Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to the Toi Whakaari Challenge – a national competition for students of Technology, Design, Fashion, Drama and Art. Open to all Aotearoa secondary students, Years 11 – 13, TWC Contestants are invited to imagine that they are working in the Art Department of a movie, for which they will imagine, design or make elements for a fictional world – a scenario set in a future Martian colony. Using the TWC brief, the competition requires the showing of work to create design (images, workbooks) or constructed objects (images, video) according to the competition categories. Winning entrants will be eligible for a pool of prizes and receive valuable creative feedback from industry professionals. The Competition is open for submissions anytime during terms two and three: 3 May – 1 October, 2021.
2020 Text Lab see's our first year actors and costumiers collaborate on Blood Wedding by Frederico Garcia Lorca.
Come get your 2021 Armageddon cosplay, costume or comic inspired fantasy fashion ready with our Con Crunch – a two day construction masterclass with legendary Weta Workshop sculptor Sanit Klamchanuan (Thor: Ragnorok, Mulan, Power Rangers, Ghost in the Shell, Thunderbirds Are Go) who is teaming up with Toi Whakaari to run these epic weekends.
The annual Festival of Work-in-Development is a major event in the school’s calendar.
Category is: “My only love sprung from my only hate”. It’s Verona via Porirua – on the way home from Courtney Place.
Written by Hone Kouka & Toi Whakaari 2020 Third Year Acting students. Directed by Hone Kouka, Production Design by Sylvie McCreanor, Sound Design by Karnan Saba & Choreography by Tupe Lualua.
Written by Victor Rodger, Directed by Jarod Rawiri, Production Design by Cody Derbyshire, Sound Design Karnan Saba & Choreography by Tupe Lualua.
Join us for Open Day 2020 held on Friday the 21st of August. We will be hosting x3 campus tours: 10am, 1pm, 3pm, followed by a Q&A session with some of our staff and students. There are only 20 spaces per tour. Register for your place today!
2020 Text Lab see's our first year actors and costumiers collaborate on Blood Wedding by Frederico Garcia Lorca.
Our annual showcase featuring the major works of our graduating costumiers, plus other highlights including millinery, corsetry, masks and some of the costumes from recent Toi Whakaari productions.
This full scale Jacobean production event is the culmination of several months of hard graft from our aspiring production managers, design students and 2nd year actors.
This project holds a tradition of blasting audiences with originality and innovation. Book now!
Manifest is the annual showcase of the work of our graduating makers and designers for stage and screen.
Toi Film is Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School’s annual world-premiere screening of short films created by graduating students in collaboration with some of Aotearoa’s top industry professionals.
The annual Festival of Work-in-Development is a major event in the school’s calendar.
Category is: “My only love sprung from my only hate”. It’s Verona via Porirua – on the way home from Courtney Place.
Written by Hone Kouka & Toi Whakaari 2020 Third Year Acting students. Directed by Hone Kouka, Production Design by Sylvie McCreanor, Sound Design by Karnan Saba & Choreography by Tupe Lualua.
Written by Victor Rodger, Directed by Jarod Rawiri, Production Design by Cody Derbyshire, Sound Design Karnan Saba & Choreography by Tupe Lualua.
Join us for Open Day 2020 held on Friday the 21st of August. We will be hosting x3 campus tours: 10am, 1pm, 3pm, followed by a Q&A session with some of our staff and students. There are only 20 spaces per tour. Register for your place today!
2020 Text Lab see's our first year actors and costumiers collaborate on Blood Wedding by Frederico Garcia Lorca.
Our annual showcase featuring the major works of our graduating costumiers, plus other highlights including millinery, corsetry, masks and some of the costumes from recent Toi Whakaari productions.
This full scale Jacobean production event is the culmination of several months of hard graft from our aspiring production managers, design students and 2nd year actors.
This project holds a tradition of blasting audiences with originality and innovation. Book now!
Manifest is the annual showcase of the work of our graduating makers and designers for stage and screen.
Toi Film is Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School’s annual world-premiere screening of short films created by graduating students in collaboration with some of Aotearoa’s top industry professionals.
Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to the Toi Whakaari Challenge – a national competition for students of Technology, Design, Fashion, Drama and Art. Open to all Aotearoa secondary students, Years 11 – 13, TWC Contestants are invited to imagine that they are working in the Art Department of a movie, for which they will imagine, design or make elements for a fictional world – a scenario set in a future Martian colony. Using the TWC brief, the competition requires the showing of work to create design (images, workbooks) or constructed objects (images, video) according to the competition categories. Winning entrants will be eligible for a pool of prizes and receive valuable creative feedback from industry professionals. The Competition is open for submissions anytime during terms two and three: 3 May – 1 October, 2021.
Come get your 2021 Armageddon cosplay, costume or comic inspired fantasy fashion ready with our Con Crunch – a two day construction masterclass with legendary Weta Workshop sculptor Sanit Klamchanuan (Thor: Ragnorok, Mulan, Power Rangers, Ghost in the Shell, Thunderbirds Are Go) who is teaming up with Toi Whakaari to run these epic weekends.
The annual Festival of Work-in-Development is a major event in the school’s calendar.
Category is: “My only love sprung from my only hate”. It’s Verona via Porirua – on the way home from Courtney Place.
Written by Hone Kouka & Toi Whakaari 2020 Third Year Acting students. Directed by Hone Kouka, Production Design by Sylvie McCreanor, Sound Design by Karnan Saba & Choreography by Tupe Lualua.
Written by Victor Rodger, Directed by Jarod Rawiri, Production Design by Cody Derbyshire, Sound Design Karnan Saba & Choreography by Tupe Lualua.
Join us for Open Day 2020 held on Friday the 21st of August. We will be hosting x3 campus tours: 10am, 1pm, 3pm, followed by a Q&A session with some of our staff and students. There are only 20 spaces per tour. Register for your place today!
2020 Text Lab see's our first year actors and costumiers collaborate on Blood Wedding by Frederico Garcia Lorca.
Our annual showcase featuring the major works of our graduating costumiers, plus other highlights including millinery, corsetry, masks and some of the costumes from recent Toi Whakaari productions.
This full scale Jacobean production event is the culmination of several months of hard graft from our aspiring production managers, design students and 2nd year actors.
This project holds a tradition of blasting audiences with originality and innovation. Book now!
Manifest is the annual showcase of the work of our graduating makers and designers for stage and screen.
Toi Film is Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School’s annual world-premiere screening of short films created by graduating students in collaboration with some of Aotearoa’s top industry professionals.
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