Five Lines is a collection of writings about music in Aotearoa New Zealand by Elizabeth Kerr. It features short articles, artist profiles and reviews of concerts, operas and albums. You can subscribe - it’s free - at the bottom of any story.
100 Winds Taupō Hau Rau: musicians and dancers breathe together
100 Winds Taupō Hau Rau is a compelling work, Inspired by the shifting winds of Lake Taupō, performed by the NZ String Quartet and dancers from the NZ Dance Company.
The Night has a Thousand Eyes: Borderline Arts Ensemble’s nocturnal magic
The Night has a Thousand Eyes is a stunningly beautiful show, created by artists in in music, dance, and lighting to take us to a magical world.
(m)Orpheus: death and dreams in a stunning dance-opera
(m)Orpheus by NZ Opera and Black Grace is a stunning fusion of opera, dance and storytelling, in “a world where dreams can conquer death”.
(m)Orpheus: grief, art and truth
NZ Opera and Black Grace Dance have an outstanding creative team to reimagine Gluck’s masterpiece Orpheus and Eurydice. (m)Orpheus, combining Greek myth with Pasifika storytelling, opens this week.