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FAME Trust Awards
The FAME Trust Awards are annual awards for New Zealand theatre and music practitioners. The awards come from partners including The FAME Trust, The Acorn Foundation (which is based in the Western Bay of Plenty) and PANNZ (Performing Arts Network of New Zealand). The FAME Trust is a charitable trust, the full name is The Fund For Acting And Musical Endeavours Trust, it was founded in 2007. Entry to the awards is by submission. FAME Emerging Practitioner Award The FAME Emerging Practitioner Award is in partnership with the Acorn Foundation. It is a scholarship to support performing arts student who have completed at least their first year of study with skill in music or theatre (including actors, directors, playwrights, storytellers, theatrical technicians and scenographers). 2021 Two students from University of Otago receiving the award in 2021 were third-year student Abhinath Berry (Bachelor of Music) and master's student Jordan Wichman (Theatre Studies). Berry entered as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Otago
The University of Otago () is a public university, public research university, research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania. The university was created by a committee led by Thomas Burns (minister, born 1796), Thomas Burns, and officially established by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council in 1869. Between 1874 and 1961 the University of Otago was a part of the federal University of New Zealand, and issued degrees in its name. Otago is known for its vibrant student life, particularly its flatting, which is often in old houses. Otago students have a long-standing tradition of naming their flats. The nickname for Otago students, "Scarfie," comes from the habit of wearing a scarf during the cold southern winters. The nickname "Scarfie" has morphed into the nickname "Breather" in recent years. The university's graduation song, ''Gaudeamus igitur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Auckland
The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially located in a repurposed courthouse, the university has grown substantially over the years. As of 2024, it stands as the largest university in New Zealand by enrolment, teaching approximately 43,000 students across three major campuses in central Auckland. The university conducts teaching and learning within six faculties, two research institutes, and other institutes and centres. The City Campus, in the Auckland central business district, hosts the majority of students and faculties. History Origins The University of Auckland began as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand, founded on 23 May 1883 as ''Auckland University College''. Stewardship of the university during its establishment period was the responsibility of Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toi Whakaari
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's national drama school. It was established in 1970 and is located in Wellington, New Zealand, in the Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre. Toi Whakaari offers training in acting, costume construction, set and props construction, performing arts management and design for stage and screen. Toi Whakaari has a roll of approximately 130 students annually, who study for up to three years. Toi Whakaari is co-located at Te Whaea: National School of Dance and Drama Centre with the New Zealand School of Dance which moved into the premises in 1998, at the same time as Toi Whakaari. Name ''Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa: NZ Drama School'' is the official name of the school. The Māori portion of the name translates to "a place of learning (Te Kura), performing arts (Toi Whakaari), in (O) New Zealand ( Aotearoa)". This title was gifted to the School in 1988 by Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry for Māori Development) in recognition of the School' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand School Of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance was established in 1967 and is a tertiary educational institute in New Zealand that teaches Contemporary dance, contemporary dance and ballet. It started as the National School of Ballet, and after contemporary dance was added in 1982 the name was changed to the New Zealand School of Dance. About The school has two qualifications, a two year diploma or a three year diploma with a classical or contemporary dance stream, and prepares students for careers as professional dancers. The New Zealand School of Dance is housed in Te Whaea, Te Whaea: The National Centre for Dance and Drama in Wellington, New Zealand. History The director of the school when it was first set up was Sara Neil (dancer), Sarah Neil with nine full-time and four part-time students in 1967. The school was funded by the Creative New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and formed in with the New Zealand Ballet Trust Board. For the first 15 years it was called the National Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Waikato
