February 09, 2020
Hall to helm Tauranga Arts Festival
Posted On February 9, 2020
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Photo: Ria Hall Facebook Page.
The Tauranga Arts Festival Trust has appointed award-winning singer and songwriter Ria Hall director of the 2021 festival.
Ms Hall, who is of Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pukenga descent, has been involved in the festival since 2015 when she co-composed the waiata Takiri ko te Ata which is sung by a community choir at each festival.
At the 2017 festival, she performed her concept album ‘Rules of Engagement’, drawing on stories of the local land wars and their aftermath.
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