Whakaari Aotearoa presents a new Interview series bringing visibility to Māori Theatre Practitioners and NZ Theatre Companies filmed November 2023.

Scholarship Webinar Videos for Students

Scholarship Webinar Videos for Kaiako

This brief guide offers a sequence of step-by-step decisions to form the basis of a lighting process for the smaller scale production.

A guidebook for creating scenic finishes, including techniques for painting marble, brick walls, wood grain, and rust effects.

Resources relating to knowledge of and skills in costuming for performance.

A descriptive face chart for natural contour and highlight in stage makeup

Useful URLs and links for various aspects of theatre technologies and design.

An introduction to theatre design, providing ideas and guidance for teachers and students.

Watch the Behind the Page Interviews with New Zealand Playwrights.

A series of videos advocating the study of drama.

Bridget Crooks takes us through some outstanding options for how to navigate teaching online.

This presentation looks at the whakapapa that sits behind the kupu (words) in EN2 of 1.1 and 1.2 – manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. It presents an overall of the Māori world view and links to the mātāpono (values) that underpin these cultural concepts.

An interview with Rachel Tully and the set and props creators Anne Le Blond and Richard van den Berg from the Court Theatre.

An interview with Rachel Tully and lighting creator Giles Tanner from the Court Theatre.

A series of short videos on how Drama students develop skills in teamwork and collaboration.

This interview is between Rachel Tully and Costume Designer Hayley Douglas from the Court Theatre Christchurch NZ

An interview with Samantha Boyce-Da Cruz and the stage and production managers Jo Bunce and Erica Browne from the Court Theatre.

Hayden Tee is a New Zealand actor, singer, and makeup artist. In this video he shares his process for applying old age makeup.