to the latest round of arts grants from the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono.
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Funding announced for arts grants
Asia-themed art installations and shows are set to make a big impact thanks to new grants from the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono.
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Curators of the digital world
Auckland Live digital curator Nolwenn Lacire travelled to South Korea in June to learn about the country’s digital art scene and attend the International Symposium of Electronic Art in Gwangju.
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The artist's heart - Shayne Carter at Bangkok 1899
Musician Shayne Carter writes about his time as the inaugural artist in residence at creative hub Bangkok 1899 where he immersed himself in local culture and composed and performed with Thai artists.
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Māori fashion meets China
Fashion designer Kiri Nathan recently travelled to China with a group of other Māori fashion designers. Read about their trip in China, and also the establishment of Kāhui Māori Fashion Collective.
