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Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival
Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is an annual arts festival held in Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, New Zealand. The festival is about celebrating the 'artistry, talent and storytelling' of the Gisborne District, East Coast region. Background The chief executive and artistic director is Tama Waipara. Waipara has said of the festival: "Having a place to tell stories that are formed of place is about reinstalling our narratives into the fabric of the landscape". The first festival was held in 2019 and coincided with Tuia 250. It was launched at an event on 17 July 2019 at Toko Toru Tapu Church of Manutuke, Gisborne. It was launched by Tama Waipara, Teina Moetara and Mere Boynton, with music by Annie Crummer and Te Tira Hapori o Manutuke choir. The festival is supported by the Trust Tairāwhiti (formerly Eastland Community Trust). In 2020, Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival received a one off Creative and Cultural Events Incubator investment grant from the New Zealand Government. Program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights By River
Light is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision. Light or Lights may also refer to: Illumination * Light bulb * Traffic light Arts and entertainment Music * Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian singer-songwriter * Light Records, a record label Albums * Light (Matisyahu album), ''Light'' (Matisyahu album), 2009 * Light (Xu Weizhou album), ''Light'' (Xu Weizhou album), 2016 * ''Light'', a 2004 album by Jeff Deyo * ''Light'', a 2010 album by DakhaBrakha * Lights (EP), ''Lights'' (EP), a 2008 EP by Lights * Lights (Archive album), ''Lights'' (Archive album), 2006 * Lights (Brigade album), ''Lights'' (Brigade album), 2006 * Lights (Ellie Goulding album), ''Lights'' (Ellie Goulding album), 2010 * ''Lights'', a 2013 EP by Kitchen Party (group), Kitchen Party Songs * Spotlight (Xiao Zhan song), "Spotlight" (Xiao Zhan song), also known as "Light" (2020) * Lights (BTS song), "Lights" (BTS song) (2019) * Lights (Ellie Goulding song), "Lights" (Ellie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anika Moa
Anika Rose Moa (born 21 May 1980) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Her debut album ''Thinking Room'', was released in September 2001, which reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart and provided two Top 5 singles, "Youthful" (2001) and "Falling in Love Again" (2002). Moa competed at the Rockquest songwriting contest in 1998, which led to a recording contract. She is the subject of two documentaries by film-maker Justin Pemberton: ''3 Chords and the Truth: the Anika Moa Story'' (2003), detailing her signing to a record label and the release of ''Thinking Room'', and ''In Bed with Anika Moa'' (2010) on her later career. Early life Anika Moa was born in 1980 in the Auckland suburb of Papakura. She grew up in Christchurch and attended Hornby High School. Her father Tia, who died in 2007, was Māori (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri) and her mother Bernadette is of English descent. Moa and her siblings were raised by Bernadette, who was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tami Neilson
Tamara Neilson, known professionally as Tami Neilson, is a Canadian-born New Zealand country & soul singer/songwriter. She is the winner of multiple awards, including the 2014 APRA Silver Scroll Awards and Best Country Song Award; she is also the winner of the Best Country Album at the New Zealand Music Awards in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2015, and Best Female Artist at the New Zealand Country Music Awards in 2010, 2011 & 2014. Biography She grew up as a member of The Neilsons, performing with her parents and two brothers across North America, and continues to co-write much of her work with brother Joshua "Jay" Neilson, who shared her Silver Scroll win with her as well as producing her first three albums: ''Red Dirt Angel'' (2008), ''The Kitchen Table Sessions, Vol. 1'' (2009) and ''The Kitchen Table Sessions, Vol. II'' (2011). They also worked together on scoring the New Zealand TV series '' The Brokenwood Mysteries'' for its second season in2015, having previously contributed man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaney Davidson
