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The Prophet (play)
''The Prophet'' is a 2004 play by New Zealand playwright Hone Kouka. The play has themes of teenage pregnancy and suicide. It is the third play in the '' Waiora'' trilogy of plays. It was first performed at the 2004 New Zealand Festival of the Arts in Wellington. It was published by Playmarket in 2006, and televised as part of the six-part series of Māori plays ''Atamira'' in 2012. History The inspiration for the play came when playwright Hone Kouka was touring in Gisborne in 1999 with his play ''Waiora''. While he was there a cousin's child committed suicide. ''The Prophet'' was his attempt to find out what teenagers would think about this. The cousins are the children of characters from the first play in the trilogy, Waiora: Ty is Mahurangi's son, Laura and Matt are the children of Rongo, Andrew Beautiful is the son of Amiria, and Maia is Boyboy's daughter. The parts Aunty Kay and Laura were written for the actors Tanea Heke and Waimihi Hotere. Characters The cousins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hone Kouka
Hone Vivian Kouka is a New Zealand playwright. He has written 13 plays, which have been staged in New Zealand and worldwide including Canada, South Africa, New Caledonia and Britain. Kouka's plays have won multiple awards at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, the 'Oscars' of New Zealand theatre. Kouka has also worked as a theatre director and producer. In 2009, Kouka was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to contemporary Māori theatre. Background Born in Balclutha in New Zealand's South Island, Kouka graduated in English from the University of Otago in 1988. Later, he graduated from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School in 1990, with a Diploma in Acting. Kouka has ancestral ties to the Māori tribes of Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Raukawa. Plays Kouka's 1994 play '' Nga Tangata Toa'' (''The Warrior People'') is heralded as a masterpiece in New Zealand theatre. Directed by veteran theatre director Colin McColl, ''Nga Tangata Toa'' was firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downstage Theatre
Downstage Theatre was a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that ran from 1964 to 2013. For many years it occupied the purpose-built Hannah Playhouse building. Former directors include Sunny Amey, Mervyn Thompson, and Colin McColl. History The Downstage Theatre Company was established in 1964 as a professional theatre company. The founders at the inaugural meeting in the Wellington Public Library on 15 May 1964 were actors Peter Bland, Tim Eliott and Martyn Sanderson, and restaurateur Harry Seresin. Sanderson believed in a small professional company in Wellington performing challenging works in an intimate venue. Seresin owned the ''Walkabout'' coffee bar on the corner of Courtenay Place and Cambridge Terrace in Wellington, and the upper floor of the ''Walkabout'' is where the first Downstage Theatre productions were performed. In 1968 the company took over the whole upper story of the Walkabout coffee bar building with a remodeling that was designed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Plays
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Matariki Whatarau
Matariki Whatarau is a New Zealand actor and musician. Whatarau is also a founding member of Māori showband the Modern Māori Quartet. He co-wrote and performed songs, with the other band members, for the Modern Māori Quartet's debut album ''That's Us!'' (2017). Whatarau appeared on the television programmes, ''Go Girls'' and ''Find me a Māori Bride''. Whatarau also had a feature role in the film ''The Pā Boys'' (2014).''MatarikiWhatarau'', Whatarau co-hosted Māori Television's ''My Party Song'' as part of the ''Modern Māori Quartet''. In 2018, Matariki, along with other members of the ''Modern Māori Quartet'', began touring their cabaret show ''Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds.'' Early life Whatarau was born in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand and is of Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whanaunga) descent. Matariki attended high school in Beijing, China and in Lilongwe, Malawi. Whatarau is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (Te K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Television
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Massive Theatre Company
Massive Theatre Company, also called Massive or Massive Company, is a professional theatre company in Auckland, New Zealand. The company was formed in 1990 by Samantha Scott, out of what had previously been Maidment Youth Theatre at the University of Auckland. In 2004, the company took ''The Sons of Charlie Paora'' by Lennie James to the Royal Court Theatre in London. Through productions like ''The Sons of Charlie Paora'' and 2015's ''The Brave'', the company has "brought challenging topics affecting young Polynesians to the stage". It has also provided career development for actors such as Anapela Polataivao and Beulah Koale. Production history In 2011, the company produced the world premiere of a commissioned play by Lennie James, ''Havoc in the Garden''. The play, directed by Sam Scott, was performed at three Auckland venues, the Herald Theatre at the Aotea Centre, Mangere Arts Centre and Takapuna's Pumphouse. In 2017, the company's ''The Wholehearted'' was nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrinityRoots
