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Kapa Haka Group Invited to Aberdeen 1977

MAORI CULTURE GROUP, 1977
REAR: Dawson Parata, Patricia Henry, Maihi Dixon, Jerry Pira, Manaia Te Wiata, Diane Wharakura,
Jacky Mahara.
ROW 4: Paru Poutapu, Bruce Pompey, Charles Katipa, Hoki Katipa, Claire Ryan, K Te Wiata.
ROW 3: Brenda Henry, Ina Ranga, Ngaru Gregory, Sophia Muru, Rachael Tonga, Adrienne Parata,
Christine Winikerei.
ROW 2: Puke Poutapu, Cheryl Muru, Dorothy Te Hiwi, Moana Cooper, Mahinarangi Hopa,
Adelaide Tairakena, Joanne Loveridge, Nahuia Dixon (Tutor).
SEATED: Te Raumiria Turner, Kim Te Wiata, Lititia Nepia, Tia Katipa, June Roberts,
Ranginoho Morgan, Aster Moeke.

What was the Aberdeen International Festival of Youth Orchestras?

The Aberdeen International Youth Tree as well as smaller venues such as churches
Festival was a festival of performing arts and one (such as Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen) and
of Scotland's major international cultural events, also featured a touring programme taking events to
which ran from 1973 to 2017. rural venues.
Each year the festival brought over 1000 The AIYF programme included symphony
young people in performing arts companies and orchestras and steel bands, song recitals and jazz,
music groups from across the globe. It provided a traditional music, world music, ballet,
showcase for their talents, bringing them together contemporary and traditional dance. The festival
with professionals and artists. also produced an opera, (Opera Garden) as well as
As well as the ticketed events the Festival performances developed by the participating
staged a parade, open-air performances and a companies working together over the course of the
fringe programme in community venues. Festival.
A programme attracted over 30,000 people to In November 2017 it was announced
more than seventy events throughout north east that Aberdeen City Council was to cease funding
Scotland each year. Concerts, dance shows and the event. In March 2018, it was announced that
galas in Aberdeen were held in venues such as His the festival trust was to be wound up.
Majesty's Theatre, The Music Hall and The Lemon