Tru Paraha (Ngāti Hine) is an experimental artist and choreographer. A New Zealand School of Dance alumna, she has toured festivals in Malaysia, America, New Caledonia, England, Italy, Holland, Germany, Austria, and Belgium and held residencies in Tahiti, Japan, Australia, and throughout Aotearoa. Tru’s independent productions regularly feature at national art events and festivals, including the Undisciplining Dance Symposium, Kowhiti Dance Festival, Votive Poetics Symposium, Tempo Dance Festival, and Experimental Dance Week Aotearoa. Her works have been presented in heritage sites, galleries, theatres, bespoke studios, and marae and absorb a range of interests, including tātai arorangi, darkness, and dirty technologies.