Ak05 Auckland Festival Events
Toi Maori Aotearoa presents four events during AK05
| Date | Venue | City | Country | Duration |
For further information on these events and on the AK05 Festival, please visit AK05 Auckland Festival
Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread - Te Aho Mutunga Kore
Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread is the first major international touring exhibition to celebrate the changing art of Maori weaving, tracing how this art form has developed, reasserted and reinvented itself, from the finest traditional Maori cloaks (kakahu) and kete to the outstanding contemporary work of today.
Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread will be supported by a programme of weaving demonstrations and ta moko demonstrations.
Dates: Friday 25 February to Sunday 10 April 2005
Times: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland
Price: Standard donation request (Adults $5 recommended) Children free.
INFOLINE: (09) 306 7067 or enquiries (09) 309 0443
For further information:
Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread on the Auckland War Memorial Museum website
The Honouring Words 3rd International Indigenous Authors Celebration Tour brings together highly respected and acclaimed indigenous writers from Canada, Aotearoa and Australia to promote and celebrate the international development of Indigenous writing. Meet the writers in person, share in a presentation of excerpts from their writings and join in the discussion of the continuing importance of storytelling and writing as an integral part of indigenous society today.
Dates: Friday 4 to Sunday 6 March 2005
Venues: Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland
Central City Library, Auckland
Otara Music Arts Centre, Otara, South Auckland
and Nathan Homestead, Manurewa
Te Uhi a Mataora are committed to the promotion of ta moko as a living, breathing and dynamic artform worn as a symbol of one's identity and origin. Observe some of New Zealand's finest artists demonstrating the art of ta moko and participate in seminars looking at the history and modern practice of the ancient art of skin tattooing and its role in redefining Maori identity.
As part of AK05, the Auckland Art Gallery is pleased to host a week long programme by Te Uhi a Mataora. A daily talk will take place at 1pm by taa moko artists with continual demonstrations throughout the day from 10am - 4pm.
Dates: Tuesday 1 March - Sunday 6 March 2005
Venue: Main Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery, Kitchener Street, Auckland
Price: Free event
Presented by Taki Rua Productions
Following Taki Rua's hugely successful AK03 season of 'Awhi Tapu,' AK05 proudly presents 'Strata.' Set in the late 1800s on the rugged West Coast of the South Island, Strata is the story of brothers Angus and Mo and Angus' search 1000ft underground for the soul of the child he lost. Winner of the 2003 Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Most Original Production, Outstanding New Playwright (Kirk Torrance) and Most Promising New Director (Tim Spite).
Dates: Friday 25 February - Wednesday 2 March 2005
Venue: Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre - THE EDGE, Auckland
Price: $29.95/$39.95
Bookings: Ticketek 09 307 5000
Toi Maori at the de Young: A Celebration of Contemporary Maori Art and Culture
Toi Maori – small treasures exhibition, leading Maori tattoo experts, contemporary Maori cloaks and weavers. Oct. 10-12; Artist in residence - Maori weaver Kohai Grace Oct.8-22, 2008
- Wed 8 Oct, de Young Museum, San Francisco
Maori Writers National Hui
A great opportunity to meet other writers, attend workshops and keep a finger on the pulse of contemporary Maori literature.
- Fri 17 Oct, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
PAO PAO PAO 2008
Toi Maori brings together a fantastic line-up of top-performing Maori musicians for a one-off performance.
- Fri 31 Oct, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
Whiri Toi: Creation of our minds and hands in art
Free screenings of a new documentary film about the 2007 Maori Weavers National Hui, now on tour
- Sat 1 Nov, Hawera Community Hall, Taranaki