Aotearoa Premiere

TE ARA O HINE RĒHIA – A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF KAPA HAKA
Nelson Provincial Museum
Throughout Festival
Te Tauihu ki te poi! A homage to kapa haka in Te Tauihu.
CAN I LIVE?
Suter Theatre
Sun 22 Oct | 4pm | 60 min
“Why don’t we talk about it?” Fehinti Balogun asks this urgent question and offers an invitation in Can I Live?, a vital new digital performance about the climate catastrophe, sharing his personal journey into the biggest challenge of our times. From “…the most influential and consistently interesting theatre company working in Britain.”
DOUBLE GOER
The Suter Theatre
Tues 24 + Wed 25 Oct | 6.30pm | 50 min
Joy. Power. Sensuality. Rage. The Aotearoa premiere of legendary choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproull‘s new dance work – fresh from its world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe.
TENSE
Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library
Wed 25 Oct | 7.30pm | 60 min
Theatre Royal
Thurs 26 Oct | 8pm | 60 min
Schools Show: Fri 27 Oct | 1pm
Māori Theatre about the Nelson Tenths with pūrākau, taonga pūoro, waiata, and poetry, from the artists behind sell-out hit Parihaka.
GIRL, IN A SAVAGE WORLD
Theatre Royal
Sat 28 Oct | 6.30pm | 60 min
Celebrated singer and songwriter Theia presents re-imagined songs from her critically acclaimed alt-pop catalogue alongside dreamy waiata from her award-winning reo Māori project Te Kaahu.