FESTIVAL IN FLIGHT: Kites, kai, waiata and waka will be part of Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival’s free, family-friendly Manu Aute Kite Day — and you could be part of the entertainment. Meanwhile, auditions are soon to be held for a script-in-hand performance of American playwright Robert O’Hara’s Barbecue, an exploration of race and family dynamics. Pictures supplied
The search is on for performers and art makers to take part in Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival events such as Maui Putahi, producer/performer Teina Moetara’s opening experience, and Manu Aute Kite Day.
Festival organisers are looking for actors, buskers, clowns, circus performers, musicians, dancers, kapa haka practitioners, face painters and
art makers of all ages and backgrounds to be part of these events.
If you’re interested in performing in Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival, organisers are keen to hear from you. Register your interest by Monday, September 9 by sending a video clip of a performance or a brief description of your act to info@tetairawhitiartsfestival.nz. Or pop in and have a chat with festival director Tama Waipara, Manu Aute Kite Day line producer Mere Boynton or Maui Putahi producer Teina Moetara. Just email first to make a time.
On the grillThe arts festival also invites actors to audition for script-in-hand performance at Smash Palace of Barbecue. American playwright Robert O’Hara’s exploration of race and family dynamics. A Windy City Times review of the play describes the plot.
“Five adult siblings with substance-abuse issues gather for a barbecue, which is cover for a family intervention for Barbara, the out-of-control crackhead sister nicknamed ‘Zippety-Boom’ for her violent moods.
