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This Reading Life: Whiti Hereaka
Whiti Hereaka (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa) is a Pōneke-based playwright, novelist, screenwriter and barrister and solicitor currently celebrating the release of her fourth novel Kurungaituku. Kurangaituku, the bird woman, the ‘monster’ in the tale of Hatupatu and the bird woman, takes back the narrative in this vibrant retelling. Whiti will discuss the novel at the 2022 Festival in conversation with Pip Adam, but first, she takes our This Reading Life questionnaire.
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Meet the Makers: Katie Wolfe
Katie Wolfe (Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) is the creator of The Haka Party Incident, a ground-breaking production which explores the eventful day in 1979 when a group of University of Auckland engineering students rehearsing their annual tradition of a mock haka were challenged by the activist group, He Taua. Katie talks with ARTicle about her research process for the production, and continuous comebacks of appropriation.
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A Window into te Ao Māori: the Poi
In this week's Window into te Ao Māori, Tama Ale Samoa takes us through the twirling history of poi.
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Meet the Makers: Malia Johnston
Known for her jaw-dropping work with the World of WearableArt show, Malia Johnston is the Creative Director of BELLE - a performance of air. Ahead of the show's 2022 Festival season, Malia stops by ARTicle to talk redefining the female circus artist and failing at quadruple pirouettes.
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Meet Your 2022 Programme
The Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts Directors take you through the highlights of the 2022 Programme.
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Meet the Makers: Destination Mars
Kip Chapman and Brad Knewstubb are the creators of the wildly successful interactive exhibit Apollo 13: Mission Control, which toured the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. They are returning to the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts with a brand new experience, Destination Mars, which sees audience members take on the challenge of being in the control room when a solar flare threatens the red planet. They talk to ARTicle about blending theatre with technology.
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This Theatrical Life: Perry Piercy
Ahead of her turn as a mother newly liberated from an abusive marriage and intent on upending the patriarchy in Circa Theatre's HIR, Perry Piercy takes our This Theatrical Life questionnaire. She talks comfortable shoes and why her Gran Rose was always right.
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A Window into Te Ao Māori: The Taiaha
In this week's Window into Te Ao Māori, Tama Ale Samoa explores the power of iconic Māori weapon, the Taiaha.
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Meet the Makers: Lisa Reihana
Lisa Reihana (Ngāpuhi - Ngāti Hine, Ngāi Tū-Te Auru) is a visual artist whose practice includes film, sculpture, costume and body adornment and photography. Lisa is the 2022 Artist in Focus and is bringing a free series of her most celebrated pieces alongside new works to the Wellington region over the festival period.
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