A Master of None: Brown Fala

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Event A Master of None: Brown Fala
Venue Circa One, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Kia Mau Festival 2025
First Date 30 May 2025
Opening Date 30 May 2025
Last Date 31 May 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Spoiler: it’s messy under the Fala
At the centre of many Samoan homes lies the fala—a woven mat, passed between hands, across generations. It carries memory, it speaks of care, and it holds space for ceremony, conflict, grief, and celebration. In A Master of None: Brown Fala, this sacred practice of weaving becomes the central metaphor for a bold, choral performance work that unravels and rethreads what it means to belong—especially when that belonging is fractured by silence, power, and diaspora.
Set against the backdrop of Samoan communal life, Brown Fala draws together a cabinet of Pacif
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Choral
Community
Drama
Subjects Attitudes
Community
Samoan
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ensai August Actor and Singer
Lila Crichton Actor and Singer
Maaia-te-oho Holman-Wharehoka Actor and Singer
Iris Little Actor and Singer
Hayden Nickel Actor and Singer
Adah Setefano Actor and Singer
Masi Smih Actor and Singer
Masunu Tu'ua Actor and Singer
Luchiano Tuioti Actor and Singer
Luchiano Tuioti Choreographer
Lila Crichton Composer
Hayden Nickel Composer
Masi Smih Costume Designer
Lila Crichton Director
Hami Hawkins Lighting Operator/Technician
Veititi Alapati Musician: Cellist
Maaia-te-oho Holman-Wharehoka Musician: Guitarist
Ensai August Musician: Percussionist
Masunu Tu'ua Musician: Pianist
Jillian Tupuse Musician: Violist
Text Nationality Samoa
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 211131