Breathing provocative new life into the play’s examination and celebration of what it is to be a Samoan woman, Anapela Polata’ivao’s commanding direction, introduces nuance, power and dramatic sophistication into Tusiata Avia’s deeply personal view of Pacific Island life and its sometimes-uneasy collisions with New Zealand.
THE MODERN MĀORI QUARTET: TWO WORLDS written by James Tito, Matariki Whatarau, Maaka Pohatu, and Francis Kora
With a signature style and humor the award-winning MMQ weaves together four stores full of heart and revelation that unfold the fabric of Maori musical culture, its genealogy and evolution.
CONTOURS OF HEAVEN created by Ana Chaya Scotney, Puti Lancaster, Marama Beamish and Owen McCarthy
Told with aroha, love, and striking originality through verbatim theatre, live harmonies and movement, this one-woman show tells the real stories of six young people in the East Coast of New Zealand.
Age Guidance: 15
Show Notes: No Intermission
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Director
Anapela Polata'ivao, Puti Lancaster