This kōrero is all about sharing advice on making performing arts on tight budgets.
Join us for a special evening of sharing from a range of performing arts creatives about their top tips for doing lots with not much.
Producers and arts makers will share their real life experiences of making performing arts on a tight budget.
We will hear from Marianne Infante (actor, theatre producer, writer, emerging director, intimacy professional, advocate, arts administrator and mentor), Anders Falstie-Jensen (producer, writer & director for The Rebel Alliance) and Poe Tiare Tararo (theatre & film maker, as well as Boosted X Moana and E Tū Toi Mentor) before a facilitated kōrero with Amber Curreen. There will be some time for questions and answers, so come curious!
Proudly supported by the ANZ Staff Foundation.
Āhea | When: Tuesday 30 Sept, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Kei hea | Where: Te Pou Theatre, 2 Mt Lebanon Lane
Mō wai | For who: Performing arts whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Utu | Cost: Free
Roanga | Duration: 2hrs
Our panel will be facilitated by Amber Curreen. Joining her for the kōrero are Anders Falstie-Jensen, Marianne Infante and Poe Tiare Tararo (from Boosted).
Get to know more about them below and their practice.
Anders Falstie-Jensen
Anders hails from Viborg in Jutland, Denmark and has lived in Aotearoa New Zealand since 2001. He is the producer, writer and director for The Rebel Alliance. In his past he has worked as the national publicist for the New Zealand International Film Festival; as a stage manager for Massive Theatre Company and Douglas Wright Dance Company and as a production manager for numerous independent productions. From 2014 to 2021 he was a programmer for Auckland Live and was responsible for several Summer in the Square events on Aotea Square as well as putting together the Fringe Town programme at the Auckland Town Hall in 2019/20/21. As a director for The Rebel Alliance his credits are: The Orderly, A Night of French Mayhem, The Bomb, Standstill, Yours Truly, Manifesto 2083, Watching Paint Dry, Back to Square One? and The Valentina.
Marianne Infante
Marianne (M-AH-rianne) Infante is an award-winning Kapampángan-Filipino theatre and film creative based in Tāmaki Makaurau. A graduate of Unitec’s BPSA, she works across the industry as an actor, writer, producer, emerging director, intimacy professional, mentor, and advocate. She is the Executive Director of Proudly Asian Theatre (PAT), co-founder of Te & Kuya Collaborative (TKC), and has served on the Equity NZ board since 2020, championing fair and safe working conditions for artists in Aotearoa.
Marianne is recognised as a trailblazer, having achieved several creative “firsts.” Her debut work PINAY made history as Aotearoa’s first Filipino theatre production, winning ‘Excellent Overall Production’ at the 2019 Auckland Theatre Awards. She went on to write and co-produce MEKENI, NZ’s first Kapampángan film, which earned six NZ WebFest nominations and won her ‘Best Actress’. From 2021 to 2025, she became the first Filipino core cast member on Shortland Street. In 2024, she received WIFT NZ’s Outstanding Newcomer Award.
Poe Tiare Tararo (Cook Islands – Mauke & Manihiki; Māori – Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa)
Poe Tiare is a theatre and film practitioner and a passionate advocate for Māori and Pacific storytelling.
She currently works for Aotearoa’s only arts crowdfunding platform, Boosted, supported by The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi. In her role as Boosted X Moana and E Tū Toi mentor, Poe Tiare supports Māori and Pasifika creatives across the motu by delivering matched funding opportunities in partnership with Creative New Zealand’s Pacific and Māori strategy teams.
Outside of Boosted, Poe Tiare co-directs Tū Anga’anga Productions, a Cook Islands arts company she runs with her partner. Through this kaupapa, she creates work that centres, celebrates, and revitalises Cook Islands identity, language, and storytelling across both stage and screen.
The Whakapuāwai Programme at Te Pou Theatre is an annual programme offering opportunities for development and connection for the Māori performing arts community.
We are grateful to have various organizations, businesses and people supporting many different aspects of Te Pou. We couldn’t achieve what we have without their support. Our Whakapuāwai Programme is sponsored by the following:
