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Hester Ida and the Music

Koha event/Ticketed

Hester Ida and the Music is the newest vision of multi-disciplinary artist Hester Ullyart. Let her talented band of musicians take you on an intimate journey of sound, word, and song. Youth, love and human experience are held up to the light in an open-armed, unforgettable ode to self-government and love. From an award-winning UK born Ōtautahi based artist, in praise of connection, courage, and hope.

I am host to ribbon and string
silk flags trailing
tied too tight for small fingers
If I run fast enough
the flags will turn to kites
the kites will lift me up, above the houses
and carry me away
and I will say
funny

how small it all looks
from up
here

Date and Time:

Sunday, 3-4 pm

Location:

Tūranga, GF0

Trigger warnings:

none

About

Hester Ida (aka Hester Ullyart) is an award winning multi-disciplinary artist. Previous works include ‘notes on a migration’ (Tiny Fest), ‘I am all the rooms of the house’ (Winner Best Poetry Film RNFF, RADA/HOME), ‘Paragon Dreams’ (AWF / Hull Truck), ‘The Ballad of Paragon Station’ (RADA Fest /Ed Fringe / Winner NZFringe). She is published in Catalyst, A Fine Line, Takahē, A Breach of all Size, Wild Pressed UK, 1964 Mountain Culture Aotearoa and variously online. She is the founder of Common Ground Spoken Word live sessions in Ōhinehou. Stage and screen highlights include King Lear (ATC), Woyzeck (Free Theatre) and One Lane Bridge S2 (Great Southern/TVNZ).