Event

Kia ora Khalid was commissioned by the National Theatre for Children to explore the affect that migration to another country has on children. The company has been developing the work over a two year period collaborating with award winning composer Gareth Farr playwright Dave Armstrong, and Sara Brodie as Director.

As part of Capital E’s National Arts Festival Kia ora Khalid will be given three public performances and 10 Senior Education booking performances. Check the Capital E website for more information.

Kia Ora Khalid will dazzle and surprise. This heart-warming production explores migration stories across Aotearoa, looking at what it means to be called a Kiwi, through a child’s eyes and with a child’s honesty. Join us for a musical journey that crosses continents and discover that you don’t have to look far to find the refugee story in all of us.

The show takes place over a lunch hour in a New Zealand school, where we meet: Tom, a pakeha boy, who has a bit of a mouth that he can’t control; Trang, a first generation Cambodian New Zealander; Serena, a Samoan migrant and ever the diplomat; and Khalid, an Afghani that arrived in New Zealand via the Nauru island detention camp.

The work explores these children’s family stories, revealing that you don’t have to go far back in any New Zealand family tree to find the refugee story in all of us. As part of the development process for this production workshops were held with students in Wellington and Auckland, which has helped to inform the storylines.

Venue and Booking Details

The Opera House
Manners Street (between Cuba and Taranaki Streets)
Wellington CBD 
New Zealand

Available as part of Capital E’s National Arts Festival: Senior Education package booking. Check the Capital E website for more information.

Events Happening at this Event

14 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 1	The Opera House
16 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 2A	The Opera House
16 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 2P	The Opera House
17 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 3A	The Opera House
17 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 3P	The Opera House
18 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 4A	The Opera House
18 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 4P	The Opera House
19 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 5A	The Opera House
19 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 5P	The Opera House
20 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 6A	The Opera House
20 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 6P	The Opera House
21 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 7	The Opera House
21 Mar 2009	Kia Ora Khalid 8	The Opera House