Costume
New Arts Icon Sandy Adsett
Artist and painter Sandy Adsett (Ngāti Kahungunu) has just been selected by the Arts Foundation as an icon of New Zealand art "...for his profound impact on the Māori community and Māori arts… Audio, Gallery
Priscilla costumes make splash in New Plymouth
More than a decade after they appeared in London's West End, the award-winning costumes from the musical Priscilla - Queen of the Desert are gracing the stage of the Showplace in New Plymouth. Video, Audio
Accidental Ushering - The Tale of Curtains of a Candle
An unusual tale of accidental ushering. Shaun D Wilson berates his flatmate, NZ Fashion Week Miromoda Emerging Designer winner Jacob Coutie, after Jacob’s stunningly poor texting leads to Shaun… Audio, Gallery
Comedy and the art of selling out
Te Radar talks to Sonia Sly about the most memorable show of his career, the art of comedy, why he would call himself a feminist if he was a woman, and the reason he's kept a special item of women's… Audio
10 years of Toi Whakaari costumes
Lynn Freeman asks Toi Whakaari Head of Costume Kaarin Macaulay, and aspiring costume-maker Monique Bartosh how the industry's changed over the past decade. Audio, Gallery
Royal textiles shattered by time
How important is clothing as a reference to time and place, and what can garments tell us about the people who wore them and the society in which they lived? The Otago Museum houses millions of… Audio
Constructing the Tutu
Tutus add to the spectacle of classical ballet and are equally as important as the set design. This August, the New Zealand School of Dance launched an appeal to raise $9,000.00 towards the… Audio, Gallery
Costume design for the Royal New Zealand Ballet
It's a dream job - designing the set and costumes for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's brand spanking new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tracy Grant Lord designs for intimate theatre… Audio
Extreme costumes
Costume designer Emma Ransley moved from working in the film and TV industries to creating costumes that genuinely push the boundaries of design. A video of her work has been picked to represent New… Audio