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Ihi FrENZy: an Aotearoa collaboration

The programme was presented as a double bill in partnership with kapa haka ensemble Te Matārae I Orehu, with FrENZy choreographed by Mark Baldwin to music by Split ENZ.
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Together with Doug Hauraki of the Aotearoa Traditional Performing Arts Society, now Te Matatini, Managing Director Sue Paterson was a driving force behind its development and success.
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To the right is the poster image for Ihi FrENZy, 2001.

Ihi FrENZy – a landmark performance from 2001.

A promotional image for Ihi FrENZy featuring dancer Natasha Purcell with Te Pikikotuku Te Rangi of Te Matārae I Orehu.
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Photograph by Ross Brown.

A truly Aotearoa programme

Cameron McMillan in FrENZy, 2001, photograph by Ross Brown. 

Juan Gao, Cameron McMillan and Graham Fletcher in FrENZy, 2001, photograph by Annelies van der Poel. Tracy Grant Lord’s designs referenced the distinctive stage attire of Split Enz, while the sets drew on Colin McCahon.

Graham Fletcher in costume for ‘Nobody Takes Me Seriously’ from FrENZy, publicity photo by Ross Brown.

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through the decades

Ihi FrENZy: an Aotearoa collaboration

Ihi FrENZy was landmark performance, with collaboration between the RNZB and Te Mātārae-i-Ōrehu Kapa Haka group, with repertoire that lives on within the company to this day.

Ihi FrENZy – a landmark performance from 2001.

A truly Aotearoa programme

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