About.
Company
Pacific Dance Festival
Duration
75 minutes, no interval
Advisory
Contains loud noises, haze and strobe lighting
Ta'alili and Pacific Dance Festival presents MANU MALO.
A debris of memories reveals the accumulation of community and the evolution of language from the tongue through the body. For Tapu, this language mimics the climate of the ocean and sky, dancing and speaking in the rhythm of nature’s song, sitting close to the earth, holding it close to the chest and listening to the ocean wash dreams ashore. Tapu enters the stage with family, friends and guests from Samoa, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Hamburg. Between dreams and imaginings, the performers return to an origin that is undefined, remembering the history they are bringing to the stage, and search for moments of being one.
A co-production with K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg and Pacific Dance NZ.
Funded by Creative NZ, Peacocke Dance Trust and Hamburgische Kulturstiftung.
Direction
Creative
Sean Curham
Lighting design
Tori Manley-Tapu
Costume design
John Harris
Prop builder
Sasha Gibb
Project and tour management
Music and Sound
Eden Mulholland
Villa Lemanu
Say3 (New Day)
Spewer aka Olivia Luki
Voice of Mable Lartey
Voices of Vou Dance Company
Cast
Folasaitu Meki Tapu
Gifty Lartey
Jahra Wasasala
Ken Vaega
Ooshcon Masseurs
Seidah Tuaoi
Talili Manley-Tapu
Tavai Fa'asavalu
Aloali´i Tapu
Tori Manely-Tapu
Gallery.
Book
Tickets.
Tickets.
Adult $70
Senior (65+) $55
Concession* $45
Group 10+ $45
Student $45
Message from Ta'alili
MANU MALO was developed in Hamburg, Germany during our residency at K3 - Centre of Choreography - Tanzplan, Hamburg, premiering at Kampnagel - K2 on 15 March.
We thank the technical team during our time there who made our time in the theatre smooth and breezy. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to our friends and family during the development of our recent works during such a difficult season for artists, especially independent artists and freelancers across Aotearoa and abroad. We thank Joshua Faleatua and Tyler Carney-Faleatua, original cast members and contributing artists to the kaupapa of MANU MALO and Ta'alili. We thank our artists, who have entrusted us with their dreams that give insights into their communities in realms present and beyond. Finally, we thank Pacific Dance NZ, who have supported us throughout our years of making art. We look forward to sharing the space and energy with you Auckland. Ia manuia.
Made with the support of:
Pacific Dance NZ
Peacocke Dance Trust
Creative New Zealand
Hamburgische Kulturstiftung
K3 - Zentrum für Choreographie | Tanzplan, Hamburg