Vavine

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Event Vavine
Venue Brown's Mart Theatre, Darwin, NT
First Date 13 February 2004
Last Date 14 February 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Vavine will be presented by the Sunameke Pacific Island performance group. Sunameke captures the cultural diversity of Darwin and performs a wide range of traditional and contemporary song and dance from Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific.Sunameke has toured around Australia and the Pacific and has increased its numbers from four to fourteen and will perform for the first time in Darwin this weekend.Vavine is based on a legend from the Papua New Guinea region of Mekeo and tells of the story of Kolou Vavine." The legend is about the origin of our songs and dances from the region and how w
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Dance
Traditional
Subjects Intercultural
Organisations
  • Sunameke, Production Company, Dance Group
  • Sunameke, Presenting Company, Dance Group
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julia Gray Dance Director
Text Nationality Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Northern Territory News 13/02/04
Event Identifier 62753