Delaney Davidson (born 15 December 1972) is a singer-songwriter from Lyttelton, New Zealand. He is known for his musical production, guitar work, and being a multi-instrumentalist. Besides his music, Davidson is also involved in graphics, visual art, theatre, and film. He frequently performs solo with his Ghost Orchestra but has collaborated with various projects. Davidson's musical style is influenced by folk, Noise music, rock, and country, while being firmly rooted in the blues. Early life and family Born in Auckland, Davidson is the son of John William Davidson and Glyn Ellen Abbott. He grew up in Christchurch, was educated at the Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School and played in several punk and blues bands, before being expelled from school and moving to Melbourne. 1993–1999: Early years Early musical connections for Davidson were in Melbourne when he began working with Stu Thomas, Nique Needles, in Doghouse, and Brass Bed. He also got a taste for macabre performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Kingi
Troy Kingi (born 1984) is a New Zealand musician and actor from Northland, first receiving media attention when he appeared in the 2013 film '' Mt. Zion''. Kingi is a multi-instrumentalist, is known for his 10/10/10 project: the plan to release 10 albums in 10 genres across 10 years. Biography Troy Kingi was born in 1984 in Rotorua, and was raised in Rotorua, Te Kaha and Kerikeri. Kingi is of Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent. He began learning guitar at Te Aute College in Hawke's Bay, and formed his first band, Toll House, at Kerikeri High School. Toll House entered the Smokefreerockquest, winning the regional Northland competition. Since the early 2000s, Kingi has lived in Kerikeri. He studied at the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand in Auckland, and on returning to Kerikeri fronted a number of short-lived bands, including Mongolian Deathworm, Kingkachoo, Troy Kingi and the Tigers, Full Moon Street and Typhoon Fools, while also working as a scuba ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwyn Turei
Bronwyn Turei is a New Zealand actress and singer. She played Cordelia "Cody" Latimer in the New Zealand television comedy/drama series ''Go Girls'' (2009). Early life Born in Gisborne, New Zealand, she attended Gisborne Girls' High School and was Head Prefect in 2001. She moved to Auckland to attend the Unitec School of Performing Arts.http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/html/Articles/ArticlesPrint.aspx?id=9449 Turei is of Ngāti Porou tribal ancestry, through her father. Turei made her stage debut at the age of nine when she played a workhouse boy in a local production of ''Oliver Twist''. At high school in Gisborne, she had distinctive achievements in oratory, music, drama and korero Māori. She was one of 18 students chosen from an applicant pool of 160 to attend Unitec School of Performing Arts, that same year travelling to London to study at The Globe with the New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company. Turei released an album, ''Empty Room'' in 2006, available for preview o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Clarke
Jacqueline Emma Clarke (born 1966) is a New Zealand entertainer, singer and comedian. She was a judge on ''New Zealand Idol'' in 2005. In 2016, she was named Top Female Artist by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand. In the 2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Clarke was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the entertainment industry. Credits (incomplete) Television * Judge for the second season of ''New Zealand Idol'' (2005) * Judge for the second and third seasons of ''Showcase'' (1997–98) * ''Saturday Live'' (TV2) co-host * ''Skitz'' (TV3) (1993) * ''The Dreamstone'' as Wildit, Zarag * ''Molly's Gang'' (1995) * ''The Semisis'' (TV3) (1998) * ''The Jaquie Brown Diaries'' (2008) * ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' (2015) (voice) * ''Power Rangers Dino Super Charge'' (2016) (voice) * Power Rangers Ninja Steel, ''Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel'' (2018) (voice) * ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' (2020) (voice) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silo Theatre
Silo Theatre is a theatre production company based in Auckland, and was established in 1997. Background Silo Theatre started out as a 'boutique underground theatre' in a venue off Queen Street in central Auckland in 1997. Silo moved out in 2007 and this venue is now the home of The Basement Theatre. Shane Boscher was director from 2001 - 2013, while he was there he also directed over 12 productions. Some of the works programmed in this time include playwrights Neil Labute, Caryl Churchill, Patrick Marber, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, and New Zealand authors Toa Fraser, Jodie Molloy and Jackie Van Beek. Whilst at Silo, Boscher was an 'Aucklander of 2005' and in 2007 included in the 'Most Influential People Under 40' list both by Auckland based ''Metro'' magazine. Sophie Roberts was appointed artistic director in 2014 and is still in the role in 2022. Staff have included Jessica Smith (Executive Director) and Ahi Karunaharan (Associate Artistic Director). Silo Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anapela Polataivao
