Earth and Sky

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Event Earth and Sky
Venue Town Hall, Tauranga, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Tauranga Schools Music Festival
First Date 6 September 1969
Last Date 1969
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Tells the story of creation according to Maori mythology. Review: 'It is not opera, not cantata, not sing-spiel, not a musical. Miss McLeod has found her own form, and created her own musical space, from ancient legends and Maori waiata'.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Music Theatre
Subjects Bicultural
Creation
Māori
Myth
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gray Whaanga Actor Maui
Jenny McLeod Composer
Dobbs Franks Conductor
Peter Tulloch Director
Kapua Bennett Performer
Veronica Bennett Performer
Ken Green Performer
Vernon Ormsby Performer
Marama Reweti Performer
Paul Skipper Performer
Gregory Tata Performer Tane Mahuta
Henry Tu Performer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information A cast of 350 children.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 192013