A Multidicsiplinary Approach to Vocal Health - 2.00pm, Friday 23 July
Amy Oughton, Kristina Saul, Dr Jacqui Allen
Black Lives Matter, Rangatiratanga, and their effects on Voice Teaching TODAY - 4.00pm, Friday 23 July
Dr Te Oti Rakena,
Department of Voice at the University of Auckland
Dr Tessa Romano, Department of Voice at Otago University.
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Panelists
Dr Te Oti Rakena, Head of Voice, University of Auckland Dr Tessa Romano, Head of Voice, University of Otago Te Ohorere Williams About this session The year 2020 is not only remembered as the year that brought the Corona Virus, but also as the year that the Black Lives Matter movement shook the world. After the murders of Black Americans Breonna Taylor and George Floyd by American police officers, protestors across the globe took to the streets in opposition to state-sanctioned violence, including in cities in our own backyard. While the BLM movement centres around the United States, its core values and the creation of new terms has empowered underprivileged groups globally, highlighted in the creation of the acronym BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color). Resonating with the use of armed police in predominantly Māori and Pasifika areas and the century-old fight for Rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty/self-determination), BLM has created heightened awareness around the ways in which institutions, industries, and individuals both perpetuate and combat pre-existing iniquities in Aotearoa New Zealand. This panel discussion will centre around the ways in which these movements impact even upon singing institutions and the teaching of voice. The discussion will include not only the ways in which voice teaching can evolve so as to comply with the values of these civil rights movements, but also how voice teaching can actively facilitate and contribute to these causes. |
Open Discussion, Q&A and Regional Hubs - 4.00pm, Sunday 25 July
Lead by NEWZATS Council.
More details coming soon.
More details coming soon.
