WOMAD NZ 2020 - programme

13–15 March 2020 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME Hōtaka Matua

Contents Ngā kaupapa 3 Contents / Ngā kaupapa

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The WOMAD story / Kōrero tuku iho WOMAD

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What’s new / Ngā mea hou

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Artists A–Z / Ngā kaitoi

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On site / Ngā toi puta

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Site artists & installations / Wāhi kai hanga toi

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OMV Taste the World / Kai Reka o te Ao

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Global Village / Marae o te Ao

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WOStore / Hokohoko

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CD & Book signing sessions / Kōpae pūoro me te hainatanga

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5 Welcome / Nau mai haere mai

36 Schedule / Hōtaka 38 Map / Māhere 40

Todd Energy Zero Waste / Para Kore

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Te Paepae / The Orators’ Bench

46 Workshops / Ngā wāhanga toi 49

World of Words / Kupu o te Ao

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Poetry Slam / Wero toikupu

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STEAM Lab / Taiwhanga pākiki

57 Kidzone / Papa tākaro 63

Community Programme / Hōtaka hapori

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Join the WOMAD community / Uru atu ki te hapori WOMAD

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Tell us what you think / Tukua o whakaaro

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Accessibility info / Āhei pārongo

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Camping info / Tōpuni pārongo

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Site info / Wāhi pārongo

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Your WOMAD team / Ngā kaimahi

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Thanks / Ngā mihi

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Welcome Nau mai haere mai Tēnā koutou katoa

Nau mai haere mai i runga i te reo karanga o WOMAD me Taranaki mounga. We extend a warm welcome to you all, whether you’re here for the first time or are one of our regular WOMAD whanau we love having you guys here for this, the 16th presentation of WOMAD in Taranaki.

“The role of art and artists is to keep the world in touch with humanity” — Tamati Kruger The art of music means different things to different people; it is a form of human expression, it is a process of creativity that is arranged in a way that appeals to our senses and emotions. Every artist plays a different and essential part in contributing to the overall health and well-being of our society.

We believe it is important to make space for creative thinkers, makers and minority voices, who not only entertain, interact and inspire us but also provoke us to engage and think about our political, economic and social systems.

WOMAD 2020 is such a space for this, with its programme packed full of diverse expressions whether they be music, words, dance or installation.

We encourage you to seek out some of the exciting new WOMAD programme additions, along with the usual things that you love about the festival for the ultimate WOMAD experience!

Book Club is an extension of World of Words, in its inaugural year, our aim is to bring people together to express their perspectives and explore the themes within Chessie Henry’s book, We Can Make A Life.

This extraordinary memoir written with love and compassion defines Chessie’s family’s courage and

Emere Wano Event Director & NZ Programme Manager, WOMAD NZ

strength, is a journey of survival, and how a family made a life together following traumatic events.

WOMAD’s newest stage is where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) unite. STEAM Lab is a wondrous place, a haven that evokes curiosity, where innovative minds that have solved real-world problems are celebrated.

The World of Music, Arts and Dance official line-up for 2020 is packed with everything from reggae to pop, jazz and Afrobeat. We’re excited to bring a buffet of international stars — genre-spanning and mind-expanding acts which will surprise and even challenge you! It’s always thrilling hearing some of those up-and-coming bands playing on the stages that have hosted our established musicians and international stars. It gives them confidence and a real buzz to know they are sharing stages with these big names.

Trust in the element of discovery and embrace a cultural journey with musical treats from Ghana, Greece, Mali and more.

We hope your WOMAD journey is full of joy and wonder, and that it allows you to be free to explore the world that WOMAD brings to you — before returning to everyday responsibilities and our modern lives.

On behalf of the Board and Staff of WOMAD NZ we wish to thank all of our partners for their ongoing support.

Thank you for your continued support and hope you have a fabulous time at WOMAD. Pack a smile and enjoy the festival!

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EVENT PARTNERS HOA AHUREI

HOST CITY PARTNER HOA Ā-TAONE

COMMUNITY PARTNER HOA HAPORI

REGIONAL PARTNER HOA Ā-ROHE

PROGRAMME PARTNERS HOA HŌTAKA

MEDIA PARTNERS HOA PĀOHO

EVENT SUPPORTERS HOA TAUTOKO AHUREI

NZ COMMUNITY TRUST

PRODUCED BY NĀ TE AHUREI TOI O TARANAKI

Welcome to WOMAD 2020 Todd Energy has been a very proud partner of WOMAD New Zealand since the festival first arrived in Taranaki 16 years ago, and this year is no different.

Over 16 years we have watched WOMAD grow into the iconic annual event it is today – an event that celebrates diversity, connects communities, and inspires fun and creativity. An event that each year brings life to New Plymouth and secures Taranaki’s place on the world stage as a vibrant community with a great quality of life.

I want to acknowledge and thank the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust who, together with the many other local supporters and volunteers, have made this event possible.

To those who are new to WOMAD this year – welcome.

I hope you are amazed and inspired by your very first WOMAD experience. To those of you who loyally return each year – thank you for your ongoing commitment to this fantastic festival.

We are delighted to be able to share the magic of WOMAD with our local communities through our annual Todd Energy WOMAD Community Programme – a programme that offers school children from both North and South Taranaki the chance to take part in interactive workshops that combine music, singing and dance. We are really looking forward to continuing to support WOMAD’s Zero Waste programme this year to ensure WOMAD is an event that encourages and empowers festival goers to reduce their environmental footprint.

I hope you all have an enjoyable time here in Taranaki and that you make the most of the many events and opportunities WOMAD has to offer.

Joanna Breare, Todd Energy CEO Kia ora koutou katoa nau mai, haere mai ki WOMAD! TSB is incredibly proud to be a long-term partner of this amazing festival. WOMAD uses the shared language of art to bring people together to experience and celebrate different cultures, ideas and means of expression. This culminates in a rich and vibrant event, which is truly like no other.

Never was this combination more important than on March 15 last year, when the WOMAD community provided some much-needed comfort as we came to grips with the tragedy that was unfolding in Christchurch. This year will provide us a chance to acknowledge the events of 2019,

while celebrating the values of inclusion and diversity that WOMAD stands for.

The success of WOMAD in New Plymouth over the last 16 years shows what can be achieved when talented and committed people work together for an audacious goal.

Just quietly, at TSB we also know a bit about longevity and taking bold leaps - we’re making plans for our 170th birthday this year, and we’ve accomplished a lot in that time thanks to our focus on people and community. With those similarities in mind, we think TSB and WOMAD make a great partnership!

This weekend, when you need to catch your breath or find some shade, make sure you head to the TSB Hammock Hangout to put your feet up, reapply your sunscreen and refill your drink bottle from a TSB Wai Water station.

Happy WOMAD everybody!

Ngā mihi, Donna Cooper, TSB CEO Tēnā koutou and welcome to WOMAD 2020!

It’s been 16 years since WOMAD first arrived in our beautiful TSB Bowl of Brooklands and Pukekura Park and invited us to enjoy the best of other cultures. I think it’s now fair to say that it’s come of age – and like any well-developed teenager, it’s found its own personality. Today it stands out as one of the world’s great outdoor festivals, a global gathering to celebrate the things that make us unique and to help build a stronger, more inclusive community of nations.

This year, we’ll see artists from Senegal, South Korea, Jamaica, Belgium and many places in between, plus some great New Zealand acts too. The breadth of talent on show is a tribute to the great work of the team at TAFT, host-city staff at NPDC and corporate partners.

WOMAD has become part of New Plymouth’s identity too.

With the announcement last year that we’ll be hosting the festival for at least the next decade, it’s firmly embedded in our vision of building New Zealand’s Lifestyle Capital.

One of the foundation stones of that vision is friendship, so we welcome you as friends and invite you to make yourself at home. Enjoy our stunning coastline on the internationally-acclaimed Coastal Walkway, or swing by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery to exercise your imagination. Marvel at Taranaki Maunga from up close or afar and check out the hospitality in our bars, restaurants and cafes. Most of all, relax and enjoy yourself. And do come again soon. We can’t wait to have you back.

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The WOMAD story Kōrero tuku iho WOMAD The World’s Festival

WOMAD — World of Music, Arts and Dance is the internationally established festival, which brings together artists from all over the globe. As one of the longest-running and best-established cultural festivals on the planet, the central aim of the WOMAD festival is to celebrate the world’s many forms of music, arts and dance.

Photos L to R: Andy Jackson, Warren Smart, Sharon Betts, Frederico Pagola, Andy Jackson

As an organisation, WOMAD now works in many ways, but our aims are always the same, we aim to excite, to inform, and to create awareness of the worth and potential of a multicultural society.

WOMAD festivals are family-oriented, diverse and active musical events; since the first festival in the UK in 1982, WOMAD has held more than 160 festivals and created events in 27 countries and islands all over the world, including Abu Dhabi, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Fuerteventura, Germany, Greece, Gran Canarias, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK and the USA. The globally celebrated festival is the brainchild of artist and humanitarian Peter Gabriel, who says it was pure enthusiasm for music from around the world that led to the creation of WOMAD nearly 40 years ago.

“The festivals have always been wonderful and unique occasions and have succeeded in

introducing an international audience to many talented artists,” Peter says.

“Equally important, the festivals have also allowed many different audiences to gain an insight into cultures other than their own through the enjoyment of music. Music is a universal language; it draws people together and proves, as well as anything, the stupidity of racism.”

We have presented more than one thousand artists at WOMAD NZ, bringing the expression of more than 100 different countries to a live audience of over one million people.

As parts of the world become less tolerant and more fearful, WOMAD festivals provide a haven that not only promotes the arts but encourages and celebrates an intercultural understanding between its attendees.

Global Festival Director Chris Smith says: “New Plymouth continues to be a unique home for the WOMAD Festival and one that the whole team are extremely proud of. We are thankful to our partners and supporters in New Zealand for helping to keep WOMAD at the heart of the country’s cultural offering and for creating an innovative, exciting and beautifully produced event.”

