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June Fono

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Welcome to the after-match report from Banana Boat’s June fono in Grey Lynn, which was very kindly run by Arnette.

Present were ARNETTE ARAPAI, GRANT BAYLEY, RAWIRI, STAN WOLFGRAMM, and DAVID MAMEA.

Apologies were received from Journalist-of-the-Year nominee AROHA AWARAU, a keeping-warm-and-hydrating KAHURANGI CARTER, a show-opening LEILANI UNASA, and a travelling play-reading escorting JENNI HEKA.

BANANA BOAT BUSINESS

Banana Boat has a website! You’re at it right now! ISN’T THIS COOL?

NEWS TO USE

Radio New Zealand and Playmarket Brown Ink are hosting an Audio Drama: A Writer’s Dream workshop on Friday 6 July in Auckland. For more details, click on the Opportunities link at Playmarket.

COMING UP

Arnette’s looking forward to the 2012 Playmarket Brown Ink announcements due at the end of July.

Two nights to go at Wakapurei 2012: Rough, Raw and Ready, with Dianna Fuemana’s My Mother Dreaming and Mitch Tawhi Thomas’s Have Car Will Travel.

And two nights to go on Indigenous Theatre’s run of Chris Molloy‘s The Revival. Buy your tickets here.

And rumours abound of a tenth anniversary remounting of Kila Kokonut Krew’s seminal The Taro King – keep your eyes peeled in August.

SCRIPT READING

Grant very generously shared a recent draft of his Earthquake Weather script with the group. You and your script have come a long way, baby! We look forward to the next stage of its evolution.

NEXT FONO

– will be on THURSDAY 26 JULY, at Toi Ora Live Art Trust, 6 Putiki Street, Grey Lynn.

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June Fono

Boat Business, Theatre, , , , , , , , , ,

Ni sa bula
Taloha ni
Talofa lava
Fakaalofa lahi atu
Malo e lelei
Kia orana
Tena koutou

Welcome to the after-match report from Banana Boat’s June fono in Grey Lynn.

Present were GRANT BAYLEY, JENNI HEKA, SHONA TARAI, GERALDINE WARREN, LEILANI UNASA, and DAVID MAMEA.

Apologies were received from MAUREEN FEPULEA’I, CHRIS MOLLOY, JAMES NOKISE, ERIC SMITH, VENUS STEPHENS, and JASON TAOUMA.

Banana Boat Business

LEILANI was kind enough to take questions about Indigenous Theatre’s run of CHRIS MOLLOY’s The Last Taniwha.  Her answers were enlightening.

JENNI was also kind enough to do a Q&A on Hekama Creative’s run of MICHAEL REWIRI-THORSEN’s Strong Hands. Her openness was appreciated.

VENUS STEPHEN’s monologue in the Matariki Festival’s Maori Monologues had a number of favourable mentions.  Go Venus!

The next slew of Creative Clinics, Newbie Writers Workshop, and proposed Master Class are slated for the Southside Festival (previously the Manukau Festival) in September-October this year. Details will be advised closer to that time.

News to Use

The 2011 Survive + Thrive Forum is back, and on for one day only:  Thursday 14 July.  Book now or brace for disappointment.

Coming Up

LEILANI and JENNI are part of the Short + Sweet season.  There are unconfirmed rumours that CHRIS MOLLOY and JONATHAN RILEY are also involved.  Short + Sweet has been running since 5 July and runs this Saturday.  Mark Saturday 16 July in your diaries.  Go on.  Now.

Auckland Theatre Company’s Young & Hungry season runs from 23 July to 6 August.  Get inspired.  Git.

SHONA TARAI, JONNY SAGALA, VENUS and LEILANI are part of an exhibition at the Fresh Gallery in Otara opening in either late July or early August.  Peel your eyes.

Banana Boat has booked dates for some Christmas Cheer around late November to early December. Be afraid.

Script Reading

GRANT’s musical, “Earthquake Weather”, was read by those present, enjoyed, with feedback given to Grant for his consideration.  Thanks, Grant – we look forward to the next draft.

Next Fono

– will be on THURSDAY 28 JULY 2011 at the Mangere Arts Centre, corner of Orly Avenue and Bader Drive, Mangere Town Centre.

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