Black Ties

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Event Black Ties
Venue Waitākere Room, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2020
First Date 11 March 2020
Opening Date 11 March 2020
Last Date 15 March 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description When Māori corporate hotshot Hera and Aboriginal consultancy entrepreneur Kane locked eyes at a Cultural Awareness session, it was love at first sight. Ambitious and career-focused, Kane and Hera now have their perfect future all mapped out. But there is one thing they can’t control … their families! As the biggest mob of Aunties, Uncles, and cousins from both sides of the ditch get worked up for the biggest, brownest wedding ever, reality is sinking in. Fast. Will this international love story bring two strong cultures together? Or will it blow Hera and Kane’s world apart? Created by a bold
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Music
Subjects Indigenous Peoples
Intercultural
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jack Charles Actor Uncle Mick
Mark Coles Smith Actor Kane
Lana Garland Actor Sylvia
Lisa Maza Actor Ruth
Tuakoi Ohia Actor Hera
Brady Peeti Actor Shannon
Dalara Williams Actor Alethea
Dion Williams Actor Jermaine
Brendon Boney Composer
Laurie Anderson Curator
Rachael Maza Long Director
Tainui Tukiwaho Director
Mayella Dewis Musician
Laughton Kora Musician
Tawhirangi Macpherson Musician
John Harvey Playwright
Tainui Tukiwaho Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Australia
New Zealand
Production Nationality Australia
New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Auckland Arts Festival 2020 programme
Web https://www.festival.nz/events/all/black-ties/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 157894