Rodney Bell

Rodney Bell is of Maori descent from the Ngaati Maniapoto Tribe in Aotearoa.
Rodney actively works not only as an artist but also as an advocator and provocateur, calling for stronger integration and providing voice for people with diverse requirements to have more choice and control over their lives.

His talent and leadership as a disabled performing Maaori artist have won him the Wellington Theatre Award 2018 for best Actor, the Arts Access Artistic Achievement Award 2017 and the Attitude Artistic Achievement Award in 2016 but his biggest Award is the honour of sharing the Air with All those in His Life.

He waka eke noa
Translation: A canoe we are all in with no exception