TAHI Ōtepoti standfirst:

The inaugural TAHI Ōtepoti festival of solo performance unfolded over five days last week, offering an extraordinarily varied selection of theatre, dance, poetry and music.

Presented under the umbrella of Dunedin Arts Festival, TAHI Ōtepoti featured mostly local or Otago-based performers and creatives, across 17 performances of eight shows.

The Star reporters Brenda Harwood and Sam Henderson were in the thick of it, attending and reviewing every show in the festival.