TE TANGI A TE TŪī
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TE TANGI A TE TŪī 〰️
Te Tangi a Te Tūī
A Te Reo Māori circus theatre epic by Te Pou Theatre and The Dust Palace
2025 Tour
Tauranga, Baycourt: 6 - 7 August
Rotorua, Sir Howard Morrison Centre: 10 - 11 August
Taranaki, TSB Showplace: 14 - 15 August
Whangārei, Forum North: 19 - 20 August
Kerikeri, Turner Centre: 22 - 23 August
He karanga nō te kainga. Pulling us heart first back to the ngāhere.
The Tūī soaks up the world around it and responds in song. Though beautiful, its tune is now a faint echo of what it once was when Aotearoa was blanketed in the ngāhere, flutes of patupaiarehe filled the trees and Māori alone walked gently upon their mother.
Te Tangi a Te Tūī invites you to experience an enchanting and empowering Māori cirque theatre work about adaptation and authenticity.This collaboration between kaupapa Māori theatre company, Te Pou Theatre and circus theatre company, The Dust Palace, is an evocative narrative of love and loss between Māori and the natural world in the face of colonial impact.
After sell out seasons in Vancouver and Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tangi a Te Tūī is set to tour Te Ika-a-Māui this August. Proudly presented by The Dust Palace, Te Pou Theatre and PANNZ, with support from Baycourt, Sir Howard Morrison, TSB Showplace, Forum North and Turner Centre.
There will be a matinee and evening show in each centre, and kura / school groups are encouraged to contact the theatre near them to access discounted tickets.
“Visually and emotionally powerful”
“Euphoric, melancholic and inspiring Te Tangi a Te Tūī is enchanting. It’s a feast for the senses. A banquet for the soul. A balm for the heart.”
“When we say we want more decolonial theatre, Te Tangi a Te Tūi is exactly what we mean”