Tiaki Kerei

Since 1999, Tiaki has been a recognizedcontemporary Māori dancer, choreographer, writer and director. He fostered newglobal directions for Indigenous contemporary dance - as a Visiting AssistantProfessor at University of California Riverside, Artist in Residence atUniversity of California Berkeley, at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute,Regent’s Scholar at University of California Los Angeles, and contributor toIndigenous Choreographer’s at Riverside Project. Tiaki continues to broadenperceptions of Māori contemporary embodied research as Artistic Director ofWhakamana Creatives supported by a studio residency at TAPAC. Tiaki uses socialmedia as a platform for writing theatre reviews, sharing glimpses ofcaregiving, being a gymfluencer and engaging audiences in processes to do withhauora, tikanga Māori and urban, global cultural POV. 

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