Singing Treasures: A Ceremonial Performance of Maori Music and Spoken Word

Come and experience Ariana Tikao's ceremonial performance of music and spoken word in the Pitt Rivers Museum galleries, in dialogue with and in response to the taonga puoro (singing treasures) and other ancestral artefacts on display.

Ariana is a writer, singer, composer and leading player of taonga puoro (Māori instruments) and was honoured as New Zealand Arts Laureate in 2020. Her creative work explores themes relating to her Kāi Tahu tribal identity and mana wahine, the power of women.

Free drop-in performance on the Clore Balcony