Friday, December 16, 2011

Arts on Sunday for 18 December 2011 - Radio NZ National

12:40 The new artistic director of the NZ International Arts Festival - Shelagh Margadza (right)
12:50 Choreographer Shona McCullagh brings us up to date with her plans for a national Contemporary Dance School - It's a story we covered in its earlier days and it's all go!
1:00 At the Movies - Simon Morris looks back over 2011.
1:30 A million dollar plus shot in the arm for the book industry's assault on Germany: One of the authors who's been handpicked to promote their work in this valuable market and from one of the people charged with getting the most out of this opportunity.
1:40 We catch up with the first year graduates whose progress we've been following with interest - and admiration - throughout 2011. One of them is now living and dancing in Amsterdam.
2:00 The Laugh Track: Political cartoonist Chris Slane. Chris's picks include Louis CK, Margaret Smith and Cannibal Girls.
2:25 Harbour Arts Collective: We cross to Lyttleton to get an update on the hard working arts community, with the indomitable Harbour Arts Collective battling to keep the quake damaged township humming and to secure it an arts precinct.
2:30 Chapter & Verse: A collection of short stories by TV journalist Tim Wilson,right, The Desolation Angel, and a retrospective of the work of Dunedin artist Ewan McDougall.
2:50 A whole new suburb is being built in Auckland. Kind of. Artist John Radford has unveiled his newest artwork, an entire inner-city suburb, at a temporary gallery on K Road. Justin Gregory caught up with him while he was installing the work, but arrived at an awkward moment.
3:05 A History of the World in 100 Objects: The final in the BBC series reaches the present day.
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