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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
Jia Sharma
Mar 113 min read
Review: First Eyegum Of The Year - Cruelly, Sleeping Village, and Empress Oli
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) Eyegum (Free!) Wednesdays at San Fran are a staple of the local alternative music and creative scene in...
Stephen Woods
Mar 115 min read
Ranking Wikipedia's List of Aotearoa's Biggest Things
Words by: Stephen Woods (he/him), Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Aotearoa boasts an abundance of unique items: kiwifruit, sheep, and craft...
Ethan Wolfe
Mar 113 min read
Sunday Night Cinema #1
Words by: Ethan Wolfe (he/him) Movies have been a life-long passion of mine, I love their ability to transport you, to make you think,...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 83 min read
Review: Sandwich Artist
Written by Guy van Egmond (he/him) Maybe I’m being subjective here, but a show playing “Man or Muppet” as house music is bound to be good...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 64 min read
Review: blackpill
Content Warning: Misogyny, sexual content Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Before I watched this show I was warned it would...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 63 min read
Review: Antarctic Endeavours
Written by: Guy van Egmond (he/him), Phoebe Robertson (she/her) How do you summarize a play that has no summary? A play whose own blurb...
Jia Sharma
Mar 52 min read
Review: The New Blue—A Portrait of Pixie Williams
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) I’d consider myself a dedicated music nerd. So a few weeks ago when I heard about Pixie Williams,...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Mar 42 min read
Review: Hāpaitia—Fringe Festival
Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe Hāpaitia, created by Parekawa Finlay and Raureti Ormond and...
Guy van Egmond
Mar 45 min read
Behind the Screens
Words by Guy van Egmond Oh, the magic of the movie theatre. The latest cinematic art and entertainment on the silver screen; luxury seats...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 42 min read
Unirec Gym: A Review
After a summer away, it’s time to get back into shape, right? Thankfully, the university has a gym on-campus. Dan Moskovitz reviews...
Nadezhda Macey
Mar 44 min read
Hospo & ur mother & dog
Words and images by: Nadezhda Macey (she/her) Everyone and their mother and their dog has worked hospo, and if you haven’t, I’m a little...
Chloe Eichler
Mar 42 min read
Review: Bars Behind Bars - An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Love Story
Watched wistfully by Chloe Eichler (they/she) Whisking us back to a world of swing jazz and giggle juice, Bars Behind Bars is an...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 292 min read
Review: After the Storm
Picture Credit: After the Storm (Facebook) Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) “We live in grief… how do you think we got here?” Emma...
Phoebe Pierard
Feb 272 min read
Review: Icky
Words by Phoebe Pierard (she/her) Greeted by a wondrously energetic, excited, and (most probably) exhausted crew after an intense season,...
Jia Sharma
Feb 262 min read
‘Up and Down’ - Casual Healing
cheerfully discussed by Jia Sharma (she/her) Casual Healing's latest release, “Up and Down”, is a vibrant anthem of resilience and...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 263 min read
Puck, The Salient Cryptid
solved by Phoebe Robertson (she/her), Puck (he/him) A cryptid is a mysterious creature whose existence is uncertain and unconfirmed, like...
Xavier Farrow-Francis
Feb 264 min read
The Groove Garden
Xavier Farrow-Francis (any/all) FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE Fountain Baby by Amaarae (Ghana/USA) Handily one of the most dynamic and vivacious...
Guy van Egmond
Feb 242 min read
Review: Ben Pope: Holy Cow
Picture credit: Ben Pope Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Perhaps I shouldn’t have gone to this show. Because, truth be told, I knew I...
Chloe Eichler
Feb 233 min read
Review: Bars Behind Bars
Picture credit: NZ Fringe Words by Chloe Eichler (they/she) Author’s Note: I know Sarah Penny, who plays Alice and Joanne in the show....
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Feb 222 min read
Review: Hāpaitia
Picture credit: Hāpaitia social media Words by: Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe) Content warning: Death...
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