Maraea Rakuraku
Maraea Rakuraku is a proudly indigenous storyteller who is very much shaped by her Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu whakapapa and whānau i te wharua o Te Waimana Kaaku.
She has been described as powerful, epic and as a force of nature, all of which is reflected in her writing across reviewing (The Pantograph Punch, Theatreview), radio broadcasting (Radio New Zealand, Radio Waatea, Te Upoko o Te Ika), podcasting, playwriting (The Prospect, Tan-Knee, Te Papakāinga) or performance poetry (DuskyMaidensNobleSavages).
Everything By: Maraea Rakuraku
Maraea Rakuraku reviews Caging Skies, an anemic and stubbornly old-fashioned drama about a Hitler Youth who discovers his family is hiding a young Jewish woman.
Two years after its premiere at Auckland Theatre Company, Emily Perkins' adaptation of A Doll's House can be seen by Pōneke audiences at Circa Theatre. Maraea Rakuraku reviews.
Natano Keni and Sarita So's Riverside Kings is a nostalgic journey set in the Upper Hutt suburb of Timberlea.
Maraea Rakuraku reviews Friday’s Flock, Te Puanga Whakaari’s bittersweet nod to our agricultural heart.
Santee Smith is the Founding Artistic Director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. She discusses her work with Maraea Rakuraku.
