A figure stands in a void, half-lit by a soft blue light. Their bearded face is half in shadow, and they hold a microphone up to their lips, nails painted a shiny black. Their other hand is pressed to their chest, a paua shell ring on one finger. They are wearing a black singlet and white pearls around their neck.
A figure sits on the floor in a void, half-lit by a soft green light. Their bearded face is half in shadow, and they hold a microphone up to their lips, nails painted a shiny black. They are wearing a black singlet and white pearls around their neck, and a heart-shaped locket tied around their wrist. They wear a skirt which is patterned with text which they speak in the show.
A figure stands in a void, half-lit by a beam of soft red light. Their bearded face is half in shadow. They are speaking into a microphone on a stand, and they are wearing a black singlet and white pearls around their neck, as well as a heart-shaped locket.

Takatāpui

Armed with only a microphone and a killer pair of heels, Māori shapeshifter Daley Rangi examines the spectrum of queer joy and violence with love and rage, holding a solitary flame in a blistering call to action.

Takatāpui shines a light on the shadowy events of just one night among many. Grappling with the infinities of self-expression, Rangi unearths the complexities of identity with welcoming levity and candour. How do microaggressions turn macro?

Contested memories unspool, vividly conjured by visceral lyricism, cavernous soundscapes, disco outbreaks, and macabre humour. An electrifying storm of story and sound, this is a transformative performance to haunt and to heal.

★★★★ “Biting and dark, yet still inviting...Rangi creates an ethereal world of queer joy.” Time Out Sydney

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Storytelling
New South Wales • SA Premiere
 
d/Deaf and/or Lived Experience of Disability Shows
 
Culturally and/or linguistically diverse
 
Tue, 03 Mar - Sun, 08 Mar
 
60 min
 
Tandanya Theatre at Gluttony at Tandanya
 
MA15+ (8 Warnings)
 
$15 to $30
 
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