12:40 Acree
Young female rapper Arcee – that’s her stage name, Rona
Wignall is her everyday handle. She tells us why she loves to rap but why so
few other women are following suit. Arcee is a guest speaker at the upcoming
TedX Conference in Wellington, where movers and shakers share their stories and
ideas to spark conversations.
12:47 The Factory
Producer William McKegg discovers some uniquely Pasifika
problems in the Edinburgh Fringe show The Factory. He talks to RNZ’s festival
reporter, Charlotte Graham.
1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris
Guardians of the Galaxy is endearingly retro in more ways
than one.
1:34 Music Outside the Concentration Camp: Brundibár
The production is being staged as part of a Conference:
Recovering Forbidden Voices 2014 which is a collaboration between the New
Zealand School of Music and Victoria University. In the production children
from Kelburn Normal School make up the choral component.
1:47 Scots College’s Artist in Residence
Painter Kelcy Taratoa is current Scots College’s Artist in
Residence. He explains his goals for his time at the Wellington high school,
why he spends so much time generating in-depth discussions with the students,
how new technology like tablets is changing how art’s taught these days, and
how his time at Scots will influence his own future work.
2:05 The Laugh Track
Lorae Parry and Pinky Agnew on the eve of their satirical
stage show Destination Beehive. They reflect on how times have changed, how
politicians these days take themselves so much more seriously.
2:26 Poet, Doc Drumheller
One of Christchurch’s highest profile performance poets, Doc
Drumheller with some tips on how to avoid writing angst-ridden verse, and he
shares some of his poetry with us.
2:38 Catriona Ferguson
The new head of the New Zealand Book Council, Catriona
Ferguson, talks about some of the new challenges facing the publishing
industry.
2:49 Watercolour artist Robin Kay
Ninety-five-year-old watercolour artist Robin Kay on the eve
of his latest exhibition in Wellington. His eight decades of painting includes
an emotional stint as an unofficial war artist in North Africa. But it’s his
seascapes and landscapes that he’s best known for.
3:05 The Drama Hour
This week on the drama hour we brave the weather with A
Rainy Night by Judy Haughee-Bartlett. four Great New Zealand Playwrights are
profiled in Encore The Story Of New Zealand Theatre, and a talented teacher is
having a rough time in His Lot by Sam Burt.
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