Royal New Zealand Ballet successfully brings The Piano to life on stage
Stephen A’Court Changing performance mediums is never an easy task: it’s why some fans of books bemoan film adaptations, and why the thought of certain films as Broadway musicals is so hard to entertain—but what about an Academy Award- and Palme d’Or-winning film as a ballet? The Piano is an inspired source material, and […]
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s highly anticipated The Piano: the Ballet premières February 23
Ross Brown/RNZB Above: Abigail Boyle as Ada in The Piano: the Ballet. Arguably the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s most anticipated production of the year, The Piano: the Ballet, will have its world première in Wellington on February 23, presented in association with the New Zealand Festival and the Auckland Arts’ Festival. Inspired by the […]
The grandest graduation programme yet: New Zealand School of Dance celebrates 50 years
Stephen A’Court Above: Hosanna Ball and Saul Newport. The New Zealand School of Dance has traditionally held a highly regarded graduation programme, and this year’s was the grandest we’ve seen, with the school celebrating its 50th anniversary. Held at the St James Theatre, opening night saw Governor-General HE Dame Patsy Reddy attend, along with […]
A glimpse into £140 million of Ferraris at the Design Museum’s Ferrari: under the Skin exhibition
Luke Hayes As revealed in Lucire in September, the Design Museum has opened its exhibition celebrating Ferrari’s 70th anniversary, called Ferrari: under the Skin. We can now see inside the exhibition and some of the most coveted Ferrari models in history. The cars are worth £140 million. The exhibits include original drawings, and Enzo […]
An evening of Contrast and contemplation
Lovers of contemporary dance in Wellington were spoiled as Footnote New Zealand Dance brought Contrast, its major season for 2017, home. Thanks to earlier crowdfunding, the company was able to travel to Bern to work with New Zealand choreographer Emma Murray, who created Participation, one half of the Contrast double bill, then to Berlin […]
Obituary: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, 91, dies
Copyright ©2010 by Glenn Francis, www.pacificprodigital.com Above: Hefner photographed in 2010. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has died at his home, aged 91, according to Playboy Enterprises, Inc., from natural causes. Hugh Marston Hefner was born in Chicago in 1926. He worked as a cartoonist on a US Army newspaper in the 1940s, and graduated […]
Ralph Lauren hosts a fall collection alongside his cars; Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid model
Ralph Lauren hosted an autumn–winter 2017–18 show with a difference, from his garage at his private home in Bedford, NY, showcasing some of the most stunning exotic cars in his collection alongside his clothing designs. Diane Keaton, Jessica Chastain, Nina Dobrev, Katie Holmes, Kevin Love, and Armie Hammer were among the celebrities attending, while […]
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s grandest yet: Romeo & Juliet shoots for the stars with spectacle
Top photo: Stephen A’Court; above: Ross Brown Since announcing he would be leaving the Royal New Zealand Ballet as its artistic director in November 2016, it became evident that Romeo & Juliet, the new ballet that had its world première in Wellington tonight, would be Francesco Ventriglia’s love letter to the company. It takes all […]
Dove Real Beauty campaign releases second film challenging feminine beauty norms
Dove Real Beauty: meet Kylee by Lucire Dove Real Beauty Productions and creative director Shonda Rhimes have released a new film, Meet Kylee, challenging traditional ideas of feminine beauty. The new film tells the story of Kylee Howell, a barber who grew up in a Utah family where her mother operated a beauty salon […]
Andrei; modelled by Henry Humphreys, hair by Lauren Gunn/Colleen, make-up by Lochie Stonehouse/MAC Cosmetics Deadly Ponies Man has launched its latest collection for 2017, inspired by the ocean, using Ink bovine leather and shearling, and brass highlights. It’s meant to convey the idea of a ‘moody seascape’ and an ‘intrepid voyager’, which the promotional images […]
