Te Tumu Toi Wananga – Māori Arts Wananga

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Te Tumu Toi Wananga – Māori Arts Wananga
Te Herenga Waka Marae

20 – 24 June 2007

Victoria’s Te Herenga Waka Marae, supported by the Centre for Continuing Education and Executive Development, invites you to experience Te Tumu Toi Māori, Māori creative art as a living educational experience.

Te Tumu Toi Māori is a series of daytime creative workshops that explore ta moko (the art of Māori tattoo), whakairo (Māori carving) and taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments). The workshops include lunchtime lectures to discuss the respective art forms in more depth and tell the fascinating stories exemplified in Te Herenga Waka¹s own elaborate whare whakairo (meeting house), Te Tumu.

All activities take place on Te Herenga Waka Marae, 46 Kelburn Parade. All participants are encouraged to attend the pōwhiri on day one of the programme. These wānanga are free however places are limited. To ensure your place on the programme please register using the attached form. Enquiries contact Tania Te Whenua, 463 6552, tania.tewhenua@vuw.ac.nz.


Wednesday - 20th June

10:00am - Pōwhiri
Whakatau in the Wharenui
Outline Wananga Programme

11:00am Morning Tea

12:00pm – Whakairo - Voices of the Carvers of Te Tumu Herenga Waka – Tākirirangi Smith/Mark Kopua

1:30pm - Lunch Provided - $5

2:00pm - Ta Moko Wānanga – Mark Kopua



Thursday - 21st June:

9:00am – Artists in Action

12:00pm – Ta Moko – Mark Kopua

1:30pm - Lunch – Hāngi - $8

2:00pm - Ta Moko – Artist in Action – Mark Kopua




Friday - 22nd June:

9:00am – Artists in Action

12:00pm – Taonga Puoro – Vicki Ratana and Darren Ward

1:30pm - Lunch Provided - $5

2:00pm - Ta Moko – Artist in Action – Mark Kopua




Saturday - 23rd June:

9:00am – Artists in Action

12:00pm – Karakia Tuturu – Mark Kopua

1:30pm - Lunch Provided - $5

2:00pm - Ta Moko – Artist in Action – Mark Kopua

play: strange resting places

Taki Rua Productions presents
Te Wai Hohonu Season of
Strange Resting Places
3 July to 21 July 2007
Featuring Rob Mokaraka, Paolo Rotondo & Maaka Pohatu
Directed by Leo Gene Peters
Stories inspired by the Māori Battalion in Italy. Performed in Māori, English and Italian, with live music and numerous hilarious and moving characters, Strange Resting Places examines the complex emotional bonds of New Zealand’s wartime history.
PREVIEW NIGHT
Tuesday 3 July at 6.30pm
BATS Theatre
1 Kent Terrace
BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Bookings: 04 802 4175
Email: book@bats.co.nz
“ … a spellbinding little gem of a show that will have you laughing a lot and crying just a little …”

angela davis

ATTENTION: ANGELA DAVIS IS COMING TO AOTEAROA!!!
Supported by Amokura, Nga Pae O Te Maramatanga, Va'aomanū Pasifika:Samoan Studies and Pacific Studies, Te Kawa a Maui: Maori Studies, theFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Victoria University.

Professor Angela Davis will present at TWO PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS.AUCKLAND25 JUNE 2007MAIDMENT THEATRE(8 Alfred St, Auckland University Campus)7pm - 8:30pm

WELLINGTON 26 JUNE 2007
RUTHERFORD HOUSE,
LECTURE THEATRE 1(23 Lambton Quay - Nth end)

7pm - 8:30pmFREE ADMISSION

Born in Alabama in 1944, Angela Davis is an African- Americanphilosopher who was associated with the Black Panther Party in the1960s and 1970's, as well as the Communist Party of the United Statesof America. She first achieved nationwide notoriety when she was linked to the murder of the judge Harold Haley during an attemptedBlack Panther prison break; she fled underground, and was subject to an intense manhunt. After 18 months as a fugitive, she was captured,arrested, tried, and eventually acquitted in one of the most famoustrials of recent U.S. history.Angela Davis is currently Professor of History of Consciousness at theUniversity of California and Presidential Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz.Professor Davis' research interests include: feminism, African American studies, critical theory, popular music culture and socialconsciuosness and the philosphy of punishment (women's prisons).NAU MAI HAERE MAI