Photo: Sean Coyle
Every week on Culture 101 we welcome a guest to share the love and shout out to some current favourite arts and culture.
This week’s guest is tumuaki (leader) of Te Kura Toi Whakaari o Aotearoa: NZ Drama School, Tanea Heke.
Tanea is a loved figure from stage and screen. A staunch yet kind presence in films like No.2, Waru, Eagle vs Shark and Cousins.
But she’s also an ace organiser with many key arts organisations. Recognised as a member of The New Zealand Order of Merit in 2022, Tanea is the producer of Hāpai theatre Productions which she established with the late Nancy Brunning.
Currently you can hear Tanea on Culture 101 after the 3pm in radio drama The River.
