Amber Curreen: Advocacy and Te Pou Theatre

This korero is led by Amber Curreen, Kaihautū Taha Whānau at Te Pou Theatre in Tamaki Makaurau. Recorded in March 2021, she explores Te Pou Theatre’s journey discovering what it looks like to make tikanga Maori based performing arts and creating a home for this mahi. 

Amber is a kaupapa-Māori focused arts manager, actor, theatre producer, developing playwright and director who leads Te Pou Theatre and Te Rēhia Theatre Company. Amber is also the Festival Director for Kōanga Festival, a festival supporting Māori playwrights to develop their works and encouraging storytelling throughout the whole community.

Thanks for listening to this important kōrero. Please share it far and wide with people you think would benefit or be inspired by it. If you’d like to learn more about the Ngā Toi Advocacy network and Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi you can head to www.tetaumatatoiaiwi.org.nz 

The music you hear in this episode is a track from Te Aratoi’s Ancient Maori Music album, Piwakawaka. Kia ora for letting us use this beautiful waiata.