WOMAD New Zealand 2020 sees the 16th anniversary for WOMAD, held at the stunning TSB Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park, New Plymouth, Taranaki.

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Hang with us Swing under the canopy at the TSB Hammock Hangout Whether you’re planning to dance, sing or eat your way through WOMAD 2020, no doubt at some point you’ll need a place to relax and just hang.

You’ll find us next to the Te Paepae Stage, or look for us on the site map inside the WOMAD 2020 festival programme.

To find out more about TSB at WOMAD 2020 visit: tsb.co.nz/about/community-sponsorship/womad-2020

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What’s new Ngā mea hou TSB Hammock Hangout

Learn and share your pepeha

A new place to hang this year at WOMAD NZ, the TSB Hammock Hangout is the perfect spot to relax and shelter from the sun during the festival under the cooling canopy of the Brooklands Park trees.

ithout 2020 Pepeh This year visit Te Paepae, wWOMAD’s cultural lines a Bad ge heartbeat, and share your pepeha — the story of who are and where you come from — learn it in Te Reo Māori and you’ll receive a limited edition tohu reo badge designed especially for WOMAD NZ 2020 by accomplishedPaiMāori nt flo od co lours: carver and artist Hemi Panto ne 48 5C Pa Sundgren (Ngāti Toa,ntonNgāti e Black 6C White Raukawa, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Mutunga). Badge stocks are limited, be quick!

Even if you’re planning to dance, sing or eat your way through WOMAD 2020, at some point you’ll need a place where you can take a moment to chill in the shade, reapply your sunscreen and refill your H2O for FREE from a TSB Wai Water station.

The TSB Hammock Hangout is located next to Te Paepae stage. Look for the icon on the map for the Hammock Hangout location.

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WOMAD NZ is committed to promoting our unique culture of Aotearoa to our audience, to celebrate the ultimate cultural experience make sure you visit Te Paepae. A place to engage and interact with artists through music, dance, cultural artistry workshops and conversations.

The STEAM Lab The newest stage at WOMAD NZ is where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) unite. Hear from inventors, innovators and visionaries at the top of their fields who are pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo.

The transformed Pinetum will become a haven inviting you to step into a place of wonder, evoking curiosity where innovative minds will share their incredible ground-breaking journeys of discovery and global problem-solving. #WOMADNZ

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What’s new Ngā mea hou Clicks for Community

Book Club is an exciting extension to the popular WOMAD World of Words line up and aims to bring people together to express their perspectives and explore the themes within books.

BOOK Club

For the inaugural WOMAD Book Club, we have selected the work We Can Make A Life by New Zealand Author Chessie Henry. It is the first book written

by Chessie and was recently awarded the E.H. McCormick prize for General Non-Fiction at the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The story itself is not only an extraordinary memoir following one man’s journey of survival and the effects of trauma post the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the CTV building collapse, but is a rich, colourful, honest, heart-warming and beautifully written true story about family, the journey of life and ultimately the power of love!

Book Club allows audiences to explore the themes within the book, We Can Make A Life – while getting insights from Chessie herself.

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For each OMV Taste the World performance added to your WOMAD 2020 app itinerary, OMV will donate $1 to Roderique Hope Trust, which provides emergency food parcels to Taranaki families in need!

Simply download the WOMAD app on your Android or iOS device, check out which artists you want to see whip up their favourite dish on the OMV Taste the World stage and add them to your itinerary! See page 29 for more info.

Source photo: Charlotte Curd

Book Club

Grab our WOMAD App Available for both Apple and Android devices, visit your App store and search “WOMAD NZ”.

Artists

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ZIGGY MARLEY (JAMAICA) The call to stand together in activism through love rings out loud and clear from this eight-time Grammy Award-winning musician and reggae icon. Singer, songwriter, producer, author, humanitarian and visionary, if anybody can encourage change through music, it’s Ziggy Marley. As much as he upholds a family legacy that began with his father, Bob Marley, he’s blazed a trail of his own. His seventh studio album, Rebellion Rises, is a positive and peaceful manifesto for hope and change.

Photo: Tim Cadiente

Fri, 10.15pm, TSB Bowl stage

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ALBI & THE WOLVES (AOTEAROA/NZ) Albi & The Wolves is a soulful, energetic, electric, and uplifting trio. Winners of the Best Folk Artist at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards, this captivating band pride themselves on pushing the limits of what three musicians can do using only an acoustic guitar, an electric violin, a double bass, and three voices.

Fri, 9.15pm, Dell stage Sun, 1pm, Dell stage

CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA

(WALES/SENEGAL) A Theatr Mwldan Production This mesmerising duo has been hailed as the “most popular world music act of the decade”.

Together, Welsh harpist Catrin Finch (Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales from 2000 to 2004!) and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita create a musical marriage of culture that is breathtaking. Their multi award-winningsound is a joyous, ethereal, and hypnotic homage to their country’s diverse cultures.

The result is something so extraordinary it can only be described as magic. Their collaborative album SOAR wins ‘Best Fusion’ Album in the Songlines Music Awards 2019.

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Fri, 7pm, Dell stage // Sat, 2pm, Gables stage

The Blind Boys of Alabama are living legends of gospel music. Their uplifting and soulful repertoire includes everything from collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, and WOMAD’s Peter Gabriel, to some of the world’s favourite traditional gospel tunes. During their remarkable 75-year career this five time Grammy Award-winning group has gone from being part of the soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement, to performing in the White House for three different Presidents.

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Photo: Andy Morgan

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BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA (USA)

EZRA COLLECTIVE (UK) With their incredible musicianship and spirited approach to music, drawing on Afrobeat, Latin, hip hop, grime and more, Ezra Collective has broken out beyond the thriving UK jazz scene.

The five-piece are a tour-de-force whose thrilling and unmistakably London sound has already seen them conquer moshpit-filled tours of the UK and USA, perform at Glastonbury and at Quincy Jones’ 85th birthday party.

Sat, 12pm, TSB Bowl stage Sun, 8.45pm, Gables stage

DESTYN MALOYA (RÉUNION) This dynamic band from Réunion performs Maloyan dance music, the songs of slavery that emerged during hundreds of years of French Colonial rule on the island. Maloya has strong links to Creole culture but also ska, samba and Afrobeat. Destyn Maloya, a popular band for over 20 years, use pounding percussion and passionate harmonies to celebrate and reconnect with their ancestors.

Sat, 12pm, Gables stage Sun, 7.45pm, Dell stage

FLOR DE TOLOACHE (MEXICO/USA)

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Like the legendary love potion the toloache flower is used for in Mexico, the all-female ensemble Flor de Toloache can cast a spell over any audience. The Latin Grammy-winning, New York based quintet continues to win the hearts of progressive and traditional mariachi fans alike, thanks to their inventive instrumental arrangements, soaring vocals and boundarypushing interpretations of the genre.

Sat, 4pm, Gables stage // Sun, 5pm, Dell stage

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HIATUS KAIYOTE (AUSTRALIA) One of the most sampled bands in the world, artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper are finding inspiration from Hiatus Kaiyote; a beguiling outfit that stretches kaleidoscopic sounds into Grammy-nominated masterpieces. Jazz, soul, funk, fusion, hip hop and electronica are their predominant building blocks but the resultant sonic shapes blur the edges and defy the pigeonhole.

Photo: Wilk

Fri, 8pm, TSB Bowl stage

HOT POTATO BAND (AUSTRALIA) This energetic brass band bursts onto the stage with a punchy blend of catchy music, infectious dance moves, and the ability to give cheering crowds a damn good time. Hot Potato Band began as roving street performers and have since compiled an arsenal of songs inspired by pop, funk, ska and reggae.

Sat, 3pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 2pm, TSB Bowl stage

IFRIQIYYA ELECTRIQUE (MAGHREB/EUROPE)

Sat, 4pm, TSB Bowl stage Sun, 10pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage 16

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Fusing the hypnotic rhythms of ancient SubSaharan ceremonies with a storm of electric guitars, bass and computer effects, Ifriqiyya Electrique bring a frenetic energy to the stage.

This astounding outfit creates a healing ritual of possession and trance, a centuries-old tradition taken to Europe by the former black slaves of North Africa, dissolving the line between performer and audience and encouraging everyone, just as in a nightclub, to forget oneself.

KERMESZ À L’EST (BELGIUM)

KIM SO RA (SOUTH KOREA)

The musicians of KermesZ à l’Est hammer out an original fusion of Balkan melodies, metal, math rock, electro and free jazz. Looking like metal heads (sans guitars), intellectual punks and fairy anarchists rolled into one, they also wield a typically Belgian sense of humour capable of ruffling the hair of even the slickest of rockers. Their unique repertoire is enhanced by hilarious stage antics, resulting in a sweaty and supercharged show fizzing with energy.

A multi award-winning percussionist, composer, and ambassador of Honam Province Jeongeup folk music, Kim So Ra is one of the most skilled and prominent Janggu (double-headed drum) players in Korea. The virtuosic Kim and her accompanying trio are known for genre-bending live performances that combine rhythmic and delicate traditional pieces with experimental and charismatic modern interpretations.

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Photo: Song Kwang Chan

Fri, 6pm, TSB Bowl stage Sat, 5.15pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

KING AYISOBA (GHANA)

Photo: Nick Helderman

A child prodigy on the kologo, a two stringed instrument with a calabash gourd resonator, King Ayisoba became an unlikely star in Ghana with the very traditional hit “I Want to See You, My Father”. Five albums later, he has won over audiences across the world with his trailblazing mix of drums, rapid-fire melodies, commanding looks and intense, urgent live shows.

Fri, 7pm, Todd Energy Broolands stage Sun, 3pm, Dell stage

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L.A.B. (AOTEAROA/NZ) Founded by the legendary Kora brothers Brad and Stu, L.A.B. has quickly become one of the hottest acts on the New Zealand live circuit.

