Bare Feet TV series visits Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Host Mickela Mallozzi will be filming episodes showcasing Māori cultural practices and performing arts
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited is delighted to welcome the delegation from the TV series Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland from June 21 to 28, 2024.
The Emmy® Award-winning host and executive producer, Mickela Mallozzi, will be filming episodes showcasing significant traditional and contemporary Māori cultural practices and performing arts during the Matariki celebrations.
Bare Feet is a travel series highlighting the diversity of dance which airs on Amazon Prime globally. A professional dancer and trained musician, Mickela decided to start a journey around the world, taking her camera with her to follow dance in the lives of everyday people wherever she went, starting her own anthropological journey through dance.
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The visit to Aotearoa, anchored by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei with Kaitiaki Dane Tumahai, aims to promote New Zealand as a visitor destination to a North American audience.
This follows the strongest ever December-January summer period for US visitor arrivals into New Zealand, up 4 percent on the pre-pandemic high of 2019-2020, and up 31 percent on the 2022-2023 December to January period.
This corresponds with New Zealand also enjoying the strongest ever connectivity with North America, and a favourable exchange rate, and underscores the growing interest and potential of the North American market for Auckland’s tourism sector.
Bare Feet highlights the diversity of dance and cultural heritage worldwide, making it a perfect platform to showcase the rich Māori culture of Aotearoa.
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