She is Kōpū i te ao, Parearau i te pō and if her teke could jingle it would sound like this.
KŌPŪ is ‘cumming’ home! After a sell out Premiere Season in 2023, touring the motu in 2024, a short film spinoff and award nominations, ngā wāhine o KŌPŪ are back in the whare!
Ho, ho, ho your way through our cheeky ballad of a show, sharing the tales of our young wāhine Māori as they navigate this world, festive nipples first, following in the footsteps of our naughty nannies from the kāuta.
Our kāhui whetū of multi-talented performers weave live music, performance, poetry, and poi to share a hilarious honest and no hold barred account of their experiences of wāhinetanga now; The day and night duality of being fiercely everything at once.
- “Wāhinetanga is on raw, real, frank, and sexy display here... these wāhine would fit right in on Broadway.”
- Candice Luke, NZ Herald, May 2023
- “a series of beautifully crafted vignettes superbly performed”
- Lexie Mattheson, Theatreview, May 2023
- “Wit, waiata and Whitney Houston; Kōpū is the riotous and empowering thrill ride through the experiences of wāhine Māori that everyone needs to see.”
- Amy Cotter, Rat World, May 2023
So, kindly unpeg yourself from the patriarchy, check your white feminism at the door and join us in a hearty musical celebration of the ira Wāhine in us all.