Packed with smooth grooves and reggae beats, L.A.B has been voted New Zealand’s Best Live Act, while their first two albums have been so well received, they’ve stayed on the NZ charts since they were released.

Sat, 6.15pm, TSB Bowl stage

Over the course of six superb albums, each building on but never repeating what came before it, Laura Marling has become a darling of earthy, modern songwriting. Her songs, often pondering loss, identity and self-reflection, immediately draw you in, and her gorgeous voice and delicate guitar work never fail to captivate.

For her WOMAD NZ debut, Marling plays a solo, stripped back set.

Sat, 7.30pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage 18

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LINIKER E OS CARAMELOWS (BRAZIL) The sounds of black soul and samba run through Liniker’s blood. Casting a musical spell on you, they shake things up to high-gear, Brazilian funk, moving from lush ballads to a reggae bridge, eventually exploding into a majestic Africanbased Candomblé rhythmic finish. Formed in 2015 and led by charismatic transgender vocalist Liniker, the band’s latest album Goela Baixo has been nominated for a Latin Grammy.

Sat, 8.30pm, Gables stage Sun, 7.45pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

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LAURA MARLING (UK)

MARINA SATTI & FONÉS (GREECE/SUDAN) Considered an inspiration by young people across Greece, Marina Satti is a performer with a deep love of theatre, design and song. Her track “Mantissa” became an anthem of hope in the Northern summer of 2017 and the accompanying single-shot video clip has already had more than 40 million views. With her all-female polyphonic vocal group, Fonέs, Satti’s live show is a joyous, choreographed celebration of equality, pride and tolerance – obviously influenced by Greek, Balkan and Middle–Eastern music – but with a modern, urban edge.

Fri, 9.15pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 6.30pm, TSB Bowl stage

Dubbed ‘the Paganini of Indian Classical music’, maestro violinist L Subramaniam long ago transcended any boundaries between Eastern and Western music, creating an experience that is part meditation, part celebration. Since the ’70s he has amassed more than 200 recordings, worked alongside artists as diverse as Yehudi Menuhin and Herbie Hancock, composed for orchestras, films and ballets, published books and won multiple awards.

Sat, 1pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 4pm, Gables stage

Photo: Pinelopi Gerasimou

L SUBRAMANIAM (INDIA)

MINYO CRUSADERS

An astonishing take on Japanese folk (Min’yō) channelled (JAPAN) through Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean. Minyo Crusaders’ historical tales of the working class, sung in the Sat, 9.30pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage traditional way, but with a 10-piece orchestra playing reggae, Sun, 12pm, TSB Bowl stage cumbia and Afrobeat, catches you off guard in the most delightful way. The band is transforming what’s considered to be ‘highbrow art’ into a catchy, danceable art form.

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REB FOUNTAIN

MONTELL2099 (AOTEAROA/NZ)

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Reb is easily Aotearoa’s best kept songwriting secret. An immigrant to New Zealand, she sailed into Lyttelton Harbour carrying generations of migrant stories imbued in her bones. This awardwinning songbird has spent 20 years travelling, performing, studying, working as a musician and songwriter, and performing and recording with some of New Zealand’s best artists, including Neil Finn, Tami Neilson and Marlon Williams.

Fri, 6pm, Gables stage Sat, 2pm, TSB Bowl stage

Auckland-based beatmaker/DJ, MONTELL2099 is one of the most exciting new electronic music talents to emerge from New Zealand in recent years. In an era where musicians often lean on gimmicks to market their work, MONTELL2099 is connecting with his audiences on the strength of his music alone, and he’s only just getting started. Mixing bubbling melodies, manipulated vocal snippets and booming bass hits, his idiosyncratic productions ripple and thud with club-ready swing and funk.

Sat, 10.30pm, Gables stage

ORQUESTA AKOKÁN (CUBA) Born out of a shared vision by singer José ‘Pepito’ Gómez, producer Jacob Plasse and arranger Michael Eckroth, Akokán is a Yoruba word meaning ‘from the heart’. A jaw-dropping 12-piece big band collective of Havana’s top musicians and some of most spirited talents of NYC’s Latin scene, Orquesta Akokán reinvigorates the sound of the golden era of Cuban Mambo with a bold new energy.

Sat, 10.30pm, TSB Bowl stage // Sun, 4pm, TSB Bowl stage

RURA (SCOTLAND) This popular, multi award-winning ensemble are at the forefront of 21st Century Scottish folk music. Celebrating 10 years together in 2020, RURA’s entrancing instrumentals embrace fiddle, Highland pipes, flute, guitar, keyboards and bodhran. Inspired by themes of belonging, heritage and a sense of place, they bring a stirring, fiery, euphoric energy to every stage.

Fri, 8pm, Gables stage // Sat, 1pm, Dell stage 20

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SOAKED OATS (AOTEAROA/NZ) With infectiously catchy music and wildly uplifting tunes, Soaked Oats bring pure joy to their fans. Hailing from Dunedin, this four-piece band have played festivals in the UK, toured Australasia and created a collection of sweet, summery tasting songs. The indie sludge-pop group have become known for endearing live performances, and their penchant for joyous songwriting.

Sat, 6.15pm, Gables stage Sun, 12pm, Gables stage

The undisputed Ambassador of African Music and ‘The Golden Voice of Africa’, returns as part of his farewell tour, celebrating 50 years of music and 70 years of life. From humble beginnings with the Rail Band of the Train Station Hotel in Bamako and a life of tribulations as an albino, Salif Keita’s latest album Un Autre Blanc (Another White) calls on the world to celebrate difference.

Sun, 8.45pm, TSB Bowl stage

Photo: Michelle Foran

SALIF KEITA (MALI)

THE BLACK QUARTET (AOTEAROA/NZ) Eclectic and diverse, the Black Quartet draw on their love and experience of a vast sea of musical influences from blues, rock, roots, folk, jazz and pop to create their own signature take on this classic ensemble. The Black Quartet perform, compose, improvise, and arrange tracks in a fresh, modern and virtuosic style.

The Black Quartet: Jessica Hindin and Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, violins; Joseph Harrop, viola; Rachel Wells, cello.

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TRIO DA KALI (MALI) TROY KINGI (AOTEAROA/NZ) Multi award-winning Troy Kingi’s distinctive sonic quality and vocal style will have you up and moving. The release of his third album Holy Colony Burning Acres delves into the dark corners of worldly Indigenous politics, namely colonisation and its effects on today’s social climate. It’s a motivated commentary wrapped in an electrifyingly ’70s-styled deep roots/reggae offering.

Fri, 10.15pm, Gables stage Sun, 3pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

A young supergroup from the Mande culture, Trio Da Kali come from a long line of distinguished griots (hereditary musicians). Taking their name from an iconic praise song in the griot repertoire –‘da kali’ means ‘to swear an oath’ – the Trio’s inspired 2017 collaboration and album with Kronos Quartet brought them worldwide attention. Sumptuous vocals, bass ngoni grooves and percussive balafon combine for a truly exquisite experience.

Sat, 3pm, Dell stage Sun, 6.30pm, Gables stage (with The Black Quartet)

TUULETAR (FINLAND)

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With their fierce energy, fresh beatbox rhythms and otherworldly harmonies, Tuuletar have taken a novel approach to traditional Finnish folk music. Pioneering the genre of ‘vocal folk Sat, 9.30pm, Dell stage Sun, 1pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage hop’, the singers won the prestigious Finnish EMMA award (the equivalent to a Grammy) for the best ethno album in 2017 and continue to enchant audiences with their ethereal, tribal energy.

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TSB Hammock Hangout A new place to hang this year at WOMAD NZ, the TSB Hammock Hangout is the perfect spot to relax and shelter from the sun during the festival under the cooling canopy of the Brooklands Park trees.

The TSB Hammock Hangout located next to the Te Paepae stage. Look for the icon on the map for the Hammock Hangout location.

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WOMAD is a festival that appeals to all ages. The festival caters to the young, the young at heart, and everyone in between. To make the festival experience more enjoyable and accessible, WOMAD provide elevated seating for over 65 seniors and wheelchair platforms at the three main stages: the TSB Bowl stage, the Todd Energy Brooklands stage and the Gables Stage. These mini grandstands are supervised by helpful WOMAD volunteers. Volunteers are there to make sure things run smoothly; please follow their instructions so everyone has an enjoyable and safe time.

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RNZ Bag Drop Download the RNZ App on your phone to take advantage of free bag storage!

Use the app to enjoy the RNZ Music team’s interviews, stories, reviews, and live performances – including many WOMAD artists.

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* Please note bags must be collected by 10.30pm each night. Any bags left after this time will be handed to lost property (located at the Information Centre).

Look out for the icon on the map for the location of the RNZ Bag Drop area.

Taranaki Embassy Look out for a little bit of Taranaki at WOMAD. Learn more about this fabulous, award-winning region and what there is to see and do, find out about other events coming up and enter the competition to win another weekend in Taranaki to enjoy it all over again! Look out for the Venture Taranaki logo on the map for the Embassy’s location.

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TSB Wai Water Stay hydrated at WOMAD and refill your water for FREE at the TSB Wai Water stations! Either bring your own non-glass, empty water bottle or purchase a reusable one onsite from the WOStore.

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Site artists & installations Wāhi kai hanga toi Pou Rama

Sensorie Stilt Walkers

Pou Rama is our major art installation for the 2020 festival and it’s spellbinding. The glowing light structures are set to music and they tell stories of creative inspiration from the land around us.

Sensorie return to bring their magical, ethereal and colourful stilt walking performances to the WOMAD festival once again!

The whakairo designs express cycles of creativity and connections to place.

Designed by Storybox with Māori visual artist Desna Whaanga-Schollum and music composed

by Al Fraser.

These light structures are inspired by pouwhenua (traditional Māori land symbols of support) and represent creative timeless wairua (inspiration) which is generated from te taiao (the environment).

Each post cycles slowly through a series of colour changes.

