LE JEU WORKSHOP WITH MIRIAMA MCDOWELL
“TIME TO RECONNECT WITH YOUR IDIOT”
KOI is back, offering a season of wānanga for Māori and Moana Nui actors, to sharpen the tools in our kete, together.
First up, Equity Board member Miriama McDowell will offer a Le Jeu wānanga- a chance to brush off the cobwebs of the summer, get out of our heads, and reconnect with our playful, brave, idiot selves. We will play games, pretend, and keep things light. Nau mai, haere mai ē te whānau!
The Koi Workshop Series is delivered as part of Te Pou Theatre’s annual Whakapuāwai Programme and delivered in partnership with Equity New Zealand.
Āhea | When: Saturday 22 Feb, 10am – 4pm
Kei hea | Where: Te Pou Theatre, 2 Mt Lebanon Lane
Mō wai | For who: Māori and Moana Nui performers – all levels
Utu | Cost: Free
Roanga | Duration: 6hrs
Miriama (Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi) is a graduate of Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School and has been an actor for over 20 years. She recently played Younger Whina Cooper in the feature film Whina, and won the Best Actress Award at the NZ Television Awards in 2020 for her role in Head High. In 2022, she was awarded Actor of the Year at The Wellington Theatre Awards alongside Rutene Spooner for her work in The Wasp. She is a theatre and television director, and has extensive experience in working with physical theatre and devising with Massive Theatre Company. She has also trained at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Clown and Le Jeu. Miriama has been a board member of Equity New Zealand since 2018 and is a founding member of Intimacy Coordinators Aotearoa
Equity New Zealand is a community of performers working together to build a vibrant, thriving, diverse industry that operates with creativity and professionalism.
Equity is the largest creative union in NZ, advocating for individual and collective workers rights and improving working conditions and pay for performers. The union works with the Equity Foundation to provide its members with a free professional development program, offering workshops that go to the heart of performers’ needs – skills development, community building, international training opportunities and much more. Equity New Zealand champions wellness, equality and inclusion industry-wide.
The Whakapuāwai Programme at Te Pou Theatre is an annual programme offering opportunities for development and connection for the Māori performing arts community.
Need a great headshot but haven’t got one? Come along for 15 mins with photographer Ralph Brown. Ralph will take a few professional pics of you and send the touched up photos to you after the session for your use on your professional profiles.
Intimacy Coordination is about cultivating a safe and professional environment for the crafting of intimate content on screen and stage. This workshop will provide participants with valuable tools and language that will add to your kete & professional practice.
Bringing back our popular Te Pou Awe acting workshops for 2024, we are inviting whānau Māori of the industry to come along and have a play with some acting. Facilitated by Tainui Tukiwaho, covering the many facets of acting and what makes Māori Theatre.
We are grateful to have various organizations, businesses and people supporting many different aspects of Te Pou. We couldn’t achieve what we have without their support. Our Whakapuāwai Programme is sponsored by the following:
