Navigation for Arts on Sunday

12:40 City Showcase Napier

Napier is the first city in the world outside London allowed to host one of the UK's biggest music events - City Showcase. We talk to the organiser of what will become an annual festival, Jacqui Sutherland; to members of three of the selected local bands - Jess Atkin, Shane Gibson (VALVE) and Charlie Wallace (Horusset); and to one of the movers and shakers in the Hawkes Bay music scene, Richie Jackman.

See images of the participating performers.

Horusset
Three-piece metal/hard Rock band from Napier, Horusset.

1:00 At the Movies with Simon Morris

Simon reviews the hit movie generated by Internet craze, Facebook - The Social Network. He also looks at the latest thriller from Roman Polanski, The Ghost Writer, and Venice Film Festival-winner, Lebanon.

1:30 The NZSO returns

The triumphant NZSO returned home on Friday night - with standing ovations and rave reviews following their biggest overseas tour yet. We talk to Principal bass trombonist Graeme Browne.

Graeme Browne buying a new trombone.
Graeme Browne buying a new trombone.

1:40 Arts philanthropy

Creative New Zealand has just put out a report looking at ways to get more out of the private sector and a government think tank looking at arts philanthropy issues its report in a few weeks. You will hear from Margaret Belich who's a member of the government-appointed Cultural Philanthropy Taskforce, Elizabeth Kerr, the CEO of the New Zealand String Quartet, Simon Bowden, who manages the Arts Foundation, and from CNZ, Stephen Wainwright. Also from Louise Walsh (below) who heads Artsupport Australia.

Louise Walsh from Artsupport Australia.Louise Walsh

2:00 The Laugh Track

Two more Billy T comedy award nominees: Joseph Harper (below) and Cameron Murray.

Joseph Harper.

2:20 Taking Stock

Artist Eve Armstrong puts discarded packaging to good use in her newest installation.

See images from Taking Stock.

Eve Armstrong - Taking Stock

2:30 Chapter & Verse

Novelists Laurence Fearnley sets much of her novel The Hut Builder in the snow way up Mount Cook while Lloyd Jones talks about creating a wandering protagonist with no name in Hand Me Down World.

Laurence Fearnley and Lloyd Jones.

2:50 Full Swing

Vintage Swing dancing is experiencing a steady growth in New Zealand, according to dance instructor Peter Shackleton. This week Sonia Yee hits the dance floor to find out what its all about…

Peter Shackleton in Full Swing - image Matt Grace Photography 2008.
Peter Shackleton in full swing - image Matt Grace Photography 2008.

3:00 The Sunday Drama

The Collective casts a new light on playwright Bertolt Brecht and his deceitful relationships with the writers - mostly women - responsible.