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Dear Aunty,With Tattoo, Dogs teeth, Gowns, Coconut oil and Torch light.How do Hapakasi, Afakasi, Afa, Mixed Race Islanders manage many worlds? Sunameke gathers its stories for Dear Aunty from surveys sent out through facebook and YouTube and brings it together in dance and music.These tales of acceptance are delivered with a soft punch and a wicked smile..Its an intimate perspective on what it is to be mixed race living in Australia. From the Islands to Aussie within our own bodies we find the balance. Confronting and beautiful this show is just like its namesake. Highly versatile we transform from supermodels to thieves and all the while we tell you about her.Dear Aunty is the voice from those nieces and nephews that never back chatted. Don't you ever wonder what they were really thinking? These tales of acceptance are delivered with a soft punch and a wicked smile.What is so special about this production?It links the Our Idea of the Pacific through dance, film, language, poetry and contemporary traditional rhythm, It is a sneak peek into the lives of the Hapakasi! Present day and traditional island cultures meld with the multicultural lives of the performers, including Papua New Guinean, Filipino , Samoan and Maori Australians.Why is it called Dear Aunty? Just ask her she will know!
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Cast:Julia Quinn (Philippines Irish), Professional dancer and dance educator Quinn adds her sharp dynamic movement style enriched with Filipino style to the mix.Yola Gray (Mekeo Australia), with passion and precision her Island styles run deep and in sunameke's own circles has become known as the hard drive. Justine Maxwell (Papuan Philippines Spanish American), like a river of heartfelt joy her dance brings a balancing lightness to a true mix of culture. Original Music:James Mangohig (Philippines Dutch). Mangohig makes music that incorporates both his own personal musical journey and the love of Filipino culture. Video Survey - Sosefina Fuamoli (Samoa Australia) Monique Moffat-Croft (Manus British) Ranu James (Motu Australia) Katrina Sonter (Manus Australia) Heta Crombie (Maori British) Face Book Survey - With participants as far as New York and as close as next door. Director: Julia Mageau GrayBorn of Papua New Guinea/Australian heritage and raised in both Australia and Papua New Guinea I have been exposed all of my life to the impact of two very separate and distinctive cultures. After graduating with a BA in Dance(Hons) from Adelaide University, I have spent my professional life as a freelance dancer and choreographer in finding ways to express my Papua New Guinea heritage. I have been privileged to work in numerous projects in collaborative and directing capacities. Career highlights have been working with Tracks Dance Theatre, DrumDrum, Sunameke and touring the Pacific Islands courtesy of the Cultural Linguistics Award from the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs.
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Skin Deep
Skin Deep - excerpt from Dear Aunty
DEAR AUNTYSunamekeDirector: Julia GrayPresented _ The Best Of Auditions, Pasifika Festivalat the GALATOS, Auckland10th Mar 2010Words from Tanya MuagututiaSunameke brings a fresh and contemporary look at cultural identity through multimedia and movement in 'Dear Aunty'A short film that shows it's members' candid view on how the world sees them as 'islanders' living in Australia sets up a thought provoking challenge of 'first impressions' and mis-identity in an urban setting. Tatau or tattoo markings are some imagery used in the film to assist with this idea, but it's the thick Australian accents, and close up of the faces that really make this challenge stand out.Following is a movement piece that further depicts identity through the infamous 'Miss South Pacific Pageant' and perhaps how the world should see us represented or representing our island nations. The simplicity of the piece is charming and the shortness of its entirety makes you yearn for a little more.
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