In his famous essay on aesthetics, In Praise of Shadows, Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki questions the traditional Western ideal of preferring the beauty of light over darkness, stating that the former can’t exist without the latter: “The quality that we…

Q's Rangatira hums with the warmth of a congenial audience.  Here in support of the opening of Marama, many appear to have Pacific heritage and everyone is excited at the prospect of this work, including myself.  Gentle harp-like chords pluck…