Fa'aafa
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| Venue | Basement Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| First Date | 15 August 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last Date | 19 August 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Premiere | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Fa’aafa combines Samoan oral traditions, adornment, movement and sound. Juxtaposed against the colour and contrast of modern digital projection, Fa’aafa creates a gripping and responsive Samoan fāgogo (fable) for young urban polynesians.
Created by digital native Pati Solomona Tyrell this work unveils a world known only to Samoans through whispers. Featuring Joey Tinai, Falencie Filipo, Moe Laga. With poetry by renowned Samoan poet Tusiata Avia. |
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| Description Source | Website | |||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poetry
Storytelling Movement-based Theatre Multidisciplinary |
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Culture
Digital technology Fa'afafine LGBTQI Samoan Third Gender Tradition Urban |
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| Text Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Event Identifier | 214561 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dataset | Theatre Aotearoa | |||||||||||||||||||
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