Celebrating 30 years of Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa

Waikiki Pageant cast perform the final hula ‘Hano Hano Hanalei’ in Mele Kanikau. Photo: Joanna Forsberg

Matthias Luafutu, Fa`amoana John Luafutu, Malo Luafutu/Scribe in The White Guitar (2015), The Conch. Photo: Paul Lambert

Kasaya Manulevu and Nina Nawalowalo in Masi (2012), The Conch. Photo: Phillip Merry

Beulah Koale and Fasitua Amosa in Black Faggot (2014 version) by Victor Rodger, dir. Roy Ward. Photo: Karin Williams

Floating Islanders brings together the stories of Pasifika theatre in Aotearoa from 1984-2015. It showcases playwrights, directors and performers whose heritage lies in Samoa, Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau and the Cook Islands. Kathryn Ryan speaks with the book's authors, theatre director and associate professor in theatre studies at University of Otago, Lisa Warrington, and theatre director and associate professor in theatre at Victoria University of Wellington, David O'Donnell.

[play_audio] Listen to the interview here