FringeRiview – K’RD Strip
Fierce, frightening and f**king fabulous.
THEATREVIEW – TAMA MA
Okareka Dance Company first presented this “biographical dance journey” of Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete six years ago at Tempo, and it still thrills with great dancing and theatre.
KUWNZ – K’RD Strip
Of all our country’s most infamous streets Auckland’s Karangahape Rd is by a mile the most extraordinary storyteller.
Lumiere – K’RD Strip
Even somebody with minimal—and even that’s being generous—knowledge of dance, I was entirely engaged by the show, not only visually, but also emotionally.
DanceInforma – Nga Hau e Wha
COMMENTS
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Okareka Dance Company is founded on the Maori values of whanau (family), mana (integrity), and matataki (challenge).
OTAGO DAILY TIMES – Nga Hau e Wha
Occasionally there are dance performances so captivating, you forget to breathe.
THEATREVIEW – Nga Hau e Wha
Back in Christchurch following their highly successful season of Tama Ma last year, Okareka return to the Body Festival in 2012 to convincingly underline a trajectory that is clearly upward.
NZHERALD – TAMA MA
A sustained standing ovation greeted dancers Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete at the closing of Tama Ma on opening night.