Koha o Te Rākau

Jim Moriarty in rehearsal for The Ragged in 2016 with Jamie McCaskill and others [Image: A. Pond | Te Rākau]

Join Jim Moriarty in conversation about Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu: from establishment in 1989 to our current projects.

Te Rākau is dedicated to live performance and artistic expression that is socially challenging, emotionally charged and therapeutic.

Our name was gifted to us by the Māori Theatre Trust member and Ngāti Toa kaumātua, Harata Horomona. Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu is one tree within a greater forest, connected to a vast network of those who have gone before and those that will come after.

We invite you to join us for a cuppa and some kai as we discuss, recollect and reflect on work from the last 35 years, weaving together our shared experiences.

This event is held inside a theatre studio at Massey University. Please register to help us offer manaakitanga (hospitality) and awhi (support) your accessibility requirements.

Health & Safety

Please contact the event host for health & safety information.

Location

Massey University Theatre Studio. Entrance A, Level D Block 5, Wellington

Regions

Wellington CBD

Wellington

Tags

Talk

Accessible

Event times

Cancelled

12:30-2pm Mon 28 Oct

Booking required

Cost: Pay what you can to secure a place

A. $25 B. $12 C. $5

Cancelled

4-5:30pm Mon 28 Oct

Booking required

Cost: Pay what you can to secure a place

A. $25 B. $12 C. $5

Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu

Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu is Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest surviving independent Māori theatre company established in 1989. We are guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Today, Te Rākau is led by director Jim Moriarty and writer Helen Pearse-Otene. Te Rākau use Theatre Marae to create theatre, run workshops and build health within our communities. Te Rākau's Theatre Marae is a fusion of therapeutic models, ngā mahi a Rēhia (Māori games and past times), and Western political theatre delivered in a kaupapa Māori environment. We have worked in schools, prisons, Marae, urban and rural communities, and youth justice residencies across Aotearoa, using Theatre Marae as a tool for change.

Email: terakau@terakau.org

Website: https://www.terakau.org/