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One of the farthest-reaching collaborations at the New Zealand Festival is not just in connection through distance, but through time.

Taiaroa Royal flies like an eagle.

The connection between two spirit animals of the Māori and Native American cultures are being put on show in a performance as part of the New Zealand Festival of the Arts.

As sound engulfed the audience and light flashed like the morning sun revealing itself behind rocks and trees, I felt my heart ruffling its feathers in my sternum. I was transported into another time and place, grounded yet elevated. Awake.

As sound engulfed the audience and light flashed like the morning sun revealing itself behind rocks and trees, I felt my heart ruffling its feathers in my sternum. I was transported into another time and place, grounded yet elevated. Awake.

Review: Hōkioi me te Vwōhali full of heart and committed performances

“A rich fusion of choreography, music, tikanga Māori and performance practices, AV, lighting and performance design”

A STUNNING VISUAL EXPERIENCE.

Two years after debut, Mana Wahine still an unforgettable performance.

Seeing a dancer at rest is like seeing an animal out of its natural habitat.