Kia Mau Festival 2025
Thursday 5 June
7:30pm
The Opera House | Te Whanganui-a-Tara


“…slick, extremely contemporary and entirely captivating.”
Malcolm Calder, NZ Arts Review

Ten Days on the Island

A double bill screening of TOMO VR (Gabrielle Thomas) and takila milaythina-ti – Heart in Country (Dave mangenner Gough and Darryl Rogers).

22 & 29 o Māehe 2025

The sun is shining bright as we welcome Ashley David into her new role as Kaiwhakahaere | General Manager of Atamira Dance Company.

Choreographed by Louise Pōtiki Bryant

Ka Tiri o te Moana addresses the urgent issue of sea level rise due to Antarctic ice melt, and the profound impact of climate change on communities.

Atamira Dance Company sits at the forefront of Māori contemporary dance in Aotearoa | New Zealand.

Driven by choreographic and design excellence, our work embodies a unique artistic landscape shaped by the cultural identity of our people and their stories.

We uphold the principles of mana tangata | human rights, and mana whenua | the land and its traditional custodians, in Aotearoa and globally.