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Takács Quartet Visits NZ
Monday, 15 November 2004, 12:14 am | Yasmine Ryan
One of the world’s finest string quartets, the Takács Quartet, will be performing one-stop shows in both Wellington and Auckland on 18 and 20 November respectively. The quartet is made up of András Fejér, Roger Tapping, Edward Dusinberre and Károly ... More >>
Scoop Interview: Feelstyle “Break It To Pieces”
Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 10:10 am | Yasmine Ryan
Amongst New Zealand’s growing pool of talented MCs, the Samoan community is represented in disproportionately large numbers. And in Feelstyle, a bilingual rapper, another strong Samoan talent is coming to the fore. Scoop speaks to Feelstyle about his new ... More >>
Underland Coming Across The Ditch
Friday, 5 November 2004, 12:30 am | Yasmine Ryan
Soloist Katie Ripley, a dancer in Steven Petronio’s Underland, spoke about the art of dance to Scoop. Underland, described by Dance Australia as “truly excellent multimedia dance theatre,” first opened in May 2003, at the Sydney Opera House. In its first ... More >>
Review: Korean Film Festival Runs Until Sunday
Thursday, 28 October 2004, 2:00 pm | Yasmine Ryan
Last Friday was the opening of the Korean Film Festival at Sky City, Auckland. The opening was attended by many guests, including a delegation of representatives from the Korean film industry, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Scoop’s Yasmine Ryan. More >>
Scoop Review: Carandiru
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 1:03 pm | Yasmine Ryan
Even for the most hardened criminals, Carandiru House of Detention, São Paulo, was a frightening place. The hellish scenario of masses of bodies, confined within the crumbling walls of a prison where guards had less control over what went on internally ... More >>
Cuba, Si! Nueva Zelandia, Si!
Saturday, 16 October 2004, 3:09 pm | Yasmine Ryan
Miguel Ramirez Ramos, the Cuban Ambassador to our part of the world, visited New Zealand from his base in Jakarta to coincide with the Si! Cuba! film festival being held in Auckland and Wellington. The Ambassador was in Auckland on Saturday and Scoop ... More >>
UK - Algerian Once Considered A Threat Set Free
Friday, 1 October 2004, 2:12 pm | Yasmine Ryan
The United Kingdom government has released an Algerian who had been imprisoned on the basis of a security certificate issued against him. The secret information held allegedly linked him to an Algerian terrorist organisation. More >>
Hubbard denies being the Prime Minister’s ‘Toy-Boy
Sunday, 26 September 2004, 7:17 pm | Yasmine Ryan
Top-polling Auckland mayoralty candidate Dick Hubbard has endured attacks from right-wingers determined to spoil his chances of ousting the incumbent, John Banks. But Hubbard tells Scoop’s Yasmine Ryan he will overcome the sleaze thrown at him... More >>
Scoop Review: Like Poking Fun At Aucklander
Friday, 3 September 2004, 7:30 pm | Yasmine Ryan
If you like poking fun at Aucklanders, then you will like Foibles. Actor Tim Bray shifts between 15 quirky characters in a high-energy solo performance that runs for just over an hour. More >>