PRIDE FESTIVAL
There’s parades, performances, films and fashion but some of the specific Pacific flavors of this years Pride Fest include:
The legendary Cindy of Samoa headlines ‘Queens of Skycity’ - a FREE event with Kita Mean & Victoria Secretzz on:
Saturday 3rd Feb, 8pm
Saturday 3rd Feb, 8pm
Saturday 10th Feb, 12am (Midnight)
Saturday 17th Feb, 8pm
She'll also be seen rocking the stage at the Big Gay Out along with super diva Lavina Williams - free event at Coyle Park Sunday Feb 11th from midday.
FAF SWAG host a Vogue Ball to kick off a new online Interactive Documentary that features stories of the collective, at the Auckland Art Gallery on Weds Feb 7th.
FREE event!
Divas of stage and screen ‘Fine Fatale’ premiere their show ‘Geish/Tuiga’ on Feb 9th and 10th at the Q Theatre, promising a mix of unique dance, theatre, vocals and visuals in this expression of the young fa’afafine experience.
Buy tickets here: http://www.qtheatre.co.nz/geishtuiga
'Pasifika Superstars of Tomorow’ features writers Gina Cole, Courtney Sina Meredith and Tulia Thompson who jam on their work and ideas on Feb 10th at AUT.
Buy tickets here: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2018/feb/samesame-pasifika-superstars
Iconic Pacific Sister Rosanna Raymond headlines ‘Xhrome Xhrysalis’ a one-off interdisciplinary project designed through the premise of digital and IRL spaces for indigenous queer artists of colour, curated by FAFSWAG artist Akashi Fisi’inaua, aka Queen Kapussi.
Buy tickets here: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2018/feb/xhrome-xhrysalis
‘Fala Muncher’ hits the stage in Feb 13th-17th at the Basement Theater - the story of four incredibly brave gay Pacific women on a journey to self-discovery, heartbreak, laughter, love and ladies.
Performed by PIPA women: Lyncia Muller, Cassisse Utah, Vaiari Ngaromoana Irirangi and Cassandra de la Croix.
Buy tickets here: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2018/feb/fala-muncher
Also on during Pride Week is Tongan multidisciplinary artist Sione Monu’s ‘Kahoa Kalala’ series at Object Space in Ponsonby where he will be holding a Kahoa making workshop on Feb 17th.
Don’t forget to catch the Coconet TVs ‘Weaving Rainbows’ series of mini documentaries on our rainbow aiga online: http://www.thecoconet.tv/coco-series/weaving-rainbows/