During this year’s performances you’ll meet the Fire Birds. With their bright fire shades, you’ll find them gloriously swirling through a sea of people, breaking into a choreographed dance of rebirth out of the ashes into a renewed strength.

Crowd favourite El Wire Dragonflies also make a return this year. You’ll find these magical, majestic and glowing dragonflies hovering over the crowds at dusk.

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This work is multicultural in its themes and connects through time via the eternal Māori contextual narrative.

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Cross Words WOMADers, we’ve got a supersized puzzle for you to solve!

Bust out your trivia knowledge, unravel the clues, share your wordsmithing skills, and get your brains ticking to crack our giant crosswords.

These larger-than-life crosswords are a perfect way to have a quiet moment at the festival, or to battle your friends to see who has to buy the next round of mouthwatering food from the Global Village.

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Make sure you pop back throughout the weekend as new crosswords go up and fresh clues are waiting to be solved.

You can find the giant crosswords in the Kunming Garden.

Flags by Angus Watt WOMAD’s iconic flags are the brainchild of awardwinning UK visual artist Angus Watt.

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Synonymous with WOMAD across the world, no mention of the celebrated world music festival is complete without reference to the elegant creations that come alive once the music starts, with the first flags decorating the sky of the festival during WOMAD UK, 1994.

The bewitching combination of colour and movement becomes an irresistible sight at festivals. Angus creates the flags from reusable Japanese cyber-silk, transforming empty spaces into spectacular large-scale artworks that come in an array of beautiful colours, shades and transparencies.

“They are just great big abstract paintings, painted in the sky, using the wind and the sun,” he says.

“The flags get worn and they get a lot of sun – the colours change and I re-use the fabrics and reintroduce them with other colours, so you have more control over the level of the palette,” Angus says.

The iconic creations have no words or obvious graphics; adorned with discreet designs and blocks of colour they create an entrancing vision. www.anguswatt.net

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Cloak of Peace Korowai Rangimārie Ko tēnei korowai he tohu aroha, he tohu Rangimarie, he tohu whakamaumahara hoki kia kore matou e warewaretia.

A symbol of love and peace in remembrance of the tragic events in Christchurch 15 March 2019; may they not be forgotten. You can participate in weaving The Cloak of Peace. It is located behind the Over 65s Stand near the Gables stage.

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The energy for a better life.

Explore OMV Taste the World and you’ll be

Supporting Taranaki families in need.

This year at WOMAD, for every OMV Taste the World artist you add to your itinerary via the app, OMV will donate $1 to Roderique Hope Trust, providing emergency food parcels for Taranaki families in need.

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For each OMV Taste the World performance added to your WOMAD 2020 app itinerary, OMV will donate $1 to Roderique Hope Trust, which provides emergency food parcels to Taranaki families in need!

The charity’s food packages meet the needs of families struggling in extreme poverty, or who are homeless or in some other situation that has arisen around their ability to live in a home.

in turn assists with kids’ concentration in the classroom.

To help Roderique Hope Trust, simply download the WOMAD NZ app on your Android or iOS device, check out which artists you want to see whip up their favourite dish at OMV Taste the World, and add the artists to your itinerary. * OMV will donate $1 for every artist added up to the value of $5000

Roderique Hope Trust also works closely with families to teach lifeskills, such as sending kids to school on time, paying bills, keeping on top of rent, and how to make nutritious meals on a budget.

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OMV Taste the World Kai Reka o te Ao OMV Taste the World is a delectable festival highlight where WOMAD’s international artists serve up their favourite dishes from their homelands. Held in the Kunming Garden, OMV Taste the World will this year be hosted by Stacey Morrison.

Stacey is excited to take the stage as the host of OMV Taste The World at WOMAD 2020. She will be sharing her love of kai with international artists, and festival audiences, after hosting five seasons of her lifestyle and cooking TV show Whānau Living. “I can’t wait to see artists from around the world step off the stage and into the kitchen. No doubt their joy at sharing delicious, fresh and unique recipes from their homelands will be contagious and leave WOMAD audiences hugely inspired.”

Expect a dash of humour, a dollop of storytelling and a sprinkle of secret family recipes in this exotic line-up of culinary entertainment.

1. Ifriqiyya Electrique (Maghreb / Europe) Moroccan Tagine

Delve into this Maghrebi dish, named after the ceramic pot in which it is cooked, of a slow-cooked stew made of carrots, potatoes, peas, and chicken.

Musician Simoh Bouchra brings together the fragrant flavours and aromatic spices of Morocco.

Fri, 7pm, OMV Taste the World

2. Liniker e os Caramelows (Brazil) Feijoada

Bass player Rafael Barone shares a taste of home with this bean and smoked sausage stew. Seasoned with bay leaves, capsicums, garlic and kale - and served on top a pile of plush white rice - this musician brings his special twist to a popular dish served across the country of Brazil.

Fri, 8.15pm, OMV Taste the World

3. Minyo Crusaders (Japan) Yakisoba

This Japanese noodle stir-fry dish is packed with flavour from thinly sliced pork shoulder loin, pickled red ginger, cabbage and carrot complemented by seaweed and fish flakes and yakisoba sauce, similar to an oyster sauce. Katsumi Tanaka will share his variant of wildly exciting dish alongside interpreter Kyoko Katayama.

Sat, 1pm, OMV Taste the World

4. David Fane (Aotearoa / New Zealand) Mum’s Sapa Sui

Samoan Chop Suey is an island fave! Comedic actor Dave Fane brings together his mum’s recipe for this Pasifika dish and adds a splash of comedic pizzazz. Bite into a savoury mixture of rump steak and shoulder bacon paired with vermicelli noodles soaked in a slurp-worthy broth.

Sat, 3pm, OMV Taste the World

5. Marina Satti & Fonés (Greece / Sudan) Moussaka

This dish brings together the refreshing flavours of eggplant and zucchini and the cosy, warm taste of potato and mince. Vocalists Erasmia Markidi, Virginia Fragkoulatzi, Eleni Papadimitriou and Eleni Pozatzidou show how they prefer to sauce this Middle Eastern and Balkans favourite.

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This thin, breaded, pan-fried beef dish is the national dish of Austria and Te Radar’s favourite plate. Expect this comedian’s witty cooking instructions to give you a laugh alongside a belly full of deliciously crispy, flavoursome beef schnitzel.

Musician Pascal Roggen takes on the main chef’s position while will sharing his story and highlights from his life during his 10-year stint in London. He will take audiences far away with the flavours of England - carrots, kale, orange, plums, cream cheese, nuts and prawns.

Sat, 7.30pm, OMV Taste the World

7. RURA (Scotland) Cullen Skink

Named after a town in the North East of Scotland, this dish is more assertive than American chowder and heartier than French bisque. Musicians Steven Blake and Jack Smedley will show off their favourite native dish of smoked haddock and floury potatoes in a thick, velvety soup.

Sun, 1pm, OMV Taste the World

8. Joanne Drayton (Aotearoa / New Zealand) Sweet Avocado Pie

We are familiar with avocados served with savoury, but we don’t often use them to finish off a meal. Join in on biographer Joanne Drayton’s sweetest recipe with everyone’s favourite superfood. With a smooth, creamy texture of avocado, vanilla and condensed milk, this dish is sure to inspire your taste buds to play more with foods.

Sun, 3pm, OMV Taste the World

9. Soaked Oats (Aotearoa / New Zealand) Stout Steak and Cheese Pot Pie

Join the band as they whip up a hearty, warming dish. Find out how ingredients including oatmeal, stout, espresso coffee and dark chocolate pair wonderfully with thick-cut meat, garlic, cheese, stock and Worcestershire sauce. This dish is as tasty as their tunes.

Sun, 5pm, OMV Taste the World

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Craft Master Series Ngā Tohunga Toi In the Craft Master Series WOMAD teams up with local artisans offering workshops in their craft.

For the 2020 Craft Master Series workshops, WOMAD is excited to bring back The Jewel and the Jeweller, who are hosting 45-minute jewellery making sessions over Saturday and Sunday during the festival.

Celebrate and learn their unique craft and add to your WOMAD NZ experience by creating a special memento to take home.

Book your workshop online or with the WOMAD App! Workshops are limited to 6 people, $100 per person.

A selection of jewellery from their range will also be on sale.

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WOStore Hokohoko Be sure to check out this buzzing space and take home some sweet festival mementos!

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This one-stop shop is packed with official festival memorabilia, including a collection of stylish tees, keeper cups, sunhats, tote bags, drink bottles, pod chairs and artist merchandise. You can even decorate your fridge with cute WOMAD magnets!

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Our funky WOMAD tees have a cult following and every year we create exciting new designs for all ages and all sizes. Snap up one of our locally printed shirts and wear your WOMAD love on your sleeve for the whole year!

WOStore is also where you can buy the official WOMAD 2020 CD; a compilation album packed with the best hits of the weekend. This keepsake makes a great companion to the official printed programme, which is on sale in the WOStore.

You’ll also find a vast variety of artist merchandise and CDs in the WOStore. Browse the eclectic mix of exciting music and take a risk on buying a CD from a new artist you’ve just discovered. To make it even better, the WOStore is the home of CD signings, so you’ll be able to buy CDs and get them signed in the same place.

Price guide Men’s and Women’s tees Kids tees Baby onsie Pod chair

$38 $28 $26 $49

CD & Book signing sessions Kōpae pūoro me te hainatanga CD & Book signing sessions Meet some of your favourite WOMAD artists at the CD signing sessions! Artists will be signing CDs and merchandise in the WOStore.

Books will be available from the authors of our World of Words and Book Club programme. The book signing sessions will take place by the World of Words stage so get a book signed after each performance.

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KEY 65+ years viewing areas Accessible viewing Art and discovery Bar Coffee Entrance / exit gates

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Working together for a Zero Waste future WOMAD NZ constantly strive to make our festival an environment that encourages people to embrace the philosophy of reducing, reusing and recycling!

