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He Huia Kaimanawa
He Huia
“A masterfully crafted performance.”
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— the pantograph punch on pōhutu
Kaimanawa CREATED BY BIANCA HYSLOP & ROWAN PIERCE
Whakaaroha ana, pakari ana anō te rere ngātahi o te kori, o te reo, o te hoahoa whaitua me te hangarau mariko.
He mea waihanga nā te kaitito nekehanga, nā Bianca Hyslop rāua ko te kaihoahoa, ko Rowan Pierce, he whakaaturanga tuku wheako hou a He Huia Kaimanawa mō te aranga ake, mō te whakamaunga anō, otirā, mō te whakanuia o te reo Māori. Titiro whakamuri ana nō tātou ka koke whakamua, ko tā te kaupapa nei he hura i ētahi kōrero mō te rironga me te whakamaunga anō, otirā, he whakanui i ngā mahi a te tini nā rātou te ara i para e whakarauoratia tonutia ai te reo rangatira.
Kitea ana te pakari, rangona ana ngā pānga nui, he kaupapa tūhura a He Huia Kaimanawa i tā te ngākau i rongo ai i te wā e ākona ana te reo Māori e te hunga kīhai i tupu taketake mai me te reo. Ka riro mā ētahi o ngā tino kaikanikani o Aotearoa e whakatinana ake.
A poignant and potent synergy of movement, voice, spatial design and virtual technologies.
Created by choreographer Bianca Hyslop and designer Rowan Pierce, He Huia Kaimanawa is a new performance experience that responds to the resurfacing, reclaiming and honouring of te reo Māori. Looking to the past as we move into the future, the work brings to light stories of loss and reclamation while celebrating the work of the many who have carved the path for the ongoing revitalisation of te reo rangatira.
Visually potent and experientially impactful, He Huia Kaimanawa is a visceral exploration of learning te reo Māori as second language learners, featuring some of the finest dancers in Aotearoa.
Te Pou Theatre
Thu 16, Fri 17 & Sat 18 March, 7.30pm · Sun 19 March, 4.00pm
1hr 10mins approx · Contains strobe lighting and haze effects
