KATERINA FATUPAITO | JAHRA RAGER | TUPUA TIGAFUA | NIKKI UPOKO Representing the islands of Fiji, Cook Islands and Samoa, rising choreographers Katerina Fatupaito, Jahara Rager, Tupua Tigafua and Nikki Upoko share their newest creations that blend the traditional with the contemporary. Originally presented as part of the Pacific Dance Festival, Tempo is proud to …
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 story for our time, Ruaumoko follows heroine Hine Ariki, a turehu (fairy) who sets out on a quest to calm the rumblings of Ruaumoko, god of the earthquakes. Something has disturbed the peace and caused the earth to shift. Hine Ariki draws on the winds, the rain, mythical creatures and her inner-strength to restore …