Te Kopa Iti ā Toi

Our final installment of Te Kopa Iti ā Toi video tutorials, through the Ngā Hua Toi advocacy pilot project, has just been released! Pass the Mic - a panel session with our Māori creative whānau.2020 was an unusual time for creatives around the world, including Māori independent artists in Aoteaora.Tune in as we premiere this kōrero with our talented independent practitioners: Contemporary & Crazy Horse Paris burlesque dancer - Paige Shand Playwright & composer with Mahi Mahi Productions Limited - Hōhepa Waitoa Graduate student from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School - Shanaia BoutsadyThese trail blazers discuss how COVID-19 has re-shaped their world (or not) as a creative, discuss their creative process, their biggest turn ons in performing arts and what their visions are for the future our industry.This kōrero is hosted by Hone Kouka, Artistic Director of Kia Mau Festival and co-founder of Tawata Productions.This kōrero was filmed in November 2020 under Alert Level 1 guidelines. This video is aproximately 1 hour long.Mauri ora!

In this podcast, Marama Lloydd from Atamira Dance Company, talks about what types of grants are available, checking your eligibility, how to write the grant & budget and any other top tips she can share with you about successfully completing an application.

Te Kopa Iti ā Toi (translates as - “The small bag of Toi”) is a series of bite sized video tutorials, handing down mātauranga around arts management in Aotearoa. These videos are hosted by mid-career and established Māori practitioners and Māori led organisations. Each week we will be dropping a new tutorial or panel session on our Facebook page, this week, we've got Vanessa Immink talking about Arts Marketing. This is series of episodes titled:- What is marketing?- Knowing your audience & where to find them- Social Media Marketing- Content Creation & Branding- Tekau Top Tips for marketingMauri ora! 

Creating Digital Work - a panel session with our Māori creative "slashy" whānau of:Tainui Tukiwaho from Te Pou Theatre // Te Rēhia Theatre Company // Actor // Playwright // Producer // Director Amber Curreen from Te Pou Theatre // Te Rēhia Theatre Company // Actor // Producer // Director Stevie Greeks from BATS Theatre // Playwright Carrie Green from everywhere // Actor // Director Tune in as we premiere this important kōrero around how this rōpū found Aotearoa's lockdown (or as Carrie likes to call it, a holiday), how they tested and experimented with digital theatre as a reaction to venues shutting down and gathering restricted, and what they think of the digital+theatre relationship going forward. Warning: Contains some explicit language.

Te Kopu Iti ā Toi (translates as - “The small bag of Toi”) is a series of bite sized video+podcast tutorials, handing down mātauranga around arts management in Aotearoa. These videos are hosted by mid-career and established Māori practitioners and Māori led organisations. Each week we will be dropping a new tutorial or panel session on our Facebook page & Spotify podcast, starting with Producing 101 with Dolina Wehipeihana from Betsy & Mana Productions.In this episode Dolina discusses what a producer is, how they fit into the creative process, production timelines & bugets, compliance and legalities of producing in Aotearoa, marketing & technical elements of the role and her Top Producing Tips!Mauri ora!