Aro Matariki Te Waipounamu 2022 Dunedin, Invercargill & Southland District June 20-July 2
As part of the 2022 Yellow Eye Artists In Schools Alongside Festivals & Events Te Urungi project
ARO musical duo from Pukekohe will be visiting Dunedin , Invercargill and Southland schools , marae and libraries over the fortnight June 20 to July 2 thanks to Dunedin/ Invercargill & Southland Creative Communities as well as Puaka Matariki & Tuturu Trust Festivals
FREE public performances ( some workshops )
Invercargill Library Sat June 25th 10.15 am - workshop & show
Free Childrens workshop 10.15 -11.15 am / Public Family show 11.30 – 12.15 for a koha admission
Register for the workshop through the Library Phone: 032111444 / ARO workshop - Invercargill City Libraries and Archives (ilibrary.co.nz)
Winton Library Sat June 25th 2pm – workshop & show
Free childrens workshop 2-3 pm / Public family show 3.15-4 pm for a koha admission
Enquiries ph 0800 732732 ..Workshop bookings for primary school children on the day at the library from 1.30 pm , limited to thirty
Tūturu Charitable Trust Matariki Festival Queens Park Invercargill Friday 24th & Saturday 25th
ARO Free show performances
6pm- 6.20 pm on the main stage with participating school children invites
7pm- 7.20 pm at the Rotunda with light show
Puketeraki Marae Karitane Thursday June 30th ( workshop 6.15pm- bbq 7.15 pm- show 8pm ) Free Event
Araiteuru Marae Dunedin Saturday July 2nd ARO show 2.30 pm as part of an Afternoon Event 2-6pm Fun , food learning about traditions & significance of Matariki and the maori new year .
Aro is made up of husband and wife Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (nee Rice). The bilingual duo share a passion for the power of language and music to tell stories and remind us of our cultural identity. Aro’s signature playful and uplifting sound, using a plethora of instruments and taonga pūoro, including guitars, strings and saxophone. A multi-genre offering of storytelling pop, RnB, electronic and jazz, fusing vocals, tāonga puoro and chants, each song also thematically explores the ideas of kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga - looking after ourselves, looking after each other and looking after our environment. The group will present an education programme delivering workshops, informed by mātauranga Māori of our natural environment in Aotearoa New Zealand, to primary schools, libraries and kura kaupapa Māori . These participatory sessions will encourage the pre teen children to become part of the show performance that follows
We are visiting the following schools June 20-25 Bluff / St Teresa’s / Fernworth / Otatara / St Patrick’s / Waihopai / Winton / Te Wharekura o Arowhenua / SIT Music School ( workshop & industry discussion )
June 27 -July 1 Fairfield / Green Island /Opoho/ Puketeraki Marae with Waitati/ Warrington/ Karitane & Waikouaiti / Abbotsford / Araiteuru Marae with Bradford / Concord / Kura Otepoti & St Marys. / Maori Hill & Columba