Theatre and cirque combine to re-create a forgotten birdsong

Te Tangi a te Tūī

(The Song of the Tūī) offers a unique live performance that blends Māori culture with the artistry of cirque theatre, all conveyed in te reo Māori, the Māori language. Presented by The Cultch and Urban Ink, it will run from Oct. 19 to 29 at the York Theatre.

“I heard a story as a teenager that no one alive or to live will know: the original song of the Tūī bird here in New Zealand,” says Tainui Tukiwaho, lead director, creator, and performer in Te Tangi a te Tūī. “This story has actually sat with me for over 20 years now.”

“That idea moved me when I was 17 and has sat with me since then,” says Tukiwaho.

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