Matariki at Te Ahi Hangarau

The Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) invites students and staff of Waipapa Taumata Rau (the University of Auckland) to celebrate Matariki through experiencing an unparalleled digital dance theatre work, viewed on one of the University’s brand new Oculus VR headsets located at the University of Auckland Business School's new Te Ahi Hangarau Technology Hub.

Artworks by Good Company Arts

Astrolabe - Whakaterenga - Matariki 15-min VR 360 experience

Astrolabe - whakaterenga seeks to reimagine our perception of body, space and time with the support of digital technologies. Astrolabe’s unique visual and aural scenarios created for VR and expanded cinema installation invites the audience to experience different perspectives of space and time - travelling to augmented realms inspired by ancient star charts and maps.

Astrolabe - whakaterenga reflects an ancient elemental energy - ancestral memory unfolds in a digital cloak of projected light and sound. The acts of voyaging from the ocean to the stars - from our shores to the cosmos, and coming back to land are central themes in the work. Dancers glide on geometric waka, propelling their vessels with dance and sound, connecting past and present. They are navigators - messengers between worlds in this space oriented ontology.

Short immersive dance art film: Kōtiritiri - Meteors

Astrolabe - whakaterenga reflects an ancient elemental energy - ancestral memory unfolds in a digital cloak of projected light and sound. The acts of voyaging from the ocean to the stars - from our shores to the cosmos, and coming back to land are central themes in the work. Dancers glide on geometric canoes (Waka), connecting past and present. They are messengers between worlds in this space oriented ontology. Navigation through belonging and dreaming are themes that recur. Time cuts through other times: geological time, genealogical time, celestial time, the time-out-of-time of this moment now. Aboriginal Elders call this “the everywhen”.

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About Te Ahi Hangarau Technology Hub

Te Ahi Hangarau Technology Hub is an innovative learning space powered by 5G. It is fully equipped with contemporary learning environment capabilities and technology including 3D printers, Smart home IoT devices, 5G capable modems and Virtual Reality headsets. Now is your opportunity to get to know this amazing facility that is free for all current students and staff of Waipapa Taumata Rau (the University of Auckland). Find us