ADD MAURI TAU TO YOUR MATARIKI CALENDAR FOR 2022
Image: Scotty Cotter for Mauri Tau (Image David St George)
Silo Theatre presents
MAURI TAU
Written & Directed by Scotty Cotter
17 June - 17 July 2022
Streaming online via silotheatre.co.nz
A Silo commission
Silo Theatre is pleased to announce that MAURI TAU, the innovative audio-play which premiered in 2021, returns this June. To mark the first celebration of Matariki as a public holiday in 2022, New Zealanders at home and abroad will be able to tune in for a special audio experience.
Commissioned for Silo’s 2021 season, MAURI TAU is written and directed by Scotty Cotter. An all-star cast of some of our leading actors invite you to meet the personalities of the nine whetu of Te Kāhui o Matariki (the star cluster of Matariki). MAURI TAU borrows from live theatre, podcasting, and audiobooks to create a unique experience that marks the dawn of a new year.
New Zealanders are invited to mark their calendars with MAURI TAU - a unique way to celebrate the 2022 Matariki season. MAURI TAU will be available for listeners across Aotearoa, and the globe, to experience from 17 June - 17 July 2022, with daily sessions at dawn and dusk.
Featuring:
Tanea Heke as ‘Matariki’
Lana Garland as ‘Tupuānuku’
Matariki Whatarau as ‘Tupuārangi’
Te Kohe Tuhaka as ‘Ururangi’
Fran Kora as ‘Waitā’
Akinehi Munroe as ‘Waitī’
Nicola Kāwana as ‘Waipunarangi’
Miriama McDowell as ‘Pōhutukawa’
Scotty Cotter as ‘Hiwa-i-te-rangi’
“The stellar cast… are brilliant and familiar, and so much more than what we already know of them.”
- Theatreview
“Writer Scotty Cotter has found some incredibly human moments among the stars…”
- The Spinoff
ABOUT MAURI TAU:
Put your headphones on and mihi to Matariki by walking your local maunga, ngahere or streets, whilst listening to this original audio-play.
MAURI TAU is a unique storytelling experience that weaves together the magic of theatre, your whakapapa to the stars and nature. This guided experience immerses you - the listener, in a playful and reflective Sound Play alongside Te Kāhui o Matariki (the star cluster of Matariki).
Writer, director Scotty Cotter collaborates with sound designers Fran Kora, Matt Eller and Komako Silver to celebrate and usher in the Māori new year, inviting you to reconnect to your own mauri (life force, essence.)
Enjoy from the comfort of your own home or head out for a walk in your neighbourhood streets, park or maunga. MAURI TAU was created to be listened to at dusk or dawn.
MAURI TAU is an audio-play that encourages personal introspection. Reflections on loss or grief are considered in this audio-play.
Silo Theatre presents
MAURI TAU
Written & Directed by Scotty Cotter
17 June - 17 July 2022
Daily sessions:
Dawn at 6am, 7am, 8am, 9am and 10am
Dusk at 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm
Duration: 50-55 minutes
Tickets $10
Streaming online via silotheatre.co.nz
A Silo commission
Silo Theatre proudly acknowledges the support of their Principal Partner Milford Asset Management, Sustaining Partners Creative New Zealand, Auckland Council and Foundation North, and the Chisholm Whitney Family Charitable Trust, as well as their generous patrons and industry partners.