Aug 052021
Karanga is a powerful new interactive Māori contemporary dance work led by Artistic Director and award-winning choreographer Merenia Gray and co-creators Gareth Farr, Toni Huata, Mary-Lyn Chambers, Emma Mortimer, Jo Kilgour, Jeanine Clarkin, Miriama McDowell, Jason Te Kare, Luka Turjak, Tānemahuta Gray, Ariana Tikao and dancers.
Inspired by Merenia Gray’s mother, the late Tiahuia Te Puea Hērangi Ramihana Gray (Ngāi Tahu, Rangitāne, Tainui), Karanga is a dance performance choreographed by Merenia. The work explores her mother’s Māori and Pākehā heritage between her adopted mother/iwi and biological mother/family.
