Toi Whakaari

It was established in 1970 and is located in Wellington, New Zealand, in the Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre.

Toi Whakaari has a roll of approximately 130 students annually, who study for up to three years.

The Māori portion of the name translates to "a place of learning (Te Kura), performing arts (Toi Whakaari), in (O) New Zealand (Aotearoa)".

[1] Toi Whakaari was established in 1970 by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, as the New Zealand Drama School,[3] with Nola Leigh Millar as its first director.

The book, titled Transitions, was written by Bill Guest, former Head of the Entertainment Technology Programme and Associate Director.

Entrance to Toi Whakaari and Te Whaea: The National Dance and Drama Centre
'The Twelfth Man' poster at Centrepoint Theatre (1983). This was the graduate production 1982 [ 2 ]