Tadra Vata Aotearoa
Tadra Vata Aotearoa is a sister literary series to Tadra Vata Fiji, produced by Studio Kiin. At NZ Fringe 2026, Tadra Vata explores the intersections of identity, decolonial storytelling, and speculative imagination through the theme 'Beyond Islands, Beyond Borders'.
This theme speaks to the spaces that connect and separate us: the ocean
as both distance and bridge, the border as both limit and
invitation.Through this theme, we celebrate creative collaboration as a
crossing - of cultures, disciplines, and dreams. Whether through words,
image, or performance, Tadra Vata becomes a meeting place where artists
of Oceania imagine new ways of belonging and becoming, grounded in the
shared understanding that our islands are not boundaries, but starting
points for collective creation.
Through talanoa, workshops, and performances, the series brings together
writers, illustrators, and thinkers from across Oceania diaspora to
reimagine futures that honour ancestry, connection, and creative
sovereignty.
The topics per session are as follows:
Friday 20th February:
- 7-8.30pm: Reading evening: Poetry w/ Hanah Buchanan, Makanaka Tuwe, and others.
Saturday 21st February:
- 10am-12pm: Workshop: Draw with Me w/ Elsie Andrewe
- 7-8.30pm: Conversation: Indigenous Futurisms w/ Emele Ugavule, Gina Cole and Tihema Baker
Sunday 22nd February
- 7-8.30pm: Conversation: Art as Emancipation w/ Hana Buchanan, Story Hemi-Morehouse, Makanaka Tuwe
Monday 23rd February:
- 7-8.30pm: Conversation: Decentring Polynesia w/ Emelihter Kihleng and Tagi Qolouvaki (Tagi will join via Zoom)
Monday 23rd February:
- 7-8.30pm: Conversation: Decentring Polynesia w/ Emelihter Kihleng and Tagi Qolouvaki (Tagi will join via Zoo
Booksellers: Book Haven
Website: www.tadravata.com
Purchase a ticket to three events and get them for $60, or see all five for $100.
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Literature
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$25.00 -
20-23 February 2026 -
90 minutes - 120 minutes -
two/fiftyseven -
two/fiftyseven -
13+ -
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