In this new work, Bryant weaves together animations, filmed dance movement and her own live performance to express a personal journey of healing and transformation. Through mindful illustration and movement tools inspired by the movement of water and atua wāhine (female deities / ancestors), Pūheke - meaning to flow -  is an expression of Louise’s mauri (life force) evolving and transforming over time.

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About Louise Potiki Bryant:

Louise Pōtiki Bryant is a New Zealand Arts Laureate, an award-winning choreographer, and a multi-media artist. She weaves dance, video, installation, animation, painting, and film to create layered and meaningful art works. With her practice she aims to honour her whakapapa (genealogy), mana wahine (intrinsic spiritual power of women), and mātauraka Māori (Māori knowledge) and to inspire the care, protection and regeneration of the whenua, moana, and awa. Click here to read more about Louise.

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Image: Chris Randle