Nadia Freeman is a creative producer, poet and electronic musician of Pakeha and Indo-Fijian heritage. Her unusual performance works often combine storytelling, poetry and music and have been presented at the New Zealand International Festival of Arts, The Performance Arcade, Kia Mau Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Hidden Door Festival UK. Nadia was the executive producer for Eastern Sound Stories podcast that won the Taite Award for Outstanding Music Journalism 2023 and won this years APRA AMCOS Art music grant to develop The Girmit her music art piece about the indentured labourers who were taken from India to Fiji.
Current Touring Production: The Girmit
An immersive experience through the Pacific’s untold history of indentured labour from India to Fiji. Nadia uses live sound sampling techniques, recording narrations of archived accounts, songs and poetry to tell you the story of her ancestors.
Visit her poetry page to see videos of her poetry.
Previous Shows:
Ever wondered what it would be like if you didn’t catch the plane home? Chose a different career? Stayed with your ex. Nadia explores the themes in a poetic storytelling of choice and chance.
Sensory solo poetry show that pairs Nadia’s poetry collection with a selection of items to taste.
Nadia Freeman and Rose Northey’s exclusive habour view restuarant. With only seating for two dinners are encouraged to book in advance. Be prepared for a excentric service and a menu full of surprises as you select from the theme’s our poets have prepared.
Miss Leading Productions 