Creative Team
2000
Written by Briar Grace-Smith
Directed by Cathy Downes
Stage Manger Ross Gibbs
Technical Manager Cathy Knowsley
Tour Manager Tanea Heke
Cast
George Henare, Nancy Brunning, Jim Moriarty,
Helen Pearse Otene and Brad Carroll.
1999
Director Cathy Downes
Set Design Mark McEntyre & Diane Prince
Lighting Design Helen Todd
Costume Design Debz Ruffell
Sound Design/ Composers Aaron Tokona & Himiona Grace
Production Manager Ross Gibbs
Stage Manager Kieth Walker
Lighting Operator Matt D'Herville
Production Assistant Van Locker
Set Builder John Wraight
Choreographer Jamie Bull
Publicity Design Catherine Griffiths, epitome
Photography Bruce Connew
Publicists Kim Meredith (Auckland), PAM (Gisborme)
Diane Wana / Te Whare Wananga o Awamuiarangi
(Whakatane)
Cast
Nancy Brunning, George Henare, Jim Moriarty,
Brad Carroll, Helen Pearse-Otene
1997
Assistant Director Oriana Walker
Lighting Design Helen Todd
Sound Designer/ Composer Himiona Grace
Choreographer Jamie Bull
Production Manager Rachel Allan
Stage Manager Monika Ahuriri
Lighting & Sound Operator Jo Kilgour
Lighting Assistant Keith Walker
Awatea's Chant and Oriori composed by Kohai Grace
Awatea's Chant performed by Alair Smith
The voice of Awatea Himiona Grace (junior)
Woven installation pieces Diane Prince
Cast
Bradley Carroll, Hemi Rurawhe, Kirsty Hamilton,
Jim Moriarty, Vanessa Rare.
Date & Times
2000
Court Theatre, Christchurch
Fortune Theatre, Dunedin
Meteor Theatre, Hamilton
Maidment Theatre, Auckland
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damn (First Nationa Indigenous Theatre, Canada
Greece
1999
Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre, Wellington
Lawson Field Theatre, Gisborne
Little Theatre, Whakatane
The Herald Theatre, Auckland
Downstage Theatre, Wellington
Purapurawhetu
When someone special dies, their spirit joins others in a wild tango across the night sky. An epic tale of loss, grief, forgiveness and healing.











