TENSE
Written by Donna McLeod, Presented by Te Oro Hā
Māori Theatre about the Nelson Tenths with pūrākau, taonga pūoro, waiata, and poetry, from the artists behind sell-out hit Parihaka.
As a mokopuna of Taranaki, Donna McLeod carried her Nanny’s kete to hui in the 70s, where the kaupapa was the Nelson Tenths.
In 2023, her whānau live on papakāinga in Motueka. Donna refuses to let her mokopuna carry her kete.
Intergenerational history. My history. Your history. Our history.
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Donna McLeod (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Rarua)
Donna McLeod (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Rarua) is mana whenua in Te Tauihu and lives on papakainga in Motueka. She is a writer and performer of Te Oro Hā, a member of Te Ohu Whakaari, and curator of Toi Māori at Te Noninga Kumu (Motueka Public Library). Donna is published in Te Awa o Kupu (Penguin, 2023), Headlands: New Stories of Anxiety (VUP, 2018) and Eastbourne: An Anthology (Mākaro Press, 2013). She has also had poetry published on The Spinoff.
TE NONINGA KUMU MOTUEKA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Wed 25 Oct | 7.30pm | 60 min
[MOTUEKA SOLD OUT]
THEATRE ROYAL
Thurs 26 Oct | 8pm | 60 min
[WHAKATŪ SOLD OUT]
Schools Show: Fri 27 Oct | 1pm
[SCHOOLS SHOW SOLD OUT]
Pay What You Can (PWYC)
All Ages
Content Warning: The content of this show touches on important but difficult themes which are relevant both historically and to the present day. May contain strong language.