The Zero Waste philosophy is at the heart of everything we do and with our event partner Todd Energy, we are committed to ensuring this award-winning festival is not only an explosion of international culture but also a leading example of environmental sustainability.

Each year we continue to beat the last. Across the past five festivals, an average of 80% of waste has been diverted from the landfill, with a whopping 90% — or 23,060kg — of waste being recycled or composted following the 2018 festival alone. Our ultimate goal is to become a festival that has zero waste going to landfill.

From ticket holders to acts, from food stalls to drink stations, we all contribute to ensuring WOMAD is an event that encourages and empowers the reduction of the festival’s environmental footprint.

During the festival, WOMAD’s Todd Energy Zero Waste stations are highly visible throughout the picturesque Brooklands Park.

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In a country where single-use plastic shopping bags are now banned and councils, more than ever, are encouraging communities to reduce, reuse and recycle, WOMAD NZ is proud to have shaped the

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Our friendly volunteer eco-warriors help festivalgoers compost and recycle as much waste as possible. We encourage you to bring only reusable items to the festival and take any non-recyclable items home.

The on-site bars only fill globelets, and all our food stalls serve up their delicious kai using either reusable, recyclable or compostable plates, cutlery and packaging. If you’ve been to WOMAD in the past, chances are you have a globelet (reusable cup), reusable aluminium drink bottle or coffee cup — or all of them.

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Te Paepae The Orators’ Bench For all those festival goers who want to learn about the art, language and indigenous culture of Aotearoa New Zealand come along to Te Paepae, the cultural heartbeat of the festival.

Naumai tau mai te manu taki ata Karangahia ngā iwi taketake o te ao kia rarau mai ki te take o Taranaki maunga Karangahia te reo waiata, te reo kanikani, te reo whakatangi kia whakaatu mai Ko wai rātou? Nō whea rātou? He aha o rātou kōrero?

Taranaki maunga welcomes the indigenous cultures of the the world to share their song, dance and instruments, to announce: who they are, where they are from, and what their stories are.

With the support of our long time partner Tui Ora, Te Paepae is the marae, the ancestral meeting place of all cultures during the WOMAD weekend and along with Tui Ora is hosted by our local tribal people of Te Atiawa and Taranaki.

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Te Paepae The Orators’ Bench Tui Ora Activities

Hono: How do you reconnect people to places and ensure that relationship is not lost? Hear the korero of Taranaki’s newly opened airport — past and present — and touch materials used in this Māori creative enterprise, led by Rangi Kipa.

Sessions: Fri 5.30pm, 7.15pm and 9.15pm Kaitahi: Food feeds the forces of life. Kaitahi, an indigenous food business from South Taranaki, is making headlines in its use of traditional Māori ingredients. Its frozen Superfood Smoothy Drops are a superfood wonder. Taste their product, hear their story and understand an exciting vision of sustainability, growth and innovation.

Sessions: Sat and Sun, 11.30am – 12pm

Kumara Tipu – Kaitiakitanga in Action Glen Skipper is a local māra kai expert who is of Ngāti Tāwhirikura hapū descent. He is the driving force behind development and maintenance of the Māra ki Kātere community gardens — Te Moeone.

Glen will talk about the reconnection of Ngāti Tāwhirikura hapū to their turangawaewae as they express and explore their kaitiakitanga through developing and implementing māra kai and other related initiatives aimed at restoring their social and environmental wellbeing. In these presentations he will focus on kūmara, one of the main staple crops in Aotearoa from its beginnings: the tipu (shoots).

Maramataka Māori Workshop Transform your view of the night skies as you are introduced to the Maramataka Māori, an ancient traditional art of being able to read the tohu or signs of each night. Be more informed about which moon-phases are suited for planting, fishing, and productivity and which moons are more suited to resting and mindfulness.

You will learn about the best times of the mooncycle to study, launch an event, and the most productive time to hold a gathering.

Find out when the best times of the Maramataka are to practice mindfulness for restoration and insightfulness.

Understand the ebbs and flows of the seasons and how different foods are more nourishing for your body.

In these practical sessions we will dive into the healing effect of different vegetables and the benefits they have on your body. You will come away with a new relationship with the night sky, great understanding of the seasons, food and its healing properties and healthy tips for a healthy digestion.

Ko te Kai he Rongoa Ko te Rongoa he Kai. Sessions: Sat 5 – 6pm, Sun 5 – 6pm

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Make a unique cultural statement. Wear a moko (Māori tattoo) for the day!

This year visit Te Paepae to share your pepeha — the story of who you are and where you come from. Learn it in Te Reo Māori (the indigenous language of Aotearoa / New Zealand), and then receive a limited edition tohu reo badge designed especially for WOMAD NZ 2020 by accomplished Māori carver and artist Hemi Sundgren (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Ruakawa, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Mutunga). Badge stocks limited.

Sessions: Sat 3pm – 4pm, 5pm – 6pm Sun 3pm – 4pm, 5pm – 6pm

Sessions: Fri 7pm – 8pm Sat 11.30am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm Sun 11:30am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm

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Pepeha - Who am I, where am I from?

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Kim So Ra Workshop

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Pepeha - Who am I, where am I from?

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Orquesta Akokán Workshop

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Tuuletar Workshop

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Destyn Maloya Workshop

Sunday 15 March

Pepeha - Who am I, where am I from?

1pm Pepeha - Who am I, where am I from?

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Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita Workshop

Hip Hop Dance Workshop with Community Kids Programme

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KermesZ à l’Est Workshop

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Kai Oranga - Kumara Tipu Community Garden

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Workshops Ngā wāhanga toi Hot Potato Band Meet the Band

Join 10-piece brass outfit Hot Potato Band as they talk you through how it all started, beginning their journey as street performers, to composing engaging original music that leaves lasting impressions on people around the world.

It’ll be a fun organic experience, learning what makes the crew tick as they encourage the audience to make music together. To finish off, with the use of voice, clapping and street percussion, the band will get the audience up and creating a wee dance party.

No prior musical experience required to join.

Fri, 8pm, Te Paepae stage

Kim So Ra Pungmul is a Korean folk genre comprising music, acrobatics, folk dance, and rituals, which was traditionally performed in rice farming villages to ensure and to celebrate good harvests. It’s a bold cultural act of gathering together a community’s hope and wishes, of overcoming sorrow, and of nurturing a culture of survival and regeneration. This workshop will be led by Kim So Ra and her ensemble members, with percussion instruments (Janggu and buk), and taepyeongso (double-reed wind instrument).

They will teach the audience the Korean traditional rhythm, called jangdan, as well as some folk dance movements that Korean musicians use to play their folk music genre called Pungmul. Bring your percussion instrument or use your hands!

Sat, 12pm, Te Paepae stage

Orquesta Akokán Mambo from the Heart

Straight out of Havana, Cuba, Orquesta Akokán will take you on a musical journey to showcase the great era of mambo, demonstrating the intricacies of clave, a rhythm used in Afro-Cuban music, the audience will learn how the polyrhythms of each section create a thrilling energy far greater than the sum of each part. Akokán means “from the heart” and through the interplay of danceable saxophone mambos, bassy conga tumbaos and syncopated piano montunos, this workshop will open your ears and heart to the deeply soulful mambo.

Sat, 2pm, Te Paepae stage

Tuuletar Enjoy a vibrant world of vocal sounds as well as an introduction into the fascinating Finnish language.

Join the four versatile vocalists from Tuuletar who will present several different sounds, effects and techniques, all produced merely with a human voice. Through demonstration of some of the traditional singing styles from Finland and Scandinavia, along with more global vocal art forms such as overtone singing, beatboxing, flute notes and bird sounds, the audience will get to try out different vocal techniques, learn some Finnish lyrics and sing with Tuuletar, accompanying them on one of their original compositions.

Sat, 4pm, Te Paepae stage

Bollywood Dance The art of Bollywood dancing

Pallak and friends bring colour, vibrancy and fun dance moves to WOMAD. Inspired by Bollywood, take part in this fun and lively workshop where you will learn a short dance fusing the rich texture of India’s classical and folk dances combined with other modern dance forms such as hip hop, jazz and belly dancing.

Sat, 6.15pm, Te Paepae stage

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Destyn Maloya Join members of the popular Réunion band Destyn Maloya as they talk about their music and instruments – including the pikèr and kayamn – as well as the traditions, culture, songs and dances of Réunion, an island which is known for its sunshine and spices. Fabrice Ramaye will lead the workshop, with accompaniment by band members Vandemel Saiti, Augustin Moinaiche, Didier Hoarau, Ally Alfani and Eroan Grondin as they present the music and teach the audience a traditional Maloyan rhythm. Maloya is a form of music, song and dance native to the island, created long ago by Malagasy and African slaves.

Sun, 12pm, Te Paepae stage

Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita Black and white, boy and girl, African and European, traditional griot and classical musician: despite being drawn from two very different cultures and musical disciplines, Catrin & Seckou have managed to find a magical common ground in their music and beyond. This workshop will explore in conversation with both artists how they found that magic in the most unlikely circumstances, and how they have used their experiences to develop their art. Seckou will also talk about his instrument, the kora, his training, and his role as a griot in a modern society. Catrin will tell of the harp, that most Welsh of instruments, and how her career has been changed by her exposure to West African music.

Sun, 2pm, Te Paepae stage

Make Every Move Count Hip Hop Dance This dance piece is a collaboration created by 100 students from around our Taranaki Maunga, who took part in this year’s Todd Energy and TSB Community Trust ‘Make Every Move Count’ Community Programme workshops.

The workshops offered the students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work alongside Taranaki dance teacher Tansi Williams and crew from Tansi Productions who were also joined by two top NZ and world-famous hip hop dancers, Kyra Aoake and Quinn Prendergast.

In two separate workshops, the students learned a pre-created routine and also created their very own routines to add to the piece, which has a proud focus on NZ’s powerful and funky hip hop style of haka fusion!

The festival performance of the piece is the final culmination of the workshops and will mark the first time the students have all come together to perform their piece’s along with Kyra, Quinn and the Tansi Productions crew as a whole!

