THE PERFORMANCE ARCADE
CREATIVE COUNCIL

Our Creative Council was established in 2025 to provide support around the creative vision and kaupapa of The Performance Arcade. This group joins the Associate Director, Music Curator, and Executive Director to form the selection panel for proposed works and then develop a vision for that year's delivery. This unique team of performing arts practitioners will continue to contribute to the event throughout its development and delivery, operating as interlocutors, catalysts, and receptors for the developing shape of the event - looking ahead to the future shape/s of The Performance Arcade as it completes its second decade of operation in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, on Te Aramoana, Wellington Waterfront.

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HINEMOANA BAKER (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa, Ngāi Tahu, England, Germany)  Hinemoana's four poetry collections, several original music albums and other sonic and written work have seen her on stages and pages in many countries around the world for the last 25 years. 

TIAKI KEREI (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is a contemporary Māori dancer and choreographer, writer and facilitator. Tiaki continues to broaden perceptions of Māori contemporary dance having established Whakamana Creatives and Embodied Research Lab.

CHARLES KORONEHO (Ngāpuhi, Te Mahurehure, Te Parawhau, Ngāti Hau) Charles Koroneho is an independent artist working in the fields of performance and culture. He explores interdisciplinarity, cultural collaboration and the intersection between dance, theatre, visual arts and design. He was a special guest and contributor to The Performance Arcade 2023.

MIRANDA MANASIADIS is a director, choreographer, dramaturg, and producer working between Aotearoa and Greece. Born in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Miranda has worked with organisations like Footnote Dance, Pirate and Queen, Royal NZ Ballet and Circa Theatre to define her unique approach to live performance.

MELODY NIXON is a writer, essayist, and scholar working between Aotearoa and USA, specialising in creative non-fiction, performance poetry, and cultural critique - Melody has worked with The Performance Arcade since 2021 on the WHAT IF THE CITY WAS A THEATRE? symposium.