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Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.
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Daniel Pengelly spent more than twenty years in theatre as a performer, director, and former artistic director of both The Court Theatre and Centrepoint Theatre before finding a new home in the auction room.
After 15 years as a psychologist, Rachael Mayne decided it was time to take a break and pursue her painting full time. What started out as an escape and hobby has become a second career.
For the past 30 years, Kyle Balda has been involved and behind some of the most successful animated films of the century.
Thirty-Six is a new play inspired by the viral New York Times article about the 36 questions designed to lead to love.
Internationally renowned UK artist Luke Jeram is known for large scale installations including the global Play Me, I'm Yours piano project. His latest work Helios is currently suspended in the Concert Chamber at Auckland Town Hall. The installation recreates the sun using hundreds of thousands of astro photographs and NASA solar observations, allowing audiences to experience the star up close. Jeram discusses the work and its journey to Aotearoa.
Kristian Lavercombe holds the world record for the most performances in The Rocky Horror Show and is now touring New Zealand as The Narrator.
Country Calendar Producer and narrator Dan Henry reflects on the legacy of the series on its 60th Birthday.
Actor Bronwyn Turei and director Amber Curreen discuss debuting Wet by Dr Tui Matelau.
Journalist, broadcaster and entrepreneur Brodie Kane joins Culture 101 for Fast Favourites.
A new documentary charts the rise of tenor Pene Pati, from South Auckland to some of the world's leading opera stages.
At The Performance Arcade on Wellington's waterfront, The Red Phone Project pairs strangers in neighbouring telephone boxes for guided conversations using scripts written by playwrights including Victor Rodger.
Boris Jancic joins us to unpack Baz Luhrmann's latest Elvis documentary, revisiting the life and cultural legacy of Elvis Presley through archival material and newly assembled footage.
Australian comedian Joel Creasey is heading to Christchurch for the Court Theatre's Rainbow Festival.
As part of the Aotearoa Festival of the Arts, Werewolf transforms Circa Theatre into a makeshift safe house overseen by three wardens.
Acclaimed filmmaker Oliver Laxe joins Culture 101 to discuss his latest feature, Sirat.
Ramon Te Wake speaks to Culture 101 about returning to the Pride stage to headline the Out of the Gutter street party, closing the 2026 Auckland Pride Festival
The 1989 cult film The 'Burbs, directed by Joe Dante and starring Tom Hanks, now has a new streaming era successor.
Curator of Historical Photography Lissa Mitchell speaks to Culture 101 about Slow Burn: Women and Photography Slow Burn, an exhibition showcasing more than five decades of photography by women and non binary artists from Aotearoa.
Film critic Kate Rodger joins Culture 101 to review Crime 101, GOAT, and Train Dreams.
Principal percussionist Eric Renick, who will perform in the production, speaks to Culture 101 about bringing Béla Bartók's opera Bluebeard's Castle to contemporary audiences.
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