Review Archive
Dr Tia Reihana-Morunga (Ngâti Hine) is a freelance dancer and choreographer. Tia has also been a secondary school dance teacher for 13 years working creatively with young people in Australia, United Kingdom and Aotearoa, New Zealand. She is a professional teaching fellow at the University of Auckland lecturing in dance education, history and Contemporary Mâori Performance. Her current research interests and publications explore community and formal sites of arts education informed by Indigenous ways of knowing and doing.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
NEKE
Wellington, Auckland
09/06/2021 - 14/09/2024
"Gathers confidently and respectfully from a wakahuia of ngā Toi..
"A brilliant show that invites us to reflect on what truly matters...
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Te Mata
Auckland
02/03/2022 - 03/03/2022
"Resilience and respect, listening and challenging, safety and uncertainty...
TE WHEKE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei, Hastings, Palmerston North, Dunedin
11/06/2021 - 19/10/2022
"A Graceful Whakapapa..
"Te Wheke Has Many Tendrils..
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NGĀ WAI
Hawkes Bay, Auckland
26/11/2020 - 16/04/2021
"Incandescent expressiveness..
"Moments of shapeshifting provocation and pūrākau..
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PŌHUTU
Wellington, Auckland, Rotorua
06/06/2019 - 15/09/2023
"We are transported to life at Whakarewarewa. Puarenga stream, bubbles and water...
"Tangible and intangible landscapes reimagined..
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KARANGA
Auckland
08/10/2019 - 11/10/2019
"Calling home..
"A call to return home..
MITIMITI
Auckland
30/09/2015 - 03/10/2015
"Connections, reciprocities, responsibilities, reverberations..
"Medicine making in the story circle..
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Black Grace Xmas Verses
Auckland
27/11/2013 - 01/12/2013
"A light hearted end to the working year..
FIN - Unitec Dance Showcase 2013
Auckland
21/11/2013 - 24/11/2013
"Impressive celebration of contemporary dance..
Nga Hau e Wha
Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland
26/08/2012 - 24/10/2012
"From primordial time to the near present..
"Earth, Wind, Water, Fire and Dance..
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KAHA: Short Works (2012)
Hamilton, Auckland, Taupo
13/05/2012 - 23/06/2012
"Review: Kaha Short Works for Matariki..
"Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa : Let us keep close together, not far apart...
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Out of the Box - Hiphop Showcase
Auckland
08/10/2011 - 08/10/2011
"Aotearoa's hip hop artists - motivated, innovative and unique..
