Floating Islanders : Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa / Lisa Warrington and David O'Donnell.

By:

Warrington, Lisa [author.]

Contributor(s):

O'Donnell, David, 1956- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781988531076
1988531071

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

792.089995093 23

LOC classification:

PN3030 .W37 2017

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. The beginnings of Pasifika theatre -- 2. Pacific Theatre Inc: a sense of Pasifika identity -- 3. The journey to Pacific Underground -- 4. Pacific Underground: the resounding beat -- 5. Pasifika playwriting -- 6. MAU and The Conch: bodies, images and light -- 7. Comedy for the kitchen or the lounge? -- 8. Kila Kokonut Krew: 'From the Pacific we rise' -- 9. Pasifika women writers 2002-15: 'Born restless' -- 10. Building the future -- Conclusion: Floating Islanders -- Appendix: A selected timeline of Pasifika productions 1981-2016.

Summary: "The authors have interviewed over 30 theatre practitioners to tell the story of Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa from 1984 to 2016. This lively book showcases playwrights, directors and performers whose heritage lies in Samoa, Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau and the Cook Islands"--Back cover.

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Includes bibliographical references.

"The authors have interviewed over 30 theatre practitioners to tell the story of Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa from 1984 to 2016. This lively book showcases playwrights, directors and performers whose heritage lies in Samoa, Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau and the Cook Islands"--Back cover.

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