Sun, 4pm, Te Paepae stage

KermesZ à l’Est Welcome to the universe of KermesZ à l’Est !

Originally, a ‘Kermesse’ was a popular party in Belgium.

But put yourself in danger and discover the incredible offbeat universe of this rowdy band and their crazy traits, borne out of their experience as a freaky street show. You may burn calories while exercising via Greek dances, twerking and disco moves. You may be pleased by the looks of these handsome bad boys, but you will also discover their feminine secrets. But most of all, you will meet the true expression of LOVE. Or maybe a terrible creeping monster as well.

Sun, 6.30pm, Te Paepae stage

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World of Words Kupu o te Ao World of Words is a celebration of voices, ideas, creativity and the spoken word. Back for its fourth year, with a lineup full of poets, comedians, award-winning authors and a musician or two, World of Words is a must-see part of WOMAD. Due to its popularity, World of Words will again extend into the evening.

Situated in the heart of the beautiful Kunming Garden alongside the Pagoda Bar, World of Words will arouse thinking, laughing, listening and learning with its inspiring and talented lineup.

Joanne Drayton

Chessie Henry

Biographer Joanne Drayton captures the essence and chronicles the lives of many of New Zealand’s most iconic personalities. Her globally recognised books have graced the New York Times bestseller lists, become the subjects of 60 Minutes segments and earned her a collection of coveted and prestigious awards. The Search for Anne Perry, Hudson & Halls: The Food of Love, and Ngaio Marsh: Her Life in Crime are just some of her award-winning works.

Chessie Henry is the author of We Can Make A Life, a family memoir which was recently awarded the E.H. McCormick prize for General Non-Fiction at the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Along with published works on The Spinoff and The Wireless, Chessie has an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters.

Selina Tusitala Marsh

Poetry Slam

A wild-haired and powerful poet known throughout the globe for her vivid and stirring work, Tusitala is Samoan for ‘storyteller’.

As a New Zealand Poet Laureate, Selina spreads her fiery passion far and wide, composing and performing poetry for the Queen, as well as Barack Obama. In 2019 this extraordinary Pasifika poet and scholar was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to poetry, literature and the Pacific community.

We urge you to get a copy and get reading.

Sat, 2pm, Kunming Stage

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Fri, 6pm, Te Paepae Stage

We Can Make A Life is the book chosen for the inaugural WOMAD Book Club. This new initiative aims to bring people together to express their perspectives and explore the themes within the book while getting insights from Chessie herself.

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Ken Arkind

Poetry Slam

Ken Arkind is an American poet, author, performer and educator who has bought his unique blend of talents to Aotearoa. His poetic prowess has seen him land a long list of impressive poetry slam titles, including the 2006 title for the American National Poetry Slam Champion. As well as performing his work throughout the world, Ken has also delivered epic TedX talks.

Arranged Marriage Randomly pair poets with musicians and the result is the Arranged Marriage project. As part of the World of Words, these three creative collaborations will wow you with powerful poetry, playful banter, a tap of rap, lively lyrics and masterful musicianship.

Sun, 12pm, Kunming Stage

Poetry Slam, Sat and Sun 4pm, Kunming Stage

Miriam Lancewood Shayne Carter New Zealand musician Shayne Carter’s autobiography is frank, moving and often incredibly funny. In Dead People I Have Known this multi-award-winning musician talks candidly about his life, taking us behind the scenes and the songs of his riotous teenage band Bored Games and the Doublehappys, as well as his best-known bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer.

In 2010 Miriam Lancewood left her job as a teacher, sold her worldly possessions and lived for seven years with her husband in the wilderness of New Zealand. Together they meandered around the Southern Alps like nomads, sleeping in a tent, cooking on a fire, and learning to hunt with a bow and arrow. Her book Woman in the Wilderness captures their nomadic lifestyle and is now an international best-seller.

Sun, 2pm, Kunming Stage

Sat, 6.15pm, Kunming Stage

From bro’Town to Mother Nature, comedic actor Dave Fane is an unstoppable wave of laugh-out-loud hilarity.

He is the multi-awardwinning talent behind many of our country’s much-loved characters, including bro’Town’s Jeff da Māori, iconic act The Naked Samoans, and New Zealand’s own anti-littering character Mother Nature.

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Penny Ashton

Poetry Slam

Penny Ashton is a fieryhaired powerhouse and a self-confessed show off. Known as Ms Hot Pink, Penny is an award-winning poet, a comedienne, an actor, a TV presenter, and the perfect person to host our popular WOMAD Poetry Slam.

Expect sass, hilarity and insightful musings from this talented performer.

Poetry Slam, Sat and Sun 4pm, Kunming Stage

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Mike Chunn Mike Chunn is a music legend. Along with Tim Finn and Phil Judd he was a founding member of Split Enz, playing the bass on their first three albums.

Though he loved the stage, he left the band after suffering frequent panic attacks and debilitating anxiety. His book, A Sharp Left Turn, is a beautifully written look at his years in the band, and the powerful story of how he dealt with a crippling mental health issue and went on to become such an influential music identity.

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Joanne Drayton

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Selina Tusitala Marsh

Kunming

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Chessie Henry

Kunming

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Poetry Slam 1/2

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Shayne Carter

Kunming

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David Fane

Kunming

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Arranged Marriage

Kunming

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Miriam Lancewood Kunming

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Poetry Slam 2/2

Kunming

Sun, 6.30pm

Mike Chunn

Kunming

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Te Radar

Te Radar Te Radar may be New Zealand’s worst television gardener, but he is one of our country’s most beloved comedians.

This natural-born raconteur is blessed with a talent for talking, a passion for sustainability and history, and an ever-growing list of awards. With his easy-going personality and his outrageously quick wit, Te Radar’s critically acclaimed blend of comedy will leave WOMAD audiences thinking and laughing.

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Aotearoa’s goddess of gin.

Taste the divine.

Made in the heart of Taranaki using pure mountain water. Botanicals—fresh, local, hand-selected. Freeing mother nature to become spirit through artistry in the copper still.

Find us at WOMAD served at the Pagoda Bar junogin.co.nz

Poetry Slam Wero toikupu WOMAD’s wordsmiths bring their hypnotic rhymes to life in a battle to find the best poet at the festival!

Expect a celebration of beats, verse, quips and rhythms in this symphony of spoken word.

The Judges Penny Ashton

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Sat, 4pm, Kunming stage

Ken Arkind

Poetry slammers will belt out their best original stanzas in the hope of being crowned the WOMAD Slam Champ. Also up for grabs are two 3-day VIP WOMAD 2021 tickets!

Ken Arkind is an American poet, author, performer and educator who has bought his unique blend of talents to Aotearoa. His poetic prowess has seen him land a long list of impressive poetry slam titles, including the 2006 title for the American National Poetry Slam Champion. As well as performing his work throughout the world, Ken has also delivers epic TedX talks.

As a part of the World of Words programme, the Poetry Slam will delight with downright epic performers in the spotlight.

WOMAD audience members play an important role in the judges’ scoring – so get along and cheer on this poetic marathon.

Poets will be judged on: • Execution • Content • Audience response Sun, 4pm, Kunming stage The WOMAD Slam Champ will perform their winning piece, followed by a slam session from our world renowned judges and seasoned slammers Penny Ashton, Ken Arkind and Selina Tusitala Marsh!

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Selina Tusitala Marsh A wild-haired and powerful poet known throughout the globe for her vivid and stirring work. Tusitala is Samoan for ‘storyteller’.

As the New Zealand Poet Laureate, Selina spread her fiery passion far and wide, composing and performing poetry for the Queen, as well as Barack Obama. In 2019 this extraordinary Pasifika poet and scholar was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to poetry, literature and the Pacific community.

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STEAM Lab Taiwhanga pākiki

The newest stage at WOMAD NZ is where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) unite. Hear from inventors, innovators and visionaries at the top of their fields who are pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo.

The transformed Pinetum will become a haven inviting you to step into a place of wonder, evoking curiosity where innovative minds will share their incredible ground-breaking journeys of discovery and global problem-solving.

If you thought Math and Science were boring, come delve into the STEAM Lab and think again!

Ian Welch Ian Welch, an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington, specialises in cybersecurity research and his current work focuses on ransomware, the security of the Internet of Things and the behaviour of attackers.

When nine New Zealand councils considered trialling online voting for the 2019 local authority elections, Ian applauded the move to engage new technologies. What concerned him was the lack of understanding by decision-makers about potential cybersecurity risks, and when E-voting was put on hold he was pleased with the outcome. As an educator and researcher Ian believes communities need to engage with the Government about cybersecurity safety and be more aware of myths and truths around cybersecurity.

Sat, 3pm, STEAM Lab

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Suranga Nanayakkara Suranga Nanayakkara is among that rare breed of engineers that has a sense of “humanity” in technology. In 2011, he founded the “Augmented Human Lab” to explore ways of creating “enabling” human-computer interfaces as natural extensions of our body, mind and behaviour.

His emphasis on “enabling” rather than “fixing,” gives technologies that Suranga has developed a much broader potential range of applications.

His work is most important to the people whose lives it most directly impacts: those who face challenges to function in the world due to sensory deficits in hearing or vision. For the totality and breadth of achievements, he has won many awards including young inventor under 35 (TR35 award) in the Asia Pacific region by MIT TechReview, Outstanding Young Persons of Sri Lanka (TOYP), and INK Fellowship 2016. Suranga is an Associate Professor at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, the University of Auckland (UoA).

Sat, 5.15pm, STEAM Lab

Dr Simon P Taylor Dr Simon P Taylor was awarded the Kudos Science Educator award in 2014 in recognition of his outstanding contribution towards encouraging an understanding and appreciation of science to youth and the wider community. Simon has publicly lectured in astrophysics, nuclear fusion, cosmo-chemistry, the beauty of physics and music, the physics of surfing and learning futures. Currently, Simon lectures at Waikato University.

