Shifting Centre return to Kia Mau with a new work exploring themes of support, celebration and what true liberation can look like for oneself and as a collective.
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A choral performance work that threads together the beauty of Samoan communal life with the weight of diaspora, displacement, and the danger of silence.
Tensions rise as Nafanua, Goddess of War and Jesus, son of God, descend upon Earth and uproot the lives of an already fractured family in Wellington, Aotearoa.
He aha te tikanga o te ingoa? Join us in this musical ritual of identity as we baptise ourselves beneath the petals of the rōhi and excavate the essence of ‘what’s in a name’ from emerging artist Raureti Ormond.
The new work Waenga from emerging mana whenua artists Hariata and Tamati Moriarty (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Ngā Puhi Hokianga ki te Raki).
As part of Kia Mau Festival’s He Ngaru Nui programme, Puana, takes its first international steps bringing the Aotearoa premiere from Mānoa, O‘ahu-a-Lua, Ka Pae ‘Āina o Hawai‘i
Explorer. Navigator. Legend. Multiple pūrākau thread together to celebrate Kupe’s discovery of Aotearoa.
WINHANGANHA – Wiradjuri language for remember, know, think – is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition.
Feel the Groove. Feel the Bass. Feel the Love. The Closing Night of Kia Mau Festival 2025 created by Hone Kouka and Maarire Brunning-Kouka.
A politically charged Aotearoa, where mana motuhake is rising, the Dawn Raids cast shadows, this is the story of women holding it down and handling more than most ever knew.