Kia Mau Festival 2023
Tihei mauri ora. Ka mihi ki ngā uri o te whenua o Te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui.
Ki nga mana whenua o tēnei rohe, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga, Taranaki Whanui.
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
Kia Mau is a biennial, contemporary Māori, Pasifika & Indigenous arts festival.
Returning to Te Ūpoko o te Ika a Maui, Aotearoa New Zealand from 02 – 17 June 2023.
Nau mai, haramai! Nau mai, hoki mai ki te hui ahurei a Kia Mau!
Concerning the UFO at Mt Roskill
PRESENTED BY REON BELL (NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA, NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU KI TE WAIROA) - PERFORMER/CREATOR
“Concerning the UFO Sighting Outside Mt Roskill, Auckland” is a solo theatre show that tells the story of a young man in 1980’s Auckland that is struggling with his growing belief in aliens, and his life as a closeted gay man.
7th - 10th June 6:00 pm in The Dome
Shifting Centre
PRESENTED BY SHIFTING CENTRE + LE MOANA
A cypher of dreams. Shifting our people from the margins, to the centre.
8th June - 10th June at 7:00 pm in The Stage
Coolie
PRESENTED BY MISS LEADING
An emotional immersive storytelling experience using live electronic music, song and poetry performance to share the history of the Girmit people who were taken from India to Fiji for indentured servitude.
8th June - 10th June at 8:00 pm in The Dome
The World's First Lovers
WRITTEN BY JESSICA LATTON (KĀI TAHU, WAITAHA)
In being conscious of our myths, we can reread our own narrative and rewrite the future…
13th - 17th June at 8:00 pm in The Dome
Slowing the Sun
ISAAC MARTYN - KAITUHI / PLAYWRIGHT
Some problems burn so bright we fear to touch them.
14th - 17th June at 6:00 pm in The Dome
3 Steps Back
PRESENTED BY EMMA KATENE
Explore the pathways of my life, and why Chronic Fatigue INSISTS on burning my map!
14th - 17th June at 7:00 pm In The Stage
Kia mau is a call to hold fast. Kia Mau is about us all. Here. Now. Make sure to explore the full programme for Kia mau 2023.