Sat, 7.30pm, STEAM Lab

Engineering Pūkaha Arts Toi Mathematics Pāngarau

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Dr Nicoline den Breems Nicoline den Breems’ research interests lie in the intersection of Mathematics, Computation and Molecular biology. Using data science and data-driven numerical analyses, she develops mathematical models to simulate and investigate complex biological systems.

Her current research involves developing computational models based on ordinary differential equations to simulate complex biological systems.

For example, cancer-immune interactions and gene network regulation in mastitis. In addition, she analyses large genomic data sets to identify biomarkers and optimal treatment regimes for cancer.

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Sun, 1pm, STEAM Lab

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Daniel Burmester

Sat, 3pm

Ian Welch

Sat, 5.15pm

Suranga Nanayakkara

Sat, 7.30pm

Dr Simon P Taylor

Sun, 1pm

Nicoline den Breems

Sun, 3pm

Daniel Burmester

Sun, 5pm

Dr Shayne Gooch

Daniel Burmester strongly believes that if you’re teaching something, you should have real life experience in it. After a lot of research into budget-friendly and sustainable alternatives to renting, Daniel discovered the tiny house movement, and built his own tiny house on a 3,000 square metre section in Pinehaven, Wellington.

Daniel now lives “off the grid” in a 2.5 metre by 8 metre home that relies on renewable energy. Using his house as a case study, Daniel will talk about the considerations when going to renewables.

Sun, 3pm, STEAM Lab

Dr Shayne Gooch Shayne Gooch is the Dean of Engineering (Academic) at the University of Canterbury and Director of Hales and Gooch Limited (Christchurch, New Zealand and Chicago, USA). Shayne’s research interests include engineering design, design for people with tetraplegia, design of flexible vibrating

structures and intellectual property and copyright.

Shayne has been responsible for senior year undergraduate engineering design teaching at Canterbury University since Jan 2001.

Shayne has been working with the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery via the Len Lye Foundation on the design of Len Lye sculptures since 1996. His first project was to commission and build Big Blade (2001) as part of a PhD study in mechanical engineering.

Sun, 5pm, STEAM Lab

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Kidzone Papa tākaro Welcome to Kidzone, a place where kids can let their creative juices flow!

Kidzone has a magical festival atmosphere, where creativity and entertainment through music, dance and storytelling are the focus.

The WOMAD 2020 Kidzone theme is “Year of the Lion”, a fun take on Chinese Astrology, which uses animals from all over the world as part of its horoscope, celebrating them with the wonder, colour, movement and music that Chinese New Year and Lantern Parades are famous for.

While there is no ‘Lion’ in Chinese Astrology, he is our beloved WOMAD mascot, and so this year the lion is the majestic creature we are celebrating in our WOMAD NZ Kids Parade! The theme will allow our young WOMADers to create arts and crafts, musical instruments, masks and even lanterns of their own as they get amongst the festivities!

Not only will there be themed activities on offer, but a range of other exciting opportunities for kids to get festive, be entertained and try something new, and it’s all for FREE! Kidzone is a safe and welcoming environment for whānau and children up to 12 years of age.

Larger than Life Lion Lantern Decoration, Lion Mask Creation and Kid’s Lantern Making – with Wayne Morris and Sunset A Larger than Life Lion Lantern to be decorated, and proudly spearhead the Kids’ Parade on Sunday. Create unique lion masks and lanterns, decorated with upcycled bits and bobs to wear during the festival and parade.

Recycled Musical Instrument Making Workshops – with Wayne Morris Express yourself musically and create a recycled musical instrument! Think drums, shakers and rattles! These instruments will become part of the heartbeat and musical drama of the Kidz Parade on Sunday night!

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No strangers to Kidzone, Wayne and Sunset will be busy doing what they do best - igniting creativity and imagination!

With a combined passion for the arts, sustainability and re-creating, coupled with their vision and guidance, Kidzone will become a hub of mask making, lantern design and instrument construction.

WOMAD NZ Kids’ Parade The WOMAD NZ Kid’s Parade on Sunday will celebrate The Year of the Lion, our beloved WOMAD mascot. This is the time for WOMAD kids to shine, to show off all their WOMAD weekend art activities as the parade proudly marches through the festival with the Larger than Life Lion Lantern, lion masks, swinging lanterns, beating drums and shaking shakers, and plenty of waving hand puppets.

There will be a performance by WOMAD artists as part of the parade. The parade will assemble at the Gables stage at 5.15pm and begin marching at 6pm before finishing at 6.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult during the parade.

Felt Monsters, Creatures, Finger and Hand Puppets – with Fox and Plum Creative Hub A series of workshops for different ages and stages, learning how to stuff, stitch and create your very own felt creature or finger and hand puppet.

• Finger puppet workshops suitable for ages 5-8 • Felt monsters suitable for ages 7-12 or younger with parental guidance • Hand puppets suitable for ages 7-12 • Spaces limited to 30 children per workshop

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Transfer Wall Art – with Fox and Plum Creative Hub Create your very own piece of wall art! Using plywood squares or old vintage saucers choose from a selection of funky and artsy iron-on transfers. A WOMAD memento to hang on your wall.

• Suitable for ages 8-12

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M.A.D. Zone Workshops and Activities Bollymove Sessions with Pallak and friends Pallak and friends bring colour, vibrancy and fun dance moves to WOMAD. Inspired by Bollywood, learn a short dance and about this wonderful part of traditional Indian culture with a modern twist!

• Parents of younger children are encouraged to join in too!

• Spaces limited to 30 per session.

Theatre Sports – with Taranaki Theatre Sports Channel your inner actor this festival and learn acting and confidence skills, fire up your imagination while having loads of laughs along the way!

Double Dutch The M.A.D. Zone will have you skipping for joy once again, with Double Dutch sessions that bring the retro schoolyard favourite back to life!

This will be a free play session for kids.

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Rhubarb Storytime and Singsong – with Mary Kippenberger, Peter CharltonJones, Katie Charlton-Jones and Danny Priestley Be transported into a magical world of storytelling. Rhubarb weaves you in with their highly interactive and bewitching musical tales. Don’t be surprised if you become a part of the story along the way!

Puppet Time – with Puppeteer Extraordinaire Anna Bailey Filled with delightful characters from magical worlds, these intimate and lyrical shows introduce you to the wonder of string puppetry.

The Mermaid’s Song From a well-travelled suitcase emerges the whimsical story of an unsuccessful fisherman washed out to sea in a storm, who then falls in love with a mermaid.

The Portrait Painter Enid, a globe-trotting portrait painter extraordinaire, sets up her easel in street corners, marketplaces, festivals the world over. Here at WOMAD NZ, Enid will invite you to take a seat as she paints your portrait. These portraits take about 5 minutes.

Once in a Full Moon Deep in the New Zealand bush, a lonely kiwi looks up at the sky and mistakes the full moon for a giant egg. Can kiwis fly? Can moons fall from the sky? Can wishes come true? A magical string puppet adventure introducing you to some of New Zealand’s special native creatures.

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Kids’ Hip Hop Sessions with Tansi Productions Crew Join the talented Tansi and her team for some royal hip hopping fun. Learn some cool hip hop moves and get your blood pumping.

• Spaces limited to 30 per workshop - great fun for parents too!

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The Lion’s Den Theatre – brought to you by The Len Lye Cinema Come along and sit in the cool drive-in style Len Lye inspired lion seats and enjoy some short and inspiring children’s films and stories from both New Zealand and around the world! You’ll also get to learn a little about Taranaki’s famed kinetic sculptor, Len Lye, with some short films of his exciting work in action too!

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Face Painting – with Magical Masquerade The super talented face painting team from Magical Masquerade are back at Kidzone by popular demand!

Come and get in the festival spirit with an amazing transformation – you name it they can magic it!

Re:story – natural play space for kids Play freely and creatively with natural materials such as wood, stones and feathers. Parents are encouraged to be more hands-off, allowing children to become the creators of their masterpiece and expressing their own stories through exploration and creativity!

Roving Puppetry with Anna Bailey Catch our playful puppet friends as they roam Kidzone during the festival – check the timetable so you don’t miss out on the fun!

Samuel Bear and his Magical Picnic There is nothing like a good picnic. Something surprising happens when Samuel opens his picnic basket. Feeling hungry? Forgot your picnic? Samuel has packed his basket with enough goodies to share with everyone.

Feed the Hypsilophodon It’s afternoon teatime for Sylvia the Hypsilophodon! Catch her as she enjoys a bite to eat!

Where the Wild Things Are at WOMAD – Art Installation – By Phil Jones Have your photo taken as the imaginative explorer Max from the beloved tale Where the Wild Things Are, or as the mighty and playful Lion, also famous for being the king of the jungle and our beloved WOMAD mascot! These two characters will unite forces as part of a colourful WOMAD themed art installation created by talented Taranaki artist Phil Jones!

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IMPORTANT Kidzone is not a childcare facility. WOMAD does not accept any responsibility for unattended children. Numbers for some activities are limited and will be on a first come first served basis. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Community Programme Hōtaka hapori THE PURPOSE Through our partners Todd Energy, The TSB Community Trust and the New Plymouth District Council, we aim to make WOMAD accessible through workshops, concerts and artist interactions with select communities. This year’s events encompassed music, song and dance workshops by some of our WOMAD NZ artists. This included hip hop workshops as part of the ‘Make Every Move Count’ creative dance workshops for Taranaki primary and secondary school children, and a free pop-up concert in New Plymouth’s CBD.

TODD ENERGY COMMUNITY PROGRAMME Todd Energy is a long-term partner of WOMAD and through its valuable support, WOMAD can extend its activities beyond the festival into local communities. This year, Todd Energy brought the international group Tuuletar (Finland) to Saint Patrick’s Primary School and Matapu School in South Taranaki, where they held some vibrant and interactive workshops with groups of students who enjoyed this once in a lifetime experience.

