A traumatic experience births Leilani Etuale’s hatred towards her father’s culture. She struggles to identify herself with the Samoan culture she so desperately wants to be a part of. Her journey, expressively shown through Samoan and contemporary movement, song, music and spoken word, is her drive to prove to all and most prominently herself that …
Is there a story from your community that you would like to tell through film but don’t know where to start? Do you want the chance to have 6 months one-on-one mentoring with an experienced filmmaker? Script to Screen presents the 2014 South Auckland Short Film Workshop – a free two-day workshop that will give …
Our Pacific Legends Inspired by the Pacific Legend of the Coconut, this interactive workshop will see participants creating their own unique story while twisting and turning through the Henderson Town Centre. The experience includes the art of spoken word and live music. Open to all the community. Sunday 23 November 1pm-2pm Price: Free Tuesday 25 …
Dead Pigs Don’t Grow On Trees is a living exhibition exploring Polynesian art and the body by artist Rosanna Raymond exhibiting a mix of fabrications, installation and acti.VA.tions. Raymond works with people, spaces and things in her practice to activate a dynamic relationship between them, to realise and reshape the ta-va duality. This is a …
Ōtara Urbanesia Stage A Pasifika showcase featuring a mix of music, dance, spoken word and theatre. Ōtara represent! Featuring music sensation STKS, one of the finest talents to emerge from what has become known as a breeding ground for innovative and dynamic acts. Fine Fatale tear up the dance floor with their fierece hip-hop-Pacific-Vogue swagger. …