Oro Māia | Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival
Sat, 12 Oct
|Lawson Field Theatre
Blending live music, poetry and performance, Oro Māia is a soulful te Reo Māori tribute to the words of Dr. Maya Angelou.
Time & Location
12 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Lawson Field Theatre, 7 Fitzherbert Street, Whataupoko, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
Blending live music, poetry and performance, ORO MĀIA brings you poems by acclaimed American poet, storyteller and activist Dr Maya Angelou translated into te reo Māori.
Spoken, sung and scored by stand-out artists, Maisey Rika, Miriama McDowell, Mere Boynton, Erena Koopu, Tuakoi Ōhia and Maarire Brunning-Kouka, their powerful performances will take you on a journey through the words and worlds of discovery.
These wāhine toa invite you into their interpretations, revealing and resonating their frequencies of strength, humour, courage and wisdom – ORO MĀIA. This concert features a captivating soundtrack of new music by Maarire Brunning Kouka (MĀ and The Fly Hunnies) interlacing contemporary soul, jazz and funk.
Experience the powerful translations of Dr. Maya Angelou’s poems by language warrior graduates from Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo Māori Institute of Māori Language Excellence, featured in He kupu nā te māia from Kotahi Rau Pukapuka.
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