| Te Timatanga Hou: A New Beginning | |||||||||||
| Venue | West Wing, Papakura Prison, Templeton, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| First Date | 6 February 2003 | ||||||||||
| Last Date | 15 February 2003 | ||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||
| Status | Amateur | ||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | ||||||||||
| Description | Performed by inmates of Christchurch Men's Prison, along with members of Te Rakau. Past cycles of violence, addiction and self-loathing were vividly evoked, as were present dreams, insights and regrets. | ||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | ||||||||||
| Secondary Genre | 
					
						
						
							Drama
						
							
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| Subjects | 
					
						
							Bicultural
						 Māori Prisons  | 
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| Text Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Production Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Further Information | Inmates rehearsed nine hours a day, six days a week in preparation for the 9 public performances. Presented by the inmates of Papakura Prison. | ||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||
| Data Set | Theatre Aotearoa | ||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 191648 | ||||||||||
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