Arts and culture in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Erin Harrington reviews The Haka Party Incident, written and directed by Katie Wolfe, at The Court Theatre, Friday 27 October 2023. In 1979, a group of Māori activists, who would come to be known later as He Taua, went to the University of Auckland to confront a group of engineering students who were preparing for… Continue reading Review: The Haka Party Incident – bold, ferocious, essential viewing
A midwinter restrospective for springtime: Erin Harrington reviews Ka Noho, Ka Mate, presented in the Great Hall as part of the Te Matatiki Toi Ora Arts Centre Matariki Festival, 14 July 2023. The Matariki performance (or gig? or lamentation?) Ka Noho, Ka Mate starts solemnly. Kaiako and rapper Kommi Tamati-Elliffe (Kāi Tahu, Te Ātiawa), producer… Continue reading Review: Ka Noho, Ka Mate – a journey in and out of grief that reminds us everything is here
Erin Harrington reviews We've Got So Much to Talk About, created and performed by Sally Stockwell, directed by Julia Harvie, at Lyttelton Arts Factory, 20 October 2023. Sally Stockwell’s excellent We’ve Got So Much to Talk About is one-woman multidisciplinary tour de force that grabs tightly onto the messiness of motherhood and maternal identity and… Continue reading Review: We’ve Got So Much to Talk About – a vital, defiant show about motherhood and identity
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