MāRAMA

Due to unforeseen power outages caused by the Cyclone, we are deeply saddened to announce the cancellation of this event. 

MāRAMA: Songs of Rain is a new interdisciplinary work of curated performer-audience interactions.

MāRAMA: Songs of Rain

by Te Tumu

MāRAMA frames a journey through the practise of raranga. 

Presented in the style of a polyphonic structure, melodies imbue connections across distance in time and across space.

There is the connection of our unborn to ‘enua; our history to pe’e; and our Moana to ‘ui tupuna. The list is endless, and as a weaver, the performer engages in a series of connections through performance, light, sound, imagery and dance. 

Combined, the ‘Songs of Rain’ are the constant reminders that we’ve forgotten to listen to.

Created by Ta’i Paitai for Te Tumu. Te Tumu is a new entity by and for Arts Moana

This work acknowledges Ngāti Whātua as mana whenua for where this work is presented, and all tangata whenua across Aotearoa.

Glossary

MāRAMA: 1. Light; 2. Understand; 3. Clear (of vision); 4. Enlighten

Raranga: Weave, weaving

Moana: 1. Ocean; 2. Deep Blue

Pe’e: Chant

‘Enua: Land

Te Tumu: the foundation, the source, the origin

‘Ui Tupuna: ancestors

NOTE: This is a double bill with He Pātai Tāku