Akoteu Kato Kakala - Tapa Restore, Workshops & Exhibition.
Creator: Dr Jeanne Teisina
Artform: dance and music, language and culture
Timeframe: September – October
Location: Mangere Bridge Hall
“This project is aiming to enhance intergenerational learning between our fanga kui (grandparents), fanau and mokopuna (kids and grandkids) as we revisit the value and importance of the process of making tapa. In this case we are targeting to restore the tapa that has been neglected over the years or discarded due to wear and tear or damaged situations.etc..
We aim to celebrate the tapa restoring process and instead of putting these tapa to no use or throw in the bin, instead we would re-empower these tapa processes and finding ways to creatively still ensure that these tapa are restored in a way that finds connections to our kāinga and their families in Aotearoa. During the process our younger generations will learn about the value of tapa and also learn the dance or tauolunga to celebrate this great work that is produced to restore the TAPA. A public exhibition and performance will be held at the conclusion of the workshops.
Our language and our stories are told through the making and the process of making these tapa, we are hoping to recapture and restore that process with our mokopuna and our tamariki in Aotearoa” – Dr Jeanne Teisina.
“Supported by Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Arts in 2018 Dr Jeanne Teisina and her pre-school students presented a beautiful exhibition of artworks using ‘re-purposed’ materials. We’re thrilled to have Jeanne back with a proposal to celebrate the tapa restoring process , as a valuable intergenerational activity that will then be shared to all public in another exhibition and performance.” – Arts Broker, Renee Tanner.
