Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Arts & Music
It took a hundred years for post-colonial New Zealand to develop its own distinctive
artistic identity. In the first half of the 20th century it was writers and visual artists
who led the charge. By the 1970s NZ pub rockers had conquered Australia, while in
the 1980s, indie music obsessives the world over hooked into Dunedin's weird and
wonderful alternative scene. However, it took the success of the film industry in the
1990s to catapult the nation's creativity into the global consciousness.
A wide range of cultural events are listed on
www.eventinder.co.nz
. This is a good place to find out about
concerts, classical music recitals and
kapa haka
performances. For more specific information on the NZ clas-
sical music scene, see
www.sounz.org.nz
.
