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Toi Whakaari is New Zealand's foremost national drama school. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand, and offers training in acting, costume construction, performing arts management – and design for stage and screen.
- Our Kaupapa
- Our Purpose
- Our Values
- Governance
From our whare standing on whenua in Te Whanganui-a-Tara we nurture talented students in performance arts through innovative, co-creative and recognised learning programmes - to realise their creative potential and navigate sustainable paths forward.
Hei whakanui i ō tātou ao: Reveal and connect Aotearoa story-makers. Here the focus is on how we might best work with and develop students in ways that enhance their ability, individually and with others, to have positive impacts in the worlds they will go on to lead and activate.
Manaakitanga: We work together in ways that enhance each other’s mana. We encourage and support one another and ourselves to reach our full potential. Rangatiratanga: We recognise that everyone has potential to be leaders and that their training helps them develop and hone these skills. Mātauranga: We value knowledge acquisition and transmissio...
Toi Whakaari is managed on a day to day basis by three co-leaders operating collectively as Tira Mana Kōkiri. The leadership rōpū consists of the dual role of Tumuaki (Director) and Poutūhono (Engagement-focused), the Poukōkiri Mātauranga (Academic-focused), and the Pouhāpai Ahurea (People-focused). Our current Tira Mana Kōkiri members: The Tumuaki...
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's national drama school. It was established in 1970 and is located in Wellington, New Zealand in the Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre. Toi Whakaari offers training in acting, costume construction, set and props construction, performing arts management and design for stage and screen.
Held at Toi Whakaari in Wellington, this three-day intensive series of workshops will enable you to work with all the acting tutors at Toi Whakaari in a wide range of environments including screen and live performance.
Toi Whakaari has a diversity of cultures, which we greatly value, including an international student community. We welcome applications from students from all over the world. Toi Whakaari currently has students from Canada, the USA, Japan, and Germany.
Toi Whakaari is New Zealand’s largest dedicated training provider for professionals working in the screen and performing arts industries. It was established in 1970 by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council (now Creative New Zealand) and remains the premier training ground for performing arts professionals in New Zealand.
Toi Whakaari has an illustrious alumni! You can see and find out more about our graduates here.
