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THE
PERFORMANCE
ARCADE 2026

Te Ara Moana Moves

Curated by Tupe Lualua, this live performance space responds to shifting currents, sharing stories through movement and connecting artists from Aotearoa, Moana Nui ā Kiwa and Africa.

A close-up portrait of performance artist Misty in a cloak-like garment, their hair adorned with a huia feather

Ngā Waka Pepeha: ‘Plastic Māori’

Misty

Performance artist Asanda Ruda performing Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq: she kneels on the floor, holding a rolled-up woven mat in a striking, dynamic stance

Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq

Asanda Ruda

A performance artist kneels over a large pile of dirt, her hands immersed in the soil

I want revenge, grandma

Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald

Among the rocks on a beach, four young wahine wear traditional Māori/Pasifika attire, some standing and others seated

Connected by the Ocean

TAUMATA WHITIREIA

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