MATA MATA

Name: MATA MATA
Start: 2026-05-19T18:30:00.0000000
End: 2026-05-30T19:30:00.0000000
Location: The Blue Room Theatre

MATA MATA is a solo dance offering. A summoning of the ancestral. From the depths of the awa, the taniwha stirs. Memory drips from skin into whenua. Guided by the calling of blood memory, MATA MATA becomes a ritual of returning. Calling the physical body to become a conjurer of spirit, mana, and reclamation.

MATA MATA

Awakening the taniwha, honouring the reclamation.

MATA MATA is an offering through the act of solo dance. A summoning of the ancestral spirits that reside deep within the awa. As the taniwha stirs just beneath the surface, memory begins to flow from skin into whenua. Awakening the blood memory that is present here. Becoming a sacred ancestral ritual, allow yourself to slip into this journey of returning. Acknowledging the physical body as a vessel to conjure spirit, mana, and memory. MATA MATA is the honouring of Whakapapa and identity and the holder of space to witness the sacred act of awakening this reclamation.

Image Credit: Apurva Gupta