Productions
History of Soul Food storytelling
Soul Food is the production title of the highly successful storytelling shows produced by Baggage Co-op that Moira and Tony have staged throughout New Zealand. The shows were created for adult audiences and most have been performed in the main Wellington theatre venues. Many of the Soul Food shows have included performances from other storytellers, musicians and dancers from a range of cultures. Soul Food 2000, stories for a new millennium, won the first Fringe Festaval Spoken Word Award.
Soul Food: A Feast of Wellington storytellers
Introducing audiences to the intimate experience of storytelling for adults featuring twelve Wellington tellers. Performed at Bats Theatre in 1996.
Soul Food 2: A Feast Of Storytellers
20 storytellers from a range of cultures and performance mediums present 7 nights of storytelling each with a different theme including Stories from Women, Stories from Men, Stories from the Pacific, Stories from the World, Nga Purakau I te Reo Maori (Stories told in Maori).
Produced for the 1997 Fringe Festival at Taki Rua Theatre.
Kai Ngakau (Maori storytelling, music and poetry)
2 evenings of storytelling in Te Reo Maori, and an evening of bi-lingual poetry and waiata, including a special storytelling matinee for kura.
Produced in conjunction with Taki Rua Theatre for the 1997 Te Reo Maori Season.
Soul Food: Wanganui
Family matinee and adult evening performance of stories in conjunction with the Family Treasures exhibit.
Produced for the Whanganui Regional Museum in 1997.
Soul Food: Whakatu
Soul Food Whakatu brings stories from around the world.
Produced for 1997 Nelson Arts Festival at Suter Theatre and venues around Nelson
Soul Food 2000, stories for a new millennium
Moira Wairama and Tony Hopkins weave their own life experiences into original stories for an adult audience.
Winner Fringe 2000 Spoken Word Award
Soul Food 2005, Te Haerenga,
Interweaving their stories to share the journey of a life time, acclaimed storytellers Ralph Johnson ( NZ Boy to NZ Man ), Moira Wairama ( From Mono to Bi-cultural Nzer ,) Tony Hopkins (Black and back to Black) and Mary-Alice Arthur ( Northern to Southern Hemisphere ) join with renowned composer and musician Michelle Scullion as they travel across a diverse landscape of New Zealand experiences.
Produced for 2005 Fringe Festival at Circa Studio
Sacred Streets Storytelling - 2007
Look out for Moira Wairama and Tony Hopkins in their new work Sacred Streets which looks at the connection between the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and the life of a black street hustler.
“In a way this work brings us full circle,” says Tony. “Some of the themes in Sacred Streets were touched on in our very first play Baggage which we performed at the 1996 Fringe Festival at Bats Theatre”
History of Soul Food storytelling
Soul Food is the production title of the highly successful storytelling shows produced by Baggage Co-op that Moira and Tony have staged throughout New Zealand. The shows were created for adult audiences and most have been performed in the main Wellington theatre venues. Many of the Soul Food shows have included performances from other storytellers, musicians and dancers from a range of cultures. Soul Food 2000, stories for a new millennium, won the first Fringe Festaval Spoken Word Award.
Soul Food: A Feast of Wellington storytellers
Introducing audiences to the intimate experience of storytelling for adults featuring twelve Wellington tellers. Performed at Bats Theatre in 1996.
Soul Food 2: A Feast Of Storytellers
20 storytellers from a range of cultures and performance mediums present 7 nights of storytelling each with a different theme including Stories from Women, Stories from Men, Stories from the Pacific, Stories from the World, Nga Purakau I te Reo Maori (Stories told in Maori).
Produced for the 1997 Fringe Festival at Taki Rua Theatre.
Kai Ngakau (Maori storytelling, music and poetry)
2 evenings of storytelling in Te Reo Maori, and an evening of bi-lingual poetry and waiata, including a special storytelling matinee for kura.
Produced in conjunction with Taki Rua Theatre for the 1997 Te Reo Maori Season.
Soul Food: Wanganui
Family matinee and adult evening performance of stories in conjunction with the Family Treasures exhibit.
Produced for the Whanganui Regional Museum in 1997.
Soul Food: Whakatu
Soul Food Whakatu brings stories from around the world.
Produced for 1997 Nelson Arts Festival at Suter Theatre and venues around Nelson
Soul Food 2000, stories for a new millennium
Moira Wairama and Tony Hopkins weave their own life experiences into original stories for an adult audience.
Winner Fringe 2000 Spoken Word Award
Soul Food 2005, Te Haerenga,
Interweaving their stories to share the journey of a life time, acclaimed storytellers Ralph Johnson ( NZ Boy to NZ Man ), Moira Wairama ( From Mono to Bi-cultural Nzer ,) Tony Hopkins (Black and back to Black) and Mary-Alice Arthur ( Northern to Southern Hemisphere ) join with renowned composer and musician Michelle Scullion as they travel across a diverse landscape of New Zealand experiences.
Produced for 2005 Fringe Festival at Circa Studio
Sacred Streets Storytelling - 2007
Look out for Moira Wairama and Tony Hopkins in their new work Sacred Streets which looks at the connection between the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and the life of a black street hustler.
“In a way this work brings us full circle,” says Tony. “Some of the themes in Sacred Streets were touched on in our very first play Baggage which we performed at the 1996 Fringe Festival at Bats Theatre”