Opera and kapa haka will come together in a new music drama from acclaimed Māori writer Witi Ihimaera, composer Janet Jennings, Tom Roa of Tainui, and the University of Waikato staff and students.
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Transgender musical "People Like Us" set to push boundaries
Two Ngāpuhi actors will be making history by starring in a transgender musical. It's a play that pushes the gender boundaries, with a few giggles. Lead actor Luke Bird says it's the first show of its kind in country.
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Māori theatre brings talented Māori actress home
A young Māori actress is creating waves and making her mark in the television industry in Australia and the UK, but Cian White's passion for Māori theatre has brought her back home to Aotearoa.
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Māori Romeo and Juliet rehearsals underway as part of Matariki celebrations
13 years ago the famous Shakespeare play, The Merchant of Venice, was translated into Te Reo Māori and now as part of the Matariki celebrations, Romeo & Juliet will be performed entirely in te reo Māori.
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EXCEL students share positive message with Rotorua youth
Students from the EXCEL School of Performing Arts based in Auckland were in Rotorua this week to showcase their talents to the community and local youth.
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Totem Cirque du Soleil comes to NZ
The largest theatrical show in the world, Cirque du Soleil, with its performers from over 20 different countries, has made its way to Aotearoa.
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Rhodes returns home for Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor
World class Māori baritone Phillip Rhodes of Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Kahungunu is back in NZ preparing for the upcoming Italian opera Lucia di Lammermoor, a dramatic love story between two feuding families.
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Students celebrate Matariki through theatre- Feature
There are many ways to celebrate Matariki, including family gatherings, workshops, historical talks and meetings, however an event run by the Wānanga Takiura o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tāmaki Makaurau, saw the Rūmaki Reo class using theatre, acting, song and dance, to show their knowledge of Matariki.
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New production highlights Māori-Italian interactions
Te Rehia Theatre has created a production that merges traditional Māori art forms with modern theatre and traditional Italian comedy.
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NZ contestant shines on Sydney stage
A NZ female contestant is one of the finalists at the grand finale of “Your Theatrics International Cabaret Contest” to be held in Sydney this week.
