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TAOGA FESTIVAL NIUE ARTS & CULTURE
We're in Niue at the Taoga Festival Niue Arts & Culture where NZ based Niuean artists have collaborated with festival organisers and local Niueans with performances, workshops, exhibitions and more in order for local Niueans to develop their skills.
Check out all the action here ...
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Director - Shimpal Lelisi
Editor - Shimpal Lelisi & Mario Gaoa
Camera/Sound Operators - Jack Tarrant
Talent - Haanz Fa'avae Jackson & Leki Jackson-Bourke
SOUTHSIDE RISE - REVOLUTION
“14 Schools. 100 Warriors. 1 Village.”
Black Friars are back with the 3rd and final instalment of Southside Rise and have struck theatrical Gold once again. This moving, thought provoking piece has blown away it’s audience with the sheer talent, passion and professionalism from students barely old enough to vote. The show left me in absolute awe of both the students, for sharing their revolutionary stories with us, and the Black Friars for giving them the tools to do so.
The Show!
At Southside Grammar, there’s the Hacker, the Polyfest Leader, the Artist, the Debater and the Story-teller. Each student using their unique talents to navigate their way through life as a young, brown, South Auckland student. Each student was faced with their own individual obstacle when an unforgiving Principal takes away their tools of expression.…more
The conferring of a Doctor of Letters awarded to His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi
Last week the conferring of a Doctor of Letters was awarded to His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi (former Head of State and Prime Minister of Samoa) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
He was honoured with this beautiful pese Samoa 'Le Atunu'u Pele' by members of the St Salvators Chapel Choir, University of St Andrews in Scotland.
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Video Credit - Creative Samoa
D7s 'DISCIPLINE GAMES' 2019
We're down at the D7 Discipline Performance 'Discipline Games' where teams and individuals compete to smash out a set in 7 minutes.
GOAL? To find the fittest D7 athlete!
VUNILAGI VOU OPENS IN OTAHUHU
South Auckland's newest art gallery, community & consultancy space Vunilagi Vou opened in Otahuhu a week and a half ago with a large group exhibition WWJD:2 featuring predominantly local, South Auckland based artists. We talked to Director & Artist-Curator Ema Tavola about the exhibition as well as her hopes & dreams for the gallery.
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I’m a Fijian-New Zealander with maternal heritage connecting me to England and Ireland, and paternally to the island of Dravuni, Kadavu in Fiji, and Suva, where I was born. I was brought up in England and Belgium, and finished secondary school in Wellington. I bounced around between Fiji and New Zealand until I started tertiary studies and settled in South Auckland; I’ve been here for almost 18 years now.
For the past 15 years I’ve worked as a curator, arts project manager, advisor and advocate for Pacific art and South Auckland. I started my career formally as Pacific Arts Coordinator for what was then Manukau City Council, and in that capacity was able to establish Fresh Gallery Ōtara, an exhibitions gallery in the Ōtara Town Centre.…more
THE HEELS ARE ALIVE - FINE FATALE
Ahead of their upcoming foray into the world of cabaret we talk to Fine Fatale Co-Director & Choreographer Mario Faumui about their new show 'The Heels are Alive'
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Who is Fine Fatale and how/why did the group form and can you also talk about the role you have in the group etc?
Fine Fatale was a springboard off of PIPA & LIMA DANCE.
It was about creating our own space and not so much relying on other industry folks to do it for us when we can create a space to tell our stories ourselves. I’m the Co-Director and Choreographer alongside my Kelly Rowland Amanaki Prescott-Faletau.
Your show 'The Heels are Alive' premieres this Thursday - can you tell us about the show and why it's unique?
The Heels Are Alive is a celebration of people from all walks of life. Whether you is a little kitty kat heel, a construction boot heel, a church stomping heel, a 6 inch business woman heel stomping K Road, or even barefoot on the earth vibes.…more
KEEPIN IT FRESH - FIFO FILM FESTIVAL TAHITI
Highlights from FIFO 2019 film festival in Tahiti.
Pacific film makers across Oceania show their work at the FIFO Film Festival - Check out some of the amazing new docos you can check out here on the CoconetTV and some that are coming out soon.
ONE LOVE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 2019
Our Fresh reporter Shimpal Lelisi checks out the highlights at One Love Festival in New Zealand & investigates why our Pacific Islands people love & connect with reggae music so much.
ONION SQUAD - HIP HOP INTERNATIONALS
Onion Squad is the first team from The Kingdom of Tonga to qualify to compete at the World Hip Hop International in Phoenix, Arizona in August 2019.
Over the last 10 years people have been working towards growing the dance scene in Tonga. This year they have been running community dance classes and have wanted to find ways to create more opportunities for their young people in the creative arts.
Onion Squad have the opportunity to live the dream many people in Tonga have been following on Youtube for over 15 years. This will open up more doors not only for the team but also to create more platforms for our young people so can put up a good fight against social issues that are plaguing our youth in recent years, such as drugs and school fighting.
Their hope is that Creative Arts will take over the Kingdom so that their young people will have an alternative to these issues.…more
BLACK GRACE - THE GUERRILLA COLLECTION
The Guerrilla Collection are taking over the waterfront!
Black Grace have come together with some of Auckland’s most treasured Maori & Pasifika artists, to bring you “The Guerrilla Collection”
The brainchild of Arts Laureate Neil Ieremia, partnered with artists Anapela Polataivao, Victor Rodger, Courtney Sina-Meredith, Justin Haiu, Paul Fagamalo, Sean Macdonald and youngun Leki Jackson-Bourke, the 3 Day Festival is set to start this coming Friday, 2nd November at the ASB Waterfront Theatre.
Guerrilla Collection explores the daunting idea of “What will Auckland look like in 30 years, what will it look like, smell like, feel like, taste like”
For Curator Neil Ieremia, it was important for Pasifika People to be involved in this conversation.
“We are the largest Pacific City in the world ... It’s so important that we have a voice and a seat at the table, so give us one! And if you don’t give us one, we’ll take one” he said.…more