Select students from North Taranaki’s Huirangi and Tikorangi primary schools got an equally incredible and invaluable opportunity to spend time exploring their creative dance skills. They were inspired by the talented New Zealand and world-famous hip hop dancers Kyra Aoake & Quinn Prendergast in conjunction with local dance teacher Tansi Williams of Tansi Productions, as part of the ‘Make Every Move Count’ Creative hip hop Workshops.

TSB COMMUNITY TRUST ‘Make Every Move Count’ Creative Hip Hop Workshops This year TSB Community Trust offered a select number of students from secondary schools around Taranaki the unique opportunity to take part in the ‘Make Every Move Count’ hip hop creative dance workshops. These were led by renowned NZ hip hop dancers Kyra Aoake and Quinn Prendergast and with the support of local dance teacher Tansi Williams of Tansi Productions. The programme was aimed at stimulating and engaging young people in the process of creating and performing a dance routine like no other.

NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL COMMUNITY PROGRAMME New Plymouth District Council’s community programme provided an opportunity for the public to experience a free taste of WOMAD before the event and for WOMAD artists to get involved at a community level. The free WOMAD pop-up concert took place at the Puke Ariki landing the Thursday before WOMAD and included festival artists Tuuletar (Finland), Albi & The Wolves (NZ) and a special one-off performance from the Tansi Productions Dance Crew (NZ).

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With positive and hands-on encouragement of Kyra, Quinn, Tansi and her crew, all of whom are well rehearsed in their craft, the students explored their inner dancers and learnt different routines, which were pre-created by the dancers, and pieced them together into one epic dance journey.

For a unique WOMAD NZ festival experience, students from these workshops will join Kyra, Quinn, Tansi and her crew and the students from Huirangi and Tikorangi primary schools, on Te Pae Pae stage Sunday afternoon as part of the official festival programme performing the dance they collaboratively created.

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Accessibility info Āhei pārongo

Accessible Toilets These are located at the Racecourse gate end of the main Bowl stage, and at the top of the site behind the Global Village retail stalls.

Golf Cart System The golf carts are on continuous rotation with a capacity of THREE passengers at a time. You will experience waiting times due to crowd movement and golf cart capacity, therefore if you can walk unassisted, we encourage you to do so. There is limited seating and shade available for those who are waiting.

Gate C: Kaimata Street Golf Carts Inbound is Gate C: Kaimata St to the WOMAD Information Centre. Outbound is WOMAD Information Centre to Gate C: Kaimata St. Gate F: Racecourse Golf Carts Inbound is Racecourse (top of the walking track) to the WOMAD Information Centre. Outbound is WOMAD Information Centre to the bottom of the Bowl Hill, back to Racecourse.

Accessible Parking – Racecourse Racecourse entry is via Gate B: Coronation Avenue. To park at the Racecourse you need a 2020 WOMAD Accessibility Parking Pass. The parking wardens will instruct you. Mobility scooters are not available for bookings during the festival.

During the festival please visit the WOMAD Information Centre for assistance.

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WOMAD Information Centre The WOMAD Information Centre is open during festival hours.

Our friendly team will be there to help you with any festival queries you have.

Entry To The Site We recommend you access the festival through Gate C: Kaimata St entrance as it is the only flat level entry point. You can be picked up or dropped off at Gate C: Kaimata St. Parking wardens will instruct you as to where to go. Please note Kaimata St will be cordoned off to traffic during the festival.

To enter the festival, you will need to be wearing your WOMAD 2020 wristband.

The Festival Site It is important to be aware that half of the WOMAD site is on a steep hillside. There are some pathways, but most of the site is grass. The Brooklands and Gables stages are on flat grassed areas; however, the Pinetum is not accessible for those with limited mobility or in wheelchairs.

Over 65+ Years – Viewing Areas And Accessible Viewing There are three 65+ years viewing areas, and two accessible viewing platforms for wheelchair users at WOMAD NZ. Both Gables and Brooklands stages have viewing options for those with limited accessibility. The Bowl stage has a 65+ years viewing area, and lakeside of the track is flat and suitable for wheelchair users to park.

Hearing Impaired Support – Communicators GABLES STAGE Communication support and NZ Sign Language interpreters are a skilled team ready to assist you.

When you arrive at the festival, ask the WOMAD Information centre Information Centre about obtaining an interpreter.

The World of Words stage Accessible will be NZ Sign Language toilets interpreted. See stage KIDZONE schedule.

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Camping info Tōpuni pārongo WOMAD gives you so much choice when it comes to camping, from budget and family-friendly to the ultra-luxurious or ultimate eco-friendly camping, the bustling atmosphere of WOMAD’s campsite is a festival highlight for many!

Campers enjoy additional activities while on site, like morning yoga and tai chi. Before the music kicks off, enhance your festival experience with workshops that are created to heighten the awareness of “flowing freely” through the dance of festival life.

Camping is available when you purchase a 3-day Festival + Camping combo ticket. Our General, Family and Accessibility camps have access to standard kiwi-camping style wash-up and toilet facilities, all you need is BYO tent, camping gear, a great attitude and a smile on your dial.

Our motorhome camp is to park up your RV, motorhome, caravan, sleeper van, house bus or truck for the weekend. Carparking is available at the campsite for campers, so you are free to come and go if you need to stock up on extra supplies.

Sometimes you just want to feel a bit pampered at the end of a day. To ensure you have the best festival experience our Glamping, Wildernest Village and Teepee Life Village. These offer something a little fancier so you can settle in, kick back and enjoy the festival vibes.

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Site info Wāhi pārongo Alcohol BYO alcohol is not permitted on site and, if found, will be confiscated. Stringent bag checks will be conducted.

Licensed bars will be operating onsite for the duration of the event. EFTPOS facilities are available at all bars.

Non-alcoholic drinks are allowed onto the site, but please remember: no glass!

Animals on Site No animals are permitted on site except disability assist dogs.

ATMs / Cashpoint / EFTPOS A cash machine will be operating from the Information Centre and EFTPOS facilities are available at the WOMAD store and at the bars. For your own convenience we advise you to bring cash.

Entrances The four entrances to the festival are: GATE C – Kaimata Street GATE D – Brooklands Drive GATE E – Dell Lake GATE F – Racecourse festival entry gate First Aid The St John ambulance is always on site. You will find them located near the Brooklands Park Drive entrance.

Food Festival goers may bring food into the festival site. Please remember: no glass.

Gate Sales You must pre-purchase your WOMAD ticket to get festival access. There won’t be gate sales available however tickets can be purchased at a ticket outlet, by phone (0800 TICKET), or online through our website: womad.co.nz Glass No glass allowed on the festival site!

Hours Fri, 4.30pm – midnight (first performance starts at 6pm) Sat, 11am – midnight (first performance starts at midday) Sun, 11am – 11.30pm (first performance starts at midday)

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Lost and Found Belongings The Information Centre is the place to take found property and to enquire about lost items. The camp manager’s office at the TSB Stadium will handle property lost and found at the campgrounds. All items found are held for seven days after the festival and can be collected from the TAFT office, which is located on the corner of Brougham & Powderham Sts, New Plymouth. Phone 06 759 8412 between 9am-5pm, or email info@womad.co.nz.

After 7 days all items will be donated to a local charity.

Lost or Found Children The Information Centre is the place to look. We recommend that children have their parents/caregivers mobile phone number written on their arm or wristband.

Please arrange with your children at the beginning of the festival to meet at the Information Centre if you are separated. For any lost or found children please contact the Information Centre, see the map on p.38.

Noise Complaints All noise complaints must be registered with the New Plymouth District Council. Ph 759 6060.

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Pass Outs You may leave the venue and come back if you wish to, however, youth ticket holders are not allowed to enter the venue after 7pm.

Seating Camping, sand and pod chairs are permitted into the WOMAD site however any chair with a seat more than 10cm off the ground must only be used on the side of stages.

Smokefree Venue Please respect New Plymouth District Council’s smokefree parks policy and refrain from smoking within the venue.

Taxis The taxi pick-up point will be at GATE D (Brooklands Park Drive/Brooklands Road) entrance to the festival.

The Lake No swimming in the lake; any person who enters the lake will have their wristband cut off and will be removed from the festival.

Toilets Toilet blocks are located at the Racecourse and Brooklands entrances, adjacent to the Global Village retail area, and near the Kunming Garden. See map on p.38.

Water The WOMAD site features a number of water refill stations that provide free access to water. Either BYO your own non-glass, empty water bottle or purchase one from the TSB Wai Water stall in the food court. Check the WOMAD map for locations. See map on p.38.

WOMAD Store Visit the WOMAD store for WOMAD merchandise including programmes, t-shirts, artist CDs, drink bottles, pod chairs, torches, caps and much more. EFTPOS facilities are available here.

Zero Waste Please respect this beautiful venue by staying out of the gardens and using the Todd Energy Zero Waste stations.

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Your WOMAD team Ngā kaimahi BOARD OF TRUSTEES

WOMAD NEW ZEALAND

Charles Wilkinson (Chair), Carla van Zon, Chris Lynch, Chris Smith, Glenn Brebner, Katie Wolfe, Marie Pearce, Mike Large

TAFT CEO

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Event Director & NZ Programme Manager

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Emere Wano

Programme Associate

Josie Hunter-Annand

Director of Operations, Real World Holdings

Mike Large

Marketing & Communications Manager

Events & Operations Director

Chris Smith

Artist Liaison Manager

Head of Programming

Paula Henderson

Whitney Wilson

Bar Services

Macfarlanes Espresso

Business Manager/Ticketing

Tracey Bell

Campsite Manager

Dave Hare

FOH/Gate Services

Jane James

Global Village Manager

Jacqui Rye

Graphic Designer

Philippa Berry-Smith

Head of Security

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Technical Director

Steve Molloy Michaela Blackman Tetsu Garnett Michael A R Keat

Technical Assistant

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Volunteer Coordinator/ WOStore Manager

Fran Bateman

Zero Waste Managers

Brenna Roband, Callum Barnett, Kate Percy

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