The Songmaker's Chair

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Event The Songmaker's Chair
Venue Maidment Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2003
First Date 11 September 2003
Opening Date 20 September 2003
Last Date 27 September 2003
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Peseola and Malaga have lived in New Zealand for over forty years, but they have kept Samoan tradition and custom and brought up their children in 'the Peseola way'. The time has come for Peseola to relinquish his position as family leader and to hand over his father's chair to one of his offspring.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Fale Aitu
Family
Marriage
Migration
Patriarchy
Samoa
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Grace Hoet Actor Nofo
Tausili Mose Actor Lilo
Ana Tuigamala Actor Malaga
Nancy Brunning Assistant Director
Nathaniel Lees Director
Vera Thomas Lighting Designer
Jason Smith Musician
Albert Wendt Playwright
John Verryt Set Designer
Sima Urale Video Artist
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Samoa
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Te Papa performance dates: 27/02/2004 - 03/03/2004. Soundings Theatre, Te Papa (Wellington). Reviews: Title: Dressed Samoans talk, and talk, about their lives Date: 27/9/2003 Author: Frances Edmond Publication: NZ Listener Title: The Songmaker`s Chair Date: 21/9/2003 Author: Kathryn van Beek Publication: Sunday Star Times
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Auckland Arts Festival 2003
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 185566