Taiaroa Royal will perform HURIWHENUA, the dance piece which pairs with his newly created artwork within the exhibition. This artwork was created by Taiaroa Royal, in collaboration with Louise Pōtiki Bryant, Paddy Free, Kēri Pewhairangi, Tūī Matira Ranapiri Ransfield, Karlos-Taiaroa Pewhairangi-Charlie and Ty Gage.
H.K. Taiaroa: ‘Kua marara hoki ngā mana o tōna kaha ki runga i te katoa’ celebrates 19th century Kāi Tahu rakatira and political leader Hōri Kerei (H.K.) Taiaroa. Brought together with contemporary artwork, archive materials, taoka tuku iho this exhibition offers a view into his life and legacy. Originally named Huriwhenua, H.K. was later christened Hōri Kerei (H.K.) after then Governor Sir George Grey.
Taiaroa Royal (Te Arawa, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Raukawa, Uenukukōpako) is a descendant of H.K. Taiaroa, currently living near Lake Ōkāreka, in Rotorua. He is the artistic director of Ōkāreka Dance Company, a contemporary dance company with indigenous values at its core, which was founded in 2007. Taiaroa trained at the New Zealand School of Dance, graduating in 1984. He has since performed with major dance companies both at home and abroad, including The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Douglas Wright and Dancers, Michael Parmenter’s Commotion Company, Black Grace, Orotokare and Atamira Dance Company.
Please note: there are two performance times on this date: 11am, and 2pm. Priority seating will be given to those who need it.
[Image: Gottfried Lindauer, Hon Hori Kerei Taiaroa, MLC. 1901. Oil on canvas. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915]
11am – 12pm and 2pm – 3pm, Saturday 11 October
In the exhibition
Free – all welcome
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