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Thank you Jenny Fraser for inviting us all to get out and support whats happening in our pacific paradise. ‘The Others’ is an exhibition in Noumea, New Caledonia, showcasing indigenous/aboriginal artists from Australia with supporting artists from the asia-pacific region, who have a mutual respect and common place for ritual, ceremony, legend, politics and more. Check it out pplz!!!

‘the others’ or ‘les autres’ is the touring name of ‘the other APT‘, a multi-art form exhibition produced to coincide with and respond to the 5th Asia Pacific Triennial, with a similar focus – of art within the Asia-Pacific region. However, in the interest of protocol, best practice and inclusiveness, artworks were sought more locally, from Brisbane and beyond, to highlight the fact that Continue reading ‘The Others Art Exhibition in Noumea’

‘Iorana PACIFIC SUPERHEROES its time for the festival search of the summer to save up and hit in our pacific lounge and playground. Rapa Nui Island should be on your list of must see and ‘I’m there!’ attitude, with their annual Tapati Rapa Nui / Easter Island Festival celebrated during the end of January and first weeks of February.

Its two weeks of arts & culture with singing, dancing and sporting competitions all in there to woohoo and chaaahoooo about lolz. Only caution is this is party time on the island, so not much else gets done by the locals as many parties are run along side the official festival right through the break of dawn. Info and a link follows. Manuia paka-paka!!!

2009 Tapati dates: January 30th – February 14th

‘The yearly Easter Island festival, Tapati Rapa Nui, began in 1975. Back then, it was a song and poetry festival organized to attract tourists. Today’s sophisticated productions feature native dance, chant, and song, and competitions such as horse racing, woodcarving, fishing, kai kai (string figures), traditional body decoration, a parade, and a queen contest. The festival has become so popular that it has now been extended into a two-week event.

Tapati occurs at the height of the Summer season, usually at the end of January and the first of February. The dance and song performances generally are held in the island’s gymnasium but many are also out of doors, in front of one or another of the great ahu platforms, such as at Tongariki or Tahai. Some of these are more like “dance-drama” performances Continue reading ‘Tapati Rapa Nui’