Anapela Polataivao is a New Zealand actor, writer, and director of stage and screen. Background Polataivao was born in Samoa and has heritage from Vailoa, Vaiusu, Fagae'e and Safune. She grew up in South Auckland. Career Polataivao began acting as a child with her role at the age of eight. She was part of the Maidment Youth Theatre at the University of Auckland and in 2000 graduated from the New Zealand drama school Toi Whakaari with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). In 2002 she formed the theatre group Kila Kokonut Krew with Vela Manusaute. Together they created the musical ''The Factory'' which became a web series in 2014. The show toured throughout Australia and had a five-week run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With Goretti Chadwick Polataivao created the comedy duo ''Pani and Pani''. They also created and present the Māori Television show, ''Games of Bros''. Polataivao worked as acting tutor at PIPA ( Pacific Institute of Performing Arts) until PIP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rongowhakaata
Rongowhakaata is a Māori ''iwi'' of the Gisborne region of New Zealand. Hapū and marae There are three primary ''hapū'' (subtribes) of Rongowhakaata today: Ngati Kaipoho, Ngai Tawhiri and Ngati Maru. Ngāti Kaipoho Ngāti Kaipoho descend from Kaipoho, the son of Whare (also known as Whare-rau-o-te-tahinga) and great-grandson of Rongomairatahi. Kaipoho built Tapui pa on the west bank of Te Arai River, he also had a fishing settlement at Te Kowhai, near pakirikiri (what is now known as "Browns Beach"). Kaipoho was killed in battle and later avenged by his son Te Aweawe, who took over Tapui Pa. Ngati Kaipoho at one time fought against Ngati Maru and caused Ngati Maru's exodus from Waiapu, where they had lived for a time. The Marae of Ngati Kaipoho And Ngati Aweawe today is called Manutuke marae which is situated on the Manutuke 1, C, E4 blocks. There are two meeting houses situated on Manutuke Marae Te Poho o Rukupo, and Te Poho o Epeha The marae received a makeover in a 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollie Fullbrook
Hollie Fullbrook is an Auckland-based singer and multi instrumentalist who is the face of Tiny Ruins. She collaborated with Hamish Kilgour on the ''Hurtling Through'' EP. Background Fullbrook was born in 1985 and is originally from Bristol, England. She migrated to New Zealand with her family at the age of 10. Career In later years, she performed under the alias of Tiny Ruins which later expanded to become a full band. She collaborated with Hamish Kilgour and the result of their efforts was the ''Hurtling Through'' EP which was released in 2015. In 2016, Fullbrook teamed up with Kilgour and former Terrorways and Gary Havoc & The Hurricanes drummer Gary Hunt for a live rendition of the songs from the ''Hurtling Through'' release. Recordings * For Tiny Ruins recordings see Tiny Ruins Tiny Ruins are a musical ensemble from Auckland, New Zealand. History Tiny Ruins began as an alias for singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, who recorded as a solo artist prior to 2009.Simon Grig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Reid
Nadia Reid (born 26 August 1991) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Port Chalmers, New Zealand. She has been acclaimed for her intimate musical soundscape and unique voice, and has been described by ''The Guardian'' as "an understated, wise guide through uncertain territory" and by ''Revue'' as "allegorical and often brutally honest". Her three albums, ''Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs'' (2015), ''Preservation'' (2017), and ''Out of My Province'' (2020), have received acclaim in New Zealand and internationally. Reid performs live with a regular band of musicians consisting of Sam Taylor (guitar), Richie Pickard (bass), and Joe McCallum (drums). Early life Born in Dunedin, New Zealand, Reid is the daughter of Karin Reid and Craig O’Reilly. She was educated at Logan Park High School and Queen's High School. Reid began playing the guitar at 14, and went on to win best female musician in the Smokefreerockquest. She was a member of the Queen's madrigal choir, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
