A Dance Film for Wharenui Harikoa - Just to have you adore me
A Dance Film for Wharenui Harikoa - Just to have you adore me
Come and see a special dance film shot inside the Wharenui Harikoa exhibition, which is currently on show at the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up, 66 Gloucester Street. Artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole spent three years creating Wharenui Harikoa, which translates to ‘House of Joy’. Made from 5000 balls of brightly coloured yarn and crocheted by hand, this full size wharenui (Māori meeting house) is a vivid fusion of traditional whakairo (carving) patterns and neon wool.
Lissy and Rudi collaborated with choreographer Tiaki Kerei to capture the wharenui through the medium of film and contemporary choreography. The film, called Just to have you adore me, explores themes embodied in Wharenui Harikoa, including intergenerational healing, Tūpuna (ancestral) connection, joy and aroha (love).
Events:
Just to have you adore me – Panel Talk
Saturday 15 March, 10.30 -11.30am
Whakamana – Embodied Research Lab with Tiaki Kerei
Saturday 15 March, 12 - 2pm
Places are limited, and bookings are required for this event. ($10 per person)