Sorry to hear of Ravi Shankar’s passing this afternoon; I photographed him at the 2010 NZ Int’l Arts Festival, at his sound check in the afternoon. I remember him arriving on stage looking a little frail, but when he sat down and started playing it was like the years were lifted from him. Great man, and [...] December 12, 2012byRobert
Again – another great thing about working on the NZ International Arts Festival is when a show sneaks up on you completely. I knew little about The Arrival or Red Leap Theatre when I went in to photograph a dress rehearsal, but I came out wanting to see a lot more of their work. I [...] February 23, 2012byRobert
One of the truly great things about being the photographer for an event like the NZ International Arts Festival is the stuff you find out about, outside the actual shows themselves. The cast of National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch spent their time in Wellington learning the traditional Ka Mate haka that had welcomed them here [...] February 22, 2012byRobert
Continuing from yesterday’s image – this one’s from the 2006 New Zealand International Arts Festival, and is from Tan Dun’s opera Tea: A Mirror Of Soul which featured him conducting the NZSO, in the Michael Fowler Centre. It’s an interesting work, which involves a lot of paper – from memory, at one stage the orchestra [...] February 21, 2012byRobert
I’ve decided this week, in the lead up to this year’s NZ International Arts Festival, to show one image from each of the previous years I’ve photographed. So – here we are, starting in my first year as official Festival photographer, 2004, with a show from my home town of Toronto: The Overcoat, by Morris [...] February 20, 2012byRobert
Those of you here in Wellington may have spotted me in the Dominion Post’s Who What Wear page a little while ago – but for everyone else, I’ve been given permission by the lovely writer, Carolyn Enting, to post a pdf version here…so, enjoy! (And thanks again, Carolyn! And to Kent Blechynden for the great images…) Nice [...] February 7, 2012byRobert
So sorry to hear about Peta Rutter, who I photographed in Indian Ink Theatre’s show The Dentist’s Chair at the Festival in ‘08… Indian Ink Theatre – The Dentist’s Chair – Images by Robert Catto July 23, 2010byRobert
