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Six young actors will draw on their own whakapapa to capture what it means to grow up here, now, in Aotearoa,looking at their Whakapapa, NZ as an island nation and their own experience of NZ today. There are three pasifik ladies on board for this show; Jes’mine Amor-Maria Palaaia- 21, Denyce Su’a- 23, and Sieni …
Part of the Pacific Dance Festival Fatu na Toto By Le Moana and Tupe Lualua “A picture is painted of a migrant family living in suburbia and the contributing influences that affect the family and the impact that they have on the generation being raised in this environment.” This show sold out in previous Auckland …
AN ALL-FEMALE WORK BY OKAREKA DANCE COMPANY THAT DRAWS STRENGTH FROM TRADITIONAL MĀORI CULTURE TO ILLUSTRATE A TAPESTRY OF DANCE, THEATRE AND FILM. Taiaroa Royal, Malia Johnston and Taane Mete come together to create a powerful collage of imagery and movement that transcends time and space. Death, life, land and creature inspires the 70min performance …
A new festival brings Pacific contemporary dance to the floor at Mangere Arts Centre (June 13 – June 18) bringing to fruition an idea years in development by Pacific Dance New Zealand. Bringing together an array of choreographers who have previously taken part in the *Pacific Dance Choreographic Laboratory (2009 – 2015), the festival provides …
This is a YAS workshop for youth who are creative in music and dance. Happening in the lead up to #MatarikiRising and the MatarikiRhythmz high school dance & music comp. music composition and song writing, and Choreographing to a theme. Presented by singer/songwriter K-Lee, our Maori dimensions expert Keni Piahana and Freshman’s Dance Crew led …