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Raru e Maruakaītā

Auckland

01/11/2024 - 02/11/2024

"Powerful imagery and great performances in this traditional Kūki Airani fable...

Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?

Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland, Nelson

25/03/2023 - 25/10/2024

"A Question for the Times..

"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...

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Ngā Rorirori

Auckland, Wellington

12/09/2024 - 22/09/2024

"Great dance, awesome music, mistaken identities, wacky hijinks, cutting satire, and a happy ending..

"Fills the room with mauri and juicy ahua..

Tōiri

Auckland

16/09/2024 - 16/09/2024

"We’ve come too far not to go further, we’ve done too much not to do more...

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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MĀORI KRISHNA + ALTARNATIVE / CULT CHUR

Auckland, Whangarei

11/09/2024 - 06/10/2024

"An immersive, hilarious and unsettling glimpse into the world of cult healing..

"Heartwarming shows that explain the meaning of everything...

Te Ao Hou

Auckland

23/07/2024 - 27/07/2024

"Cohesive, clearly collaborative, rich in content and swamped in manaaki..

Recovery Street - Mai I Te Po Ki Te Ao Marama

Auckland

02/07/2024 - 06/07/2024

"The stories are riveting, exquisitely shared, redolent with hope, and have components that are seriously funny...

I LOVE YOU G

Auckland

01/05/2024 - 11/05/2024

"A heartfelt testament to the enduring power of human connection..

"High energy, emotive, honest, sharp, clear, concise, fast-paced, physical, spartan and full of love..

AIGA

Auckland, Nelson

20/03/2024 - 29/10/2024

"Well-deserved standing ovation for thought provoking, masterful and moving show..

"Superpower - held in utopic limbo space..

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Te Tangi a te Tūī

Auckland

01/03/2024 - 10/03/2024

"We want more decolonial theatre..

"Te Tangi a te Tūī transcends language and leaves us in a state of blissful awe...

This Room is an Island

Auckland

02/02/2024 - 04/02/2024

"Unequivocal determined vision..

"Part immersive performance, part remembrance, 'This Room is an Island' invites us to witness and to become vulnerable...

Pele - Goddess of Fire

Auckland

02/12/2023 - 02/12/2023

"Spiritual essence, ancestral stories..

Unitec Dance SHOWCASE 2023

Auckland

16/11/2023 - 19/11/2023

"Buoyed by Agility and Resilience: Congratulations Graduating UNITEC Students..

CONCERNING THE UFO SIGHTING OUTSIDE MT ROSKILL, AUCKLAND

Wellington, Auckland

07/06/2023 - 11/11/2023

"Thank you, Captain Dana Hayward, may you and your creator live long and prosper..

"A beautiful, delicate, raunchy way of raising questions about how we relate to each other..

THE HAKA PARTY INCIDENT

Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch

30/03/2021 - 11/11/2023

"The Haka Party Incident – bold, ferocious, essential viewing..

"Me hoki whakamuri kia anga whakamua: Look to the past to move boldly to the future...

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KŌPŪ

Auckland

05/05/2023 - 12/05/2023

"A selection of thoughtful, funny, seamlessly woven and heart-grabbing vignettes..

The Impossible Has Already Happened

Wairarapa, Wellington, Taupo, Auckland, Nelson

18/03/2023 - 05/04/2023

"Each dancer has a solo which is revelatory in defining their various identities. As an ensemble the company merged effortlessly…..

"It’s wonderful to note the liaisons between countries, makers, creators and performers coming together to collaborate. ..

HE HUIA KAIMANAWA

Auckland

16/03/2023 - 19/03/2023

"This is a challenge, a calling, a beating heart of the future.He wero, he karanga, he Huia Kaimanawa tēnei...

Hemo is Home

Auckland

03/03/2023 - 11/03/2023

"A deceptively attractive horror story beautifully played out with moments of pure magic..

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