Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Cinderella told with welcome, modern twists
Cinderella is what results when you allow creativity to flourish—Loughlan Prior’s latest does not disappoint, and it’s a tale told with a modern twist, writes Jack Yan […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet débuts 12 works digitally on May 12
Ross Brown Header image: Noelani Pantastico in Seattle Dance Collective’s Alice (photographed by Bruno Roque). Above: I Deeply Know, filmed in Heather Straka’s Isolation Hotel, with Saul Newport and Caulum Gray in the top photo, and Saul Newport in the second. With COVID-19 still very much with us, the Royal New Zealand Ballet débuts […]
The Firebird a triumph for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Loughlin Prior
Stephen A’Court Every element came together for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s The Firebird Loughlan Prior’s The Firebird is a triumph for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, one that raises Prior’s own high standards, perfectly suited to the strengths of the company and its regular collaborators. Its première at the Opera House in Wellington […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle revival has a fresh, youthful energy
Stephen A’Court Giselle has become one of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s signature productions since this version was conceived by Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg in 2012, and each season—this is the third in New Zealand—brings with it a different energy, as well as newfound elements to enjoy. The cast changes this time bring with […]
Giselle, a Royal New Zealand Ballet favourite, returns for May–June 2021
Giselle is back: the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s acclaimed ballet from 2012, which toured the world after its première in Wellington, and which became a 2013 feature film by Toa Fraser, will return in May and June 2021. Conceived by former RNZB artistic director Ethan Stiefel and choreographer–director Johan Kobborg, Giselle was praised by […]
Pierre Cardin, visionary designer, dies aged 98
Claude Iverné/Creative Commons 3·0 Top: Pierre Cardin’s official portrait in 1992. Above: The cover of the book accompanying Pierre Cardin’s 60th anniversary retrospectives in 2010. Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin died December 29 aged 98, according to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, of which he had been a member since 1992. Born Pietro Costante Cardin […]
A welcome return to the ballet, with RNZB’s The Sleeping Beauty
Stephen a’Court Top: Kate Kadow as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Above: Kate Kadow and Laurynas Vejalis as Prince Désiré. Kirby Selchow as Carabosse and Sara Garbowski as the Lilac Fairy. Kirby Selchow. Kirby Selchow and Clytie Campbell as the Queen. How fortunate we are in Aotearoa New Zealand to be able to attend […]
Life in lockdown highlighted in British Photography Awards’ entries
Mert Keçe It’s no surprise that the pandemic is the subject to many of the entries for the British Photographic Assignment 2020, held by the British Photography Awards. The awards are open to UK residents and photographers of British nationality around the world, and are open till January 1, 2021. Mert Keçe’s The […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet to broadcast Hansel & Gretel online from Friday, April 3
Commencing Friday, April 3, the Royal New Zealand Ballet will broadcast performances, originally recorded live, through Facebook Première—and you don’t even need a Facebook account to watch them. Hansel & Gretel, which premièred in Wellington last November with the support of Ryman Healthcare, is first up, with performances taking place on Friday, April 3 […]
Elizabeth Banks is Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Woman of the Year for 2020
Paul Marotta The Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ annual awards always lift one’s spirits during the North American winter. This year, the oldest theatrical organization (dating back to 1770) in the US has named actress, producer and director Elizabeth Banks its Woman of the Year. Banks follows Bryce Dallas Howard (2019) and Mila Kunis (2018), and […]
