item details
Name'Mika Haka' poster
ProductionMika; creating agency; 2001; New Zealand
Classificationposters
Materialspaper, ink
Techniquesprinting
DimensionsOverall: 903mm (width), 1284mm (height)
Registration NumberGH024761
Credit lineGift of Mika, 2016
Overview
This poster advertises performances by Mika Haka with dance group Torotoro, called 'a new beginning'.
Mika Haka and Torotoro were formed by Mika who is a dancer, actor, fashion designer, entertainer and social entrepreneur. Highlights in his career have been performing as the warm-up act for Grace Jones in New York, and for HRH Prince Charles. His role as a takatāpui (gay) man in The Piano shocked many and was one of the first times this element of Māori life had been portrayed.
Mika has worked in film, television, fashion and music, both in New Zealand and overseas. The Mika Haka Foundation, established by Mika in 2008, is a charitable organisation established to encourage active healthy young New Zealanders with a focus on physical culture and the performing arts.