Maria Walker - Life imitating Art - a podcast by RNZ

Maria Walker directed the children's play Ngunguru I te ao, I te po, it's a play that is 95 percent in te reo maori and uses props, music and the odd English word to talk about the theme of the story. Having worked in theatre where Te Reo Maori is the dominant language combined with taking on Maori acting roles, has somewhat lead to a path of discovery for Maria to learn more about her taha Maori. She grew up in Wairoa and when Maori Trade Training began in Wellington, her family moved to Upper Hutt. For the past decade, Maria has worked in film, theatre and television, she is a graduate from Toi Whakaari, The New Zealand Drama School, and directed The Maori Vagina Monologues in 2013. Maria talks about the play and why te reo maori theatre should be performed internationally.

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