The inaugural Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is on the horizon, featuring artists including Rob Ruha, Maisey Rika, Annie Crummer, Dave Dobbyn, Teeks and Anika Moa, Festival director Tama Waipara says it's an avenue for the arts to further flourish on the East Coast.
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The silent ones: a new generation of Māori mimes
When you think mime, you might imagine Charlie Chaplin. It might be news to you that there are Māori getting into the art form.
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Māori theatre company in partnership with Auckland theatre
Māori theatre company, Te Rehia Theatre, has teamed up with the Auckland Theatre Company to showcase their new and unique play Astroman, written by Albert Bells.
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NewsMusical review- Māori Aladdin steals the show
The Aladdin The Musical has made it to Tāmaki Makaurau with a Māori Aladdin played by Graeme Isaako.
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The Kingitanga through a Japanese lens
Tao Kinjitanaka, a bilingual production by Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga is on tour, taking the story of the Kingitanga to younger audiences around the country.
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Shortland Street- The Musical revives nurse Jaki Manu
New Zealand singer and actress Bronwyn Turei is pumped to play Nurse Jaki Manu in the new Shortland Street - The Musical.
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Musical-comedy embraces Māori customs
'City of 100 Lovers' is the latest musical theatre comedy which showcases Māori and Pacific culture in a modern story that's never been seen before.
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ONE:The Earth Rises tells the history of Manukau through dance
ONE - The Earth Rises is a highly entertaining dance show that is set firmly in Manukau. It was created by award-winning dance choreographer and Māori advocate Moss Patterson of Ngāti Tuwharetoa and he's combined Māori, Polynesian and Chinese cultures.
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Play challenges English as status quo
World-renowned classic absurdist play 'The Chairs' by Romanian-French playwright Uegēne Ionesco has been adapted into Māori, Samoan, English and Cantonese.
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Play puts spotlight on suicide
For thirty-five years Taki Rua productions have contributed to the development of Māori theatre. Now they've released a play entirely in Te Reo Māori, specifically for an adult audience.
