This Place Here
Schedule
Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 11:00 am
UTC+12:00Location
Te Puna Creative Hub | Auckland, AU
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š Aotearoaās largest collab of ancestral instruments in a live visual experiencešļø 2 Nights, May 22 & 23 - 7.00pm
š° FREE Entry
š KÅmanawa Theatre, Te Puna
šļø https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/this-place-here-tickets-1987769054752
THIS PLACE HERE is a TÄmaki Makaurau-based music project led by acclaimed multi-disciplinary artist Swap Gomez, featuring a live ensemble of musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds, including players with whakapapa and musical lineages spanning Bangladesh, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, India, Nigeria, TĆ¼rkiye, Iran, Sakha, MÄori, and China, with credits across Yoko-Zuna, Avantdale Bowling Club, and Grammy Award winners Kitaro and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
Centred on ancestral instruments and contemporary collaboration, the project blends traditional instrumentation with a modern live performance approach. Originally developed through a full-length documentary, yet to be released, focused on the players and their instruments living in Aotearoa, the project has since evolved into a distinct performance work incorporating live visual storytelling.
This year, This Place Here returns as an immersive live performance at KÅmanawa Theatre, Te Puna Creative Hub, with two free public shows on May 22 and 23. Blending live instruments, visual storytelling, the show brings global instrumentation and TÄmaki Makaurau-rooted stories into one multi-sensory experience.
Featuring:
Swap Gomez - drums
Shekhar Gomes - harmonium
Guy Harrison - keys
JY Lee - saxophone & flute
Alan Brown - keys
Sargam Madhur - sitar
Basant Madhur - tabla
Stephen Small - keys
Shizuka Kashima - violin
Kenji Iwamitsu-Holdaway - guitar
Mavs Adegbite - djembe, ngoma
Huiming Wu - guzheng
Ayar Khomus - khomus
Rasoul Abbasi - kamancheh
Great South - taonga pūoro
Antonio Karam - berimbau / ngoni
Mahsuni Mutlu - baÄlama
Live visuals by
Tim Coetzee & Swap Gomez
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Where is it happening?
Te Puna Creative Hub, 10 Henderson Valley Rd, Henderson, Auckland 0612, New Zealand, AucklandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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