Te Whānau Reo Māori o Manutūkē students perform in a full dress rehearsal for their production Ki Tua o Te Ārai — the story of the history of the school. This scene is the portrayal of a time before the school opened in 1885 with dancers moving to the powerful music of Maisey Rika. From left are Aio Hollis, Ahenata Cotter-Luke, Te Aorangi Waihape-Matthews. Back: Roger Wihonga ( centre) and Roamin Barbarich. Picture by Liam Clayton
Music, dance and storytelling brought history to life in Ki Tua o Te Ārai — a production performed by students of Te Whānau Reo Māori o Manutūkē at War Memorial Theatre in Gisborne this week.
Their experience in kapa haka gave the performers from years 1 to 12 a confidence on stage as they set about telling the story of the history of the school which opened in 1885 originally as Te...
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The seniors were magnificent and we all loved it.
Well done, Manutuke.
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