Te Wāhi Toi/The Arts Place exists to connect the creative community of Queenstown and Wānaka with audiences, students, teachers, spaces and each other. We are a not-for-profit organisation powered by Three Lakes Cultural Trust and inspired by local arts and culture.
The world of Oceania is not small. From the energetic volcanoes of O’ahu to the southern reaches of Aotearoa, she is borderless and vast – and growing bigger by the day. After decades of dismissal and disconnection, her children are closer than ever. It’s time for a reunion.
In Samoan “upu” means “word”.
Curated by award-winning poet Grace Iwashita-Taylor and led by powerhouse director Fasitua Amosa, UPU gives the stage to Oceania’s most electrifying poetry. Ben Brown, Karlo Mila, Albert Wendt and more: UPU is for the trailblazers, the icons and the new writers transforming Aotearoa today.
In UPU, borders disappear and for just over an hour, the theatre becomes a sea of Islands. Be transported across an ocean to hear the voices dealing with colonisation, family, climate change, love, sex, religion, power and tourists.
Performed by a stellar cast of some of the best Tagata Moana actors in Aotearoa NZ: Maiava Nathaniel Lees, Mia Blake, Fasitua Amosa, Nicola Kāwana, Ana Corbett and Shadon Meredith.
This Show Is Pure Oratory And Storytelling At Its Finest. - Theatrescenes (NZ)
On as part of the Wānaka Festival of Colour.
Event dates & times
Sun, 06 Apr
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Lake Wānaka Centre
89 Ardmore Street, Wānaka 9305
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