12:39 Don Giovanni
While the range of operas being performed seems to be
getting smaller and smaller, the weird and wonderful things singers get asked
to do in them continue to grow. In New Zealand Opera’s production of Don
Giovanni, they snort cocaine, fight each other, get set on fire – and also pole
dance. All while singing beautifully, of course. Justin Gregory asks director
Sara Brodie if there’s anything she wouldn’t ask a singer to do.
12:50 Toronto Film Festival
Alexander Bisley reports in from the Toronto Film Festival
to tell us how New Zealand’s films are faring in this hugely competitive and
potentially lucrative event for filmmakers.
1:10 At the Movies with Simon Morris
Simon reviews three thrillers – Before I Go To Sleep, The
Keeper Of Lost Causes and Housebound.
1:34 Gerard Johnstone
Gerard Johnstone, the director of the new horror/comedy Kiwi
feature film Housebound.
1:47 Policies for the arts
The arts spokespeople for the two main political parties
outline their policies for the arts and entertainment sector. Chris Finlayson
and Jacinda Ardern discuss their priorities and big ideas for the creative
industries.
2:05 The Laugh Track
Actress Fern Sutherland who’s starring in a new New Zealand
cop drama The Brokenwood Mysteries.
2:26 David Long
In-demand composer for film, TV, dance works and his own
bands, David Long, reflects on what’s next as he settles in to a year-long
residency at the NZ School of Music.
2:38 Books
Today’s writer is Jackie Ballantyne from Dunedin, who sets
her latest novel The Silver Gaucho in a country she adores – Argentina.
2:49 Hand Shake Two
Gut instinct, intuition, and accessing the belly of
creativity may sound a bit abstract, but according to Dutch contemporary
jeweller Ruudt Peters it is here that the creative process begins. He has been
paired up to mentor Wellington-based jeweller, Amelia Pascoe as part of Hand
Shake Two, an online mentorship programme where selected mentees can develop
their practice. So how does the online process work, and how valuable is
mentorship in the development of our emerging artists? Sonia Sly
investigates.
3:05 The Drama Hour
Two Shakespearean monologues from Bardfest – we have Sasha
Delamere and Jeffrey Thomas both performing monologues from The Two Gentlemen
Of Verona. Then we have the conclusion of The Children Of The Poor adapted for
radio by Mervyn Thompson from the novel by John A Lee. We’re playing The
Children Of The Poor in memory of the late Ian Gordon who was the technical
director on this iconic play.
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