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Talking and Dancing Honestly
Described as a “high-risk dance duet”, An Honest Conversation was created by Wellington dancer Sacha Copland in 2021 and this month marks the 21st conversation.
Every performance features two dancers who dance, talk and attempt to be as honest as possible in a completely improvised one-hour duet.
We sit down with Sacha for a chat about honest conversation and bravery in creativity.
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Hidden History and Happy Accidents
Describing it as “uncovering a hidden story of our history”, filmmaker Tearepa Kahi (POI E: The story of our song, MURU) says his new film, SGT. HAANE, came about through a series of “happy accidents”.
The film traces the story of 28th Māori Battalion soldier Haane Manahi who leads a small band of B Company soldiers – all cousins – up a 300m cliff face in a surprise attack on an enemy post and changes the course of World War II in North Africa.
SGT HAANE weaves together dramatic reconstruction, intimate documentary testimony and rare wartime footage and had its world premiere in Rotorua on the 83rd anniversary of the event. The film is screening in cinemas now. We caught up with Tearepa to talk about bringing Haane Manahi’s story to the screen.
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Remembering Carla van Zon
It’s with heavy hearts that today we share news of the passing of arts rangatira Carla van Zon ONZM (1952-2026). Much-loved and respected by the arts community in Aotearoa and internationally, Carla worked for the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts for 20+ years including as artistic director (2002-2006).
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