Four Exciting Pacific Shows at First Auckland Fringe Festival

“Off Stage”, “Pollywood”, “The Minister’s Son”, and the world Premiere of “The Auckalofa Monologues” will feature prominently at Auckland’s first ever Fringe Festival. “Off Stage” is a free event organised by the Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust on Friday 27 February to showcase some of Auckland’s most creative and talented Pacific artists. Short experimental films and documentary screenings (2-7 pm) will be followed by live performances, readings, presentations (7-10 pm), and live music to round off the night. On Monday 16 March, “Pollywood” will screen Pacific films and celebrate Pacific people working in the industry. In “The Minister’s Son” (7 pm, 17 March), James Nokise takes an honest and unflinching look at his father’s personal journey from his violent history with his mother to be the man he is today. The Auckalofa Monologues (9 pm, 22 March) is a gritty series of characters and stories of Polynesian youth from Auckland. A bold tale of lust, dreams and Bebo, it is told through multimedia, movement and song. All shows will be performed at Galatos, in Newton. For more information contact Hilary Ord, MIC Toi Rerehiko, Level 1, 321 Karangahape Road, Newton, Auckland ( (09) 379-9922 ) or visit www.mic.org.nz.