Kura Te Ua
Artistic Director, Choreographer, Kaihaka practiontoner of Kapa haka
Kura Te Ua (Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Te Whakatohea, Tuhoe, Ngati Tuwharetoa ) is the Artistic Director, Choreographer and Kaihaka of Hawaiki TŪ. With a BA in Performing Arts - Dance from The University of Auckland.
She is a long-standing kaihaka practitioner of the Kapa Haka group, Te Waka Huia and has extensive performance and travel experience representing Aotearoa on several overseas tours. Kura was selected by Creative New Zealand for the residency in indigenous dance in Banff, Canada 2014 and was the recipient of the prestigious Tup Lang Award in Choreography. She is currently in her PhD studies with Te wānanga o Awanuiarangi. Her passion to share Māori culture through performing arts is inspired by sharing and positively evolving the global indigenous voice from a Māori perspective with the world.