Wellington-based dancers (from left) Brydie Colquhoun (shaded), Jared Hemopo, Mark Semple and Paige Shand (obscured) stabilise Sharn Te Pou, who is suspended by a rope in an aerial display. Photos: Peter McIntosh
Tiki Taane Mahuta
Wellington-based dancers Brydie Colquhoun, Jared Hemopo, Mark Semple and Paige Shand stabilise Sharn Te Pou, who is suspended by a rope in an aerial display during a performance of Tiki Taane Mahuta at the Regent Theatre last night.
The show, created by artistic director Tanemahuta Gray, combines music by singers Tiki Taane and Shapeshifter's Sam Trevethick, with theatre, aerial performance, contemporary dance, mau rakau, kapa haka and hip-hop.
The production aims to transform the music industry by showing how theatrical narrative can be combined with music to create a whole new genre of integrated live performance. The show tells the stories of two generations of New Zealand families.
