Joanna Wane
Senior Feature Writer at Canvas Magazine
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6 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Royal New Zealand Ballet principal dancer Ana Gallardo Lobaina is reincarnated as The Firebird. Photo / Mark MitchellAn old Russian fairytale is translocated to a desert wasteland in an allegory for our times as The Firebird – cut short by Covid during its debut tour – headlines the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s new double bill. Affectionately dubbed “Max Max: The Ballet”, Kiwi choreographer Loughlan Prior’s dystopian take on The Firebird is a triumph of hope in a world that’s falling apart.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Kim Knight |Joanna Wane |Greg Bruce |Dan Ahwa
A candid interview with Ali Mau is just one of the compelling Lifestyle, Entertainment and Viva stories from our Premium journalists so far this year. Catch up on this, plus 21 other stories. Photo / Dean PurcellWhile you enjoy a long weekend break, catch up on some of the best stories of 2025 so far.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
One body, eight stab wounds and a detective with the world’s most famous moustache. Joanna Wane meets the women suspected of murder in an Auckland production of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit. A pipe. A doctor’s bag. A woman’s purse. A pocket watch. A pile of handwritten letters. A silver cigarette case. A bottle of Champagne. Laid out on a side table in Auckland Theatre Company’s rehearsal room, the items are tagged as “props”.
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Dame Harriet Walter at the 2024 Bafta TV Awards in London where she was nominated for her supporting actress role as Lady Caroline in the TV show Succession. Photo / AFPWhen did Harriet Walter get so hip? And what’s her beef with Shakespeare? Joanna Wane talks to one of England’s great dames. When asked recently why she has played so many abominable mothers, Dame Harriet Walter wasn’t the least bit offended. “I don’t look cuddly,” she said.
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2 weeks ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Joanna Wane
Growing up queer in a small town wasn't easy for siblings Ezra Munro (left) and Natasha Munro Hurn, who have collaborated on their first art exhibition. Photo / Dean PurcellLife is art for transgender siblings Natasha Munro Hurn and Ezra Munro, who weaponise lipstick in their otherworldly new show. Auckland artist Natasha Munro Hurn is a punk, a skateboarder, a photographer, a thrifty girl and a rapper who goes by the name of Paradox Princess. The 24-year-old is also trans.
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RT @simonbwilson: If we had a more equitable tax system, "middle NZ" would benefit. So why is there so much opposition to it from the centr…
Really thoughtful and moving read.
If you read one thing today I recommend Stacy Gregg’s brilliant essay about finding her way back to te reo https://t.co/S5TzThtyFD
With wildfires destroying houses in London and fears of drought as the UK struggles through a record heatwave, possible future leader Rishi Sunak was just asked to list 3 key priorities to tackle climate change. Second on his list was … recycling. FFS.