Bringing Life Force to Nevada

Hastings-based full-time Maori dance company Kahurangi recently performed at the Carson City Library in Nevada as part of a theatre in education tour of Canada and the United States. A performance by Kahurangi brings to life the ihi or life force of the Maori, through the songs and dances that are part of the history and fabric of Maori life. They bridge the past and the present with genealogical chants, martial arts techniques, powerful songs and pride in being Maori. Kahurangi translates into “Cloak from Heaven.” The troupe was formed in the early 198s by Tama Huata.