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Loose Canons30.05.23

Loose Canons - Joy Holley

Loose Canons is a series where we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Literary dream girl Joy Holley talks about the aesthetics, rituals and music that inspired her debut book.

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Loose Canons30.05.23

Loose Canons - Joy Holley

Loose Canons is a series where we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Literary dream girl Joy Holley talks about the aesthetics, rituals and music that inspired her debut book.

Loose Canons10.05.23

Loose Canons - Janaye Henry

Gorgeous, hilarious and crush-worthy, Janaye Henry shares the five things that inspire her as a comedian, actor and writer.

Loose Canons25.04.23

Loose Canons - Sinead Overbye

Introducing our new kaiwāwahi Kaupapa Māori editor - Sinead Overbye! Check out her Loose Canons to learn the 5 things that make her tick!

Loose Canons19.04.23

Loose Canons: Alex Stronach

Meet writer, editor, cryptid, and our new Comms Manager, Alex! She shares five things that have informed her work, for Loose Canons.

Loose Canons09.03.23

Loose Canons – Freya Daly Sadgrove

Show Ponies creator, writer and performer Freya Daly Sadgrove shares with us the five things that make her tick! Watch out -her show Whole New Woman is currently on at BATS Theatre.

Loose Canons09.11.22

Loose Canons – Talia Smith

In our latest Loose Canons series, we invite artist and curator Talia Smith to share five things that have informed her work. Her practice explores the notions of time, memory, and familial histories.

Loose Canons05.08.22

Loose Canons: Tamara Tulitua

Meet Tamara Tulitua, the 2022 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence at the IIML.

Loose Canons29.10.20

Loose Canons: Shilo Kino

Shilo Kino, a writer and a TV journalist on Marae, tells us about the five Indigenous wāhine who influenced her life and inspired The Pōrangi Boy, her debut novel.

Loose Canons18.09.20

Loose Canons: Ana Scotney

Ana Scotney is a Tūhoe-Jewish performer, and musician, who is debuting a new theatre show 'ScatterGun: After The Death of Rūaumoko'.

Loose Canons01.03.20

Loose Canons: Grace Iwashita-Taylor

Grace Iwashita-Taylor is a poet, performer and curator of Silo Theatre's UPU.

Loose Canons11.02.20

Loose Canons: Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho

Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho is the new Auckland Fringe Festival Director.

Loose Canons02.06.19

Loose Canons: Vanessa Crofskey

Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Vanessa Crofskey is a writer and artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Loose Canons02.06.19

Loose Canons: Tayi Tibble

Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Tayi Tibble is a poet and writer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Ngāti Porou/Te Whānau ā Apanui).

Loose Canons02.06.19

Loose Canons: Lucinda Bennett

Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Lucinda Bennett – our just-departed Visual Arts Editor, now turned Staff Writer – is a freelance writer published across numerous print and online platforms.

Loose Canons27.05.19

Loose Canons: Kate Prior

Loose Canons is a series in which we invite artists we love to share five things that have informed their work. Kate Prior is a writer, producer, dramaturg, and performer working across theatre and film.

Performance02.03.19

Loose Canons: Anapela Polata'ivao

Iconic Auckland performer and director Anapela Polata'ivao drops by to share what inspires her.

Performance16.02.19

Loose Canons: Malia Johnston

Award-winning choreographer and director and Malia Johnston shares her stories about the people and principles that underpin her work.

Performance01.02.19

Loose Canons: Shane Bosher

Former Artistic Director of Silo Theatre and general theatrical maestro Shane Bosher pops by to tell us about the people and work that have inspired his career.

Performance23.11.18

Loose Canons: Alice Snedden

2018 Billy T nominee, Snort member and hard-hitting television journalist Alice Snedden tells us all about the things that set her on the path to who she is and the work she makes.

Performance16.11.18

Loose Canons: Sophie Roberts

Sophie Roberts, Artistic Director at Silo Theatre and director of the upcoming glitter-pop extravaganza Here Lies Love, talks to Pantograph Punch about the people and ideas that have inspired her powerhouse career.

Performance10.11.18

Loose Canons: Isobel MacKinnon

Ahead of her and Meg Rollandi's 2018 STAB Commission season of Actual Fact, Wellington performance-maker Isobel MacKinnon tells us about the inspirations that helped her find her own truth.

Performance02.11.18

Loose Canons: Adam Rohe

Director and performer Adam Rohe, most recently seen on stage in Silo's Theatre's production of Hir, tells us what inspires him and drives him to make what he makes.

Performance26.10.18

Loose Canons: Albert Belz

Ahead of seasons of his new play Astroman in Christchurch, Melbourne and Auckland, New Zealand playwright Albert Belz shares the things that formed his storytelling instincts.

