Comedy for stage, horror for screen; evil gnomes, fish tanks and everything in between. Kiwese caught up with PJ-born actor, producer and ardent coriander opponent Hweiling Ow about her life as a creative in Auckland, to play or not to play the Asian roles, and what makes her tick. NB: PJ is Petaling Jaya in Malaysia, not Peter Jackson. HweilingContinue reading "Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow"
Video Premiere: God Bows to Math + Carb on Carb China Tour Documentary
Time flies! Back at the end of 2013, Auckland DIY bands God Bows to Math and Carb on Carb arrived in Beijing to kick off their tour of China at one of the city's most well-known venues, MAO Livehouse. I met them, I liked them, and I followed them to Suzhou. Feeling inspired by the tour, I interviewed Martin from God BowsContinue reading "Video Premiere: God Bows to Math + Carb on Carb China Tour Documentary"
Kiwese Presents… Orchestra of Spheres China Tour 2015
Wellington's favourite intergalactic dance freaks Orchestra of Spheres are coming for a nine-date tour of China. Aotearoa's Queen of buzzy visuals Lady Lazer Light is coming, too. This is not a drill! I repeat, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! https://youtu.be/bR4uJtCQrKQ trippy /ˈtrɪpɪ/ adjective -pier, -piest (informal) suggestive of or resembling the effect produced by a hallucinogenic drug Orchestra of Spheres are one of the mostContinue reading "Kiwese Presents… Orchestra of Spheres China Tour 2015"
VIDEO: Nightvisions Chengdu 成都夜视
In New Zealand, where most shops close at 5pm, nightlife has become a word that points us in the general direction of bars, pubs, restaurants, clubs, clickable events and house parties. Booze, basically. In Chengdu, the city lights up after dark. In a second-tier city of over 14 million people, nightlife is everyone's game. From the leisurely throngs of elderly dancers that flock to the streetsContinue reading "VIDEO: Nightvisions Chengdu 成都夜视"
Shocking Pinks head for China! 震惊粉红色来中国!
Ten years after their maiden tour, Christchurch's multi-instrumentalist, DJ and lo-fi king Nick Harte aka Shocking Pinks is once again pairing with New Zealand house(party)hold name Ian Jorgensen aka Blink to celebrate the re-release of his 2004 debut Dance, the Dance Electric with a three month A Low Hum world tour, including shows in both China and New Zealand! 将近十年前，来自基督城的多乐器演奏者，DJ和低保真大师Nick Harte也称为震惊粉红色跟新西兰家喻派对的名字Ian Jorgensen 人称Blink一起去做他们的处女巡演。今年，震惊粉红色将由在A Low Hum重新发行他2004年的首张专辑《Dance, the Dance Electric跳舞，跳舞电子》，而且要去大规模国际巡演，包括中国和新西兰站！ Shocking Pinks is a one-manContinue reading "Shocking Pinks head for China! 震惊粉红色来中国!"
Fight Club: Shaolin Monk or Maori Warrior?
This episode of 'Deadliest Warrior' pits a Shaolin Monk against a Maori Warrior. Who will win...? Only tangentially related to Kiwese, but thought this battle scenario was too ridiculous not to post here!! Check out the link to watch trained martial artists destroy large pieces of meat with Shaolin and Maori weapons. FIGHT!! https://youtu.be/SYgKmb_YIoAContinue reading "Fight Club: Shaolin Monk or Maori Warrior?"
Year of the (Scape)goat: Responding to Phil Twyford on Chinese sounding names
Crime rates rising? Road toll increasing? Quality of secondary or tertiary education declining? No jobs? Housing bubble in Auckland? Just blame the Chinese. New Zealand's social media is aflame with hot and sour responses (from people with Chinese sounding names and non-Chinese sounding names) to comments from Labour's housing spokesman Phil Twyford on TV3's The Nation in an interview with Lisa Owen on Saturday evening,Continue reading "Year of the (Scape)goat: Responding to Phil Twyford on Chinese sounding names"
He Tangata: Interview with Mayor Meng Foon
Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, "the Great standing place of Kiwa," formerly "the first city to see the sun" (jeez... thanks, Apia), whānau hometown Gisborne on the North Island's East Coast is a very special place indeed. Beaches, cicada song, 50c ice-blocks from the dairy, backyard cricket with the cuzzies! Those hot summers up at Por Por's are seared into my memory, us Chinese kids barefootContinue reading "He Tangata: Interview with Mayor Meng Foon"
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