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Soana Aholelei | Reporter / Director “For the first time in a long time I feel slightly overwhelmed, but in a good way, I look around and see everyone who has come in support” – Pene Pati . A new documentary about a Samoan opera singer is striking a chord with audiences across Aotearoa.   “Tenor: My Name is Pati” follows renowned Samoan Tenor Pene Pati of Sol3 Mio fame as he navigates his way through the world of international opera. Since it opened back in March it has already earned over $1million at the New Zealand box office, a record  for a documentary with a cinema release in this country. At the film’s premier earlier this year, the Europe based singer returned to join friends, family and the producers of the film at Sky City Cinema. “For the first time in a long time I feel slightly overwhelmed,...

Conductor, a new art fair hosted by Powerhouse Arts opened in Brooklyn on Wednesday night with a crowd size expected from a biennial preview, rather than a typical fair opening. Within hours, more than 800 people had passed through Powerhouse Arts, drifting between booths that offered the unexpected. There were 28 galleries and 20 special projects spread across the building, with installations that often spilled out of traditional stands and into shared space. This is the first full edition of the fair following last year’s teaser, and pulling it together was not far from straightforward. “Some of the gallery’s that wanted to participate had to pull out at the last minute because of the war in Iran, which was very difficult,” said fair director Adrianna Farietta. Still, the result is an inclusive fair with many works worthy of a serious look and a layout that rewarded wandering. You’d turn a corner and find yourself standing gazing into a large installatio...