TrinityRoots (1998–2005, 2011–present) are a band based in Wellington, New Zealand. Although they are commonly associated with New Zealand reggae they also embody a stripped back, jazz and soul-influenced rhythmic sound, which often builds up to highly emotional drum- and guitar-led crescendos. Like their contemporaries Fat Freddy's Drop, TrinityRoots formed a loyal fan base through live performances and word of mouth. They played alongside international acts including Ben Harper, Lee Scratch Perry, The Mad Professor, as well as local bands such as Fat Freddys Drop, Salmonella Dub and Che Fu. TrinityRoots has also toured small towns on sellout tours. The band's song "Little Things" was featured prominently in an episode of the cartoon ''bro'Town''. Before breaking up in 2005, the band released a self-titled EP and two albums, ''True'' and '' Home, Land and Sea''. Both albums reached Platinum status in New Zealand with virtually no advertising or media attention. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaumātua
A kaumātua is a respected tribal elder of either sex in a Māori community who has been involved with their whānau for a number of years. They are appointed by their people who believe the chosen elders have the capacity to teach and guide both current and future generations. Kaumātua have good knowledge of Māori '' tikanga'', language and history; and their contribution ensures that the mana of the whānau, hapū and iwi are maintained. Barlow (1994) refers to kaumātua as being the "keepers of knowledge and traditions of the family, sub-tribe and tribe". Although the term ''kaumātua'' is widely used to refer to all elders, male kaumātua are more correctly called ''koroua'' or ''koro'', and female elders are called ''kuia''. The word ''kaumātua'' comes from ''kau'', meaning alone, without or none, and ''mātua'', meaning parents; thus, ''kaumātua'' literally means "no parents" and reflects how the parents of older generations have passed on. Characteristics Kaumātua nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Nawalowalo
Nina Nawalowalo is a New Zealand theatre director and co-founder of the contemporary Pacific theatre company The Conch. She is known for directing the stage plays ''Vula'' and ''The White Guitar.'' The first film she directed ''A Boy Called Piano - The Story of Fa'amoana John Luafutu'' (2021) won 2022 Montreal Independent Film Festival Best Feature Documentary. Biography and Education Nina Catharine Nawalowalo was born in Paremata, Wellington, New Zealand in 1963. Her mother was British and her father was Fijian, from the village of Tavuki, Kadavu, and Nawalowalo spent two and a half years living in Fiji before returning to Wellington. She attended Wellington Teachers' College, and was the captain of the New Zealand under-20 basketball team. Nawalowalo was teaching primary school upon graduating teachers' college but left to join Robert Bennett's company Mime International and toured including to Moscow and Poland. This was the beginning of an education in performing arts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriama McDowell
Miriama McDowell is a New Zealand actor, director and playwright. She is a graduate of Toi Whakaari. McDowell has a long association with Massive Theatre Company in Auckland, and has both acted and directed for the Pop-up Globe, including directing a Pasifika-inspired ''Much Ado About Nothing'' which was revived for the Pop-Up Globe's final season, and an all-female version of ''Emilia''. She co-wrote ''Cellfish'' and has appeared in numerous stage plays, including ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''Astroman''. Television appearances include ''Shortland Street'', '' Outrageous Fortune'', ''The Brokenwood Mysteries'', anthology series ''Taonga'', ''Interrogation'', ''Hope and Wire'', ''Head High'', and ''Find Me a Māori Bride''. McDowell's film roles include '' No. 2'', '' The Dark Horse'', ''This is Not My Life'', ''The Great Maiden's Blush'', and horror film '' Coming Home in the Dark''. She wrote ''Te Whare Kapua: The Cloud House'' for Massive Theatre Company's thirtieth anniversary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female adolescent or young adult under the age of 20. This includes those who are Legal adult, legally considered adults in their country. The WHO defines adolescence as the period between the ages of 10 and 19 years. Pregnancy can occur with sexual intercourse after the start of ovulation, which can be before the Menarche, first menstrual period (menarche) but usually occurs after the onset of periods. In well-nourished girls, the first period usually takes place around the age of 12 or 13. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same pregnancy related issues as other women. There are additional concerns for those under the age of 15 as they are less likely to be physically developed to sustain a healthy pregnancy or to give birth. For girls aged 15–19, risks are associated more with socioeconomic factors than with the biological effects of age. Risks of low birth weight, premature labor, anemia, and pre-ecla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Te Kare
Jason Te Kare is a New Zealand director, playwright and actor. Early life and education Te Kare graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2001 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). Work Te Kare played Ty in the premiere Downstage Theatre production of Hone Kouka's '' The Prophet'' in 1994, directed by Nina Nawalowalo. He made his professional debut as Boyboy in the premiere production of Hone Kouka's play ''Waiora'' at the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington in March 1996. Te Kare co-wrote the play ''Cellfish'' with Miriama McDowell and Rob Mokaraka. ''Cellfish'', about a woman teaching Shakespeare in a men's correctional facility, opened the Auckland Arts Festival in 2017, and was nominated for a 2017 Adam New Zealand Play Award. Te Kare directed the production at Q Theatre. Te Kare played both Theseus and Oberon in the te reo Māori version of '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Pop-up Globe in December 2017 to February 2018. In November and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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