Loose Canons19.10.18

Loose Canons: Frances Libeau

Francis Libeau, an interdisciplinary artist and sound designer for Q Theatre's Matchbox season of Medusa, unpacks the things that make her tick.

Performance05.10.18

Loose Canons: Lori Leigh

Playwright, director, Shakespeare expert and improv tycoon Lori Leigh talks about the people, the art and the dogs that have inspired her.

Performance14.09.18

Loose Canons: Abby Howells

Ahead of the Dunedin Arts Festival season of her latest comedy, Attila the Hun, playwright and performer Abby Howells tracks her inspirations.

Performance07.09.18

Loose Canons: Rachel Marlow

Prolific lighting designer Rachel Marlow shares the people, places and creations that have influenced her work.

Performance31.08.18

Loose Canons: Chye-Ling Huang

Co-founder of Proudly Asian Theatre Company and writer-director of Orientation, Q Theatre's latest Matchbox production, Chye-Ling Huang talks about the people and art that have inspired her.

Literature26.08.18

Loose Canons: Sonya Renee Taylor

Ahead of her appearances at WORD Christchurch 2018 Festival, writer, performer and activist Sonya Renee Taylor shares her inspirations.

Performance24.08.18

Loose Canons: Alex Lodge

Alex Lodge, co-writer of the upcoming Circa play Modern Girls In Bed, shares her inspirations and influences.

Performance17.08.18

Loose Canons: Michelle Aitken

Ahead of her Basement Theatre debut Future's Eve, Australian interdisciplinary performer Michelle Aitken digs into her inspirations.

Loose Canons21.07.18

Loose Canons: Miriama Mcdowell

Actor, writer and director Miriama Mcdowell lets us in on her inspirations.

Loose Canons13.07.18

Loose Canons: Tallulah Holly-Massey

Basement Theatre artist-in-residence Tallulah Holly-Massey lets us in on her inspirations.

Performance05.07.18

Loose Canons: Cassandra Tse

Writer, director and musical fanatic Cassandra Tse tells us about five things that inspired her to create.

Loose Canons29.06.18

Loose Canons: Mya Morrison-Middleton

Mya Morrison-Middleton on what inspires her.

Loose Canons09.06.18

Loose Canons: Jason Te Kare

Director and playwright Jason Te Kare shares his inspirations.

Loose Canons07.06.18

Loose Canons: Nancy Brunning

Writer, director and performer Nancy Brunning digs into her past and the heart of her work.

Loose Canons01.06.18

Loose Canons: Rodney Bell

Dancer Rodney Bell uncovers his inspirations.

Loose Canons25.05.18

Loose Canons: Saraid de Silva

Writer and performer Saraid de Silva lets us in on her inspirations.

Loose Canons07.05.18

Loose Canons: D.F. Mamea

Playwright and screenwriter D.F. Mamea shares the people and art that shaped him.

Loose Canons04.05.18

Loose Canons: Donna Brookbanks

Billy T Award Nominee Donna Brookbanks tells us about what inspires her.

Loose Canons13.04.18

Loose Canons: Jane Yonge

Theatre director Jane Yonge lets us in on five inspirations.

Loose Canons30.03.18

Loose Canons: Dominic Hoey

Writer Dominic Hoey on the five things that inspire him

Performance16.02.18

Loose Canons: Nisha Madhan

Nisha Madhan is the artistic director of The Town Centre and the woman delivering FUCK RANT at Basement Theatre next week. She shares her inspirations.

Loose Canons16.02.18

Loose Canons: Melissa Laing

Auckland Fringe artist Melissa Laing is taking audience members on a boat date. She shares her inspirations with us.

Loose Canons02.02.18

Loose Canons: Akashi Fisiinaua

FAFSWAG's Akashi Fisiinaua curates interdisciplinary project XHROME XHRYSALIS which takes over the Basement next week. She shares some inspirations.

Performance13.10.17

Loose Canons: Miria George

Mīria George (Te Arawa; Ngati Awa; Rarotonga & Atiu, Cook Islands) is a poet, a writer for theatre, radio and television, and a co-founder of Tawata Productions and Tawata Press.

Performance12.10.17

Loose Canons: Frances Moore

Frances Moore is an opera director, writer and teacher based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Performance07.10.17

Loose Canons: Uther Dean

Playwright and comedian Uther Dean fills us in on his creative fuel.

Performance07.09.17

Loose Canons: Alice Canton

Alice Canton is a performer and theatre artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her documentary work OTHER (Chinese) opens tonight at Q Theatre.

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