Tag: music

  • Update on the studios

    The studios in Māwhera Greymouth are fully operational now. Above the Regent Theatre in town the textile collection is now hung up on rails in the storeroom and I have a friend sharing the space in the main room with me. Claire is a textile artist and dressmaker and I have offered some of the…

  • This week’s Spotify playlist

    Each week the blog has an accompanying playlist on Spotify. The list includes music and sound that references the articles on the blog and you can listen on the link above. If you have a paid subscription you will hear all the music, if you have a free subscription the list will be interspersed with…

  • Beadwork from South Africa

    The beadwork from Africa is probably best-known from South Africa where geometric patterns and bright colours have come to symbolise the country. In this article, from Google Arts and Culture, pieces from Iziko Museums of South Africa are shown along with texts about the various people who make and wear the beadwork. Another article from…

  • Samoa meets Scotland in Los Angeles

    Last year the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired five pieces of historic importance from the Pacific. One of those brings together two nations: Samoa and Scotland. The Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson, lived, worked and died in Samoa as he attempted to recover from ill health. (You can read about his journey…

  • This week’s Spotify playlist

    The Spotify playlist this week begins with a choral piece, There will come soft rains, by Ēriks Ešenvalds, a Latvian composer. The short work seems an apt place to begin this week’s music. Each Sunday I compile and curate a playlist of music and sounds to go along with the blog. It is a way…

  • Left Bank Gallery Choir

    This week the Left Bank Gallery choir met, as usual, on Thursday evening at 6:30pm. The choir was originally set-up for six sessions and those six have now been. This week’s was the best rehearsal yet with work on some existing repertoire and a new song on the way, so the sessions are going to…

  • This week’s activities

    This week is going to be busy in Greymouth Māwhera! On Monday there is a workshop with Aquabella, the Berlin ensemble of women who perform world music acapella. This is followed by a concert on Tuesday evening by the group. On Tuesday there is also a concert of Baroque arias in St Patrick’s Church with…

  • This week’s Spotify playlist

    Each week a curated playlist is created to go along with the blog. Featuring audio that is either mentioned in the articles on the blog or that relates to current affairs, the playlist is on Spotify and can be heard from the player above. Those with a subscription to the platform will hear the music…

  • The Korean Hanbok

    Hanbok – the name means “Korean clothing” – is an ancient form of dress that is still relevant today. Designated National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2022 by the Cultural Heritage Administration of the country, Hanbok have enjoyed renewed success through designers taking up the challenge of making the costume accessible, acceptable and exciting for contemporary…

  • Poor Things

    The wildly entertaining, thought-provoking, rollicking, surreal, dark and funny film, Poor Things, has the most wonderful costumes created by Holly Waddington and comes with an amazing soundtrack by Jerskin Fendrix. In this film, the majority of which is not shot on location, the exploration of growing up and experiencing life through the eyes of its…