The University of Waikato (), established in 1964, is a Public university, public research university located in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand. An additional campus is located in Tauranga. The university performs research in numerous disciplines such as education, social sciences, and management and is an innovator in environmental science, marine and freshwater ecology, engineering and computer science. It offers degrees in health, engineering, computer science, management, Māori language, Māori and Indigenous Studies, the Arts, the arts, psychology, social sciences and education. History In the mid-1950s, regional and national leaders recognised the need for a new university and urged the then University of New Zealand (UNZ) and the government to establish one in Hamilton. Their campaign coincided with a shortage of school teachers, and after years of lobbying, Minister of Education Philip Skoglund agreed to open a teachers' college in the region. In 1960, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara Institute Of Canterbury
Ara Institute of Canterbury, often simply referred to as Ara, is an institute of technology in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was formed in 2016 from the merger of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and Aoraki Polytechnic. Ara specialises in applied tertiary training. Subject choices include business, engineering, architecture, nursing, creative arts, hospitality, computing, science, languages, outdoor education, and broadcasting. Programmes range from Level 1 to Level 9. The institute works closely with industry to ensure students have relevant skills for employment, and have a wide range of work placement opportunities. Each year around 14,000 students enrol at Ara, including many international students. Ara is internationally recognised and has one of the best English language training centres in New Zealand. Over 50 countries are represented among staff and students at Ara. On 1 April 2020, Ara became a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga (the New Zealand Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanaki Prescott-Faletau
Amanaki Lelei Prescott-Faletau is an actor, writer, dancer, choreographer, producer and director of Tongan descent, living in New Zealand. As a playwright, she became the first fakaleitī to have her work published in New Zealand with ''Inky Pinky Ponky'' (co-written with Leki Jackson-Bourke). This play was awarded Best Teenage Script (2015) by New Zealand Playmarket. As an actor, she was awarded best performance at the 2015 Auckland Fringe Festival for Victor Rodger's ''Girl on the Corner.'' Her acting credits include '' The Breaker Upperers'' (2018), ''SIS'' (2020), '' The Panthers'' (2021), ''The Pact'' (2021) and ''Sui Generis'' (2022), in which she is also a writer for the TV series. Faletau competed as a dancer in the World Hip Hop Dance Championships in 2011 and has been a judge at the National Hip Hop Championships in New Zealand over several years. Early life Faletau was born in New Zealand. Both of her parents are Tongan, from the villages Sopu and Vava'u. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupe Lualua
Tupe Lualua is a New Zealand– Samoan choreographer, director, founder of the dance company Le Moana. She is the artistic director and producer for the Measina Festival, and has worked with choreographer Tupua Tigafua. In 2019, Lualua was the Creative New Zealand Samoa artist-in-residence. Biography Lualua studied performing arts at Whitireia New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington. She founded a dance company called Le Moana, which creates 'Pacific contemporary dance and theatre'. Le Moana has performed at the Pacific Dance New Zealand Festival in Auckland, the San Diego International Fringe Festival and in Samoa. Prior to founding Le Moana Lualua managed the Waka Ura Cultural Dance Company (2005 -2008) which won the Emerging Artist Award at the Arts Pasfika Awards in 2007. As a maker and performer her work includes ''Poly-Zygotic'' (2009) devised by and featuring, Tupe Lualua, Taofi Mose-Tuiloma & Asalemo Tofete and the Pacific Island musical ''The Factory'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Bell
Rodney Bell (born February 6, 1971) is a male dancer born in Te Kūiti, North Island, New Zealand. Rodney is internationally famous for physically integrated dance, which is a contemporary modern dance style that combines people with and without physical disabilities. He is of Maori descent, from the Ngāti Maniapoto tribe. Rodney acquired a disability as a result of a motorcycle accident as a young adult. Specifically, the accident left him paralyzed from below the chest, and he depends upon a wheelchair for mobility. His artistic expression demonstrates elements of traditional Maori culture, yet at the same time he's continually seeking new ways to enhance his creative process. Rodney has been dancing professionally since 1994. He began as a founding member of Touch Compass Dance Trust, which is an internationally renowned physically integrated dance company based in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2007, he relocated to California, U.S., to join AXIS Dance Company, based in Oaklan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Smith (director) (1832–1911), American writer and activist
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Hannah Smith may refer to: * Hannah Smith (bowls) (born 1987), Welsh bowler * Hannah Smith (rugby union) (born 1992), Scottish rugby player * Hannah Clayson Smith, American lawyer * Hannah Whitall Smith Hannah Tatum Whitall Smith (February 7, 1832 – May 1, 1911) was a lay speaker and author in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom. She was also active in the women's suffrage movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Theatre Awards
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