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288 pages, xxxii pages of plates
colour illustrations.
Contents: The beginnings of Pasifika theatre -- Pacific Theatre Inc: a sense of Pasifika identity -- The journey to Pacific Underground -- Pacific Underground: the resounding beat -- Pasifika playwriting 1996-2012 -- MAU and The Conch: bodies, images and light -- Comedy for the kitchen or the lounge? -- Kila Kokonut Krew: 'From the Pacific we rise' -- Pasifika women writers 2002-15: 'Born restless' -- 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)