We talk to Paul Mathews about his IN TOUCH dance In / You, which he performs with his wife, Mayu Tanigaito, and is filmed beneath the pohutukawa tree under which they were married in 2017.
Arts/News
Seoul’s nature inspires Kiwi artist
The parks on the edge of the Han river are a welcome respite to the hustle and bustle of Seoul, writes Sam Thomas, who is doing a three-month residency at SeMA Nanji.
Resources/Report
New Waves: Meeting the growing hunger for Asian art in Aotearoa
Commissioned by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and written by Rosabel Tan, this report offers you unique insight into New Zealand’s changing relations with and in Asia through the arts.
Q&A: NZ artist immerses self in Taiwan's vibrant pop culture
In this Q&A, we talk to artist Allan Xia about his research trip to Taiwan and discuss what makes Taiwan such a hotbed for contemporary pop-culture.
Arts/News
Director Arts visits Asia's arts superconductor - Taiwan
The Foundation's director Arts reports on his recent trip to Taiwan, where he met with arts practitioners and learned about the local arts scene.
Arts/News
Q&A: Made in Them
We chat to dancers and choreographers Xin Ji and Xiao Chao about their work ‘MADE IN THEM’, premiering at Auckland's ASB Waterfront Theatre on 21 and 22 April.
Education/News
A Clear Dawn shines for budding poets
Students at Cobham intermediate turned their hands/minds to the art of the ode thanks to a Foundation-arranged visit by poet Neema Singh. Livia Adams and May Fudakowska (Y8) describe the experience.
Arts/News
Speakers to provide Japanese lens at photo festival
We chat to Auckland Festival of Photography CEO Julia Durkin about the two Japanese photography practitioners Emi Higano and Ihiro Hayami who the Foundation is supporting to speak at the festival.
Arts/News
Krishnan's Dairy - 25 years and going strong
Marking 25 years since it debuted at Bats Theatre in Wellington, one of New Zealand's most beloved and iconic plays is again touring.
Arts/News
Q&A: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream
We chat with Jacob Rajan about the Indian Ink Theatre Company play 'Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream', which he co-wrote and starred in.
Arts/News
Flowers and People - Gold
We talk to director of Whirinaki art gallery Leanne Wickham about the animated and interactive work Flowers and People - Gold, by Japanese arts collective Teamlab.
Arts/News
The Inner Lives of Islands
We talk to curator Robbie Handcock about the Inner Lives of Islands, an exhibition on at Te Tuhi gallery in Auckland that looks at storytelling from the Asia-Pacific region.
