This is a truly outstanding group of choral experts – people who are not only among the world’s top conductors but also have a wealth of experience in adjudicating choir competitions right across the globe.
From top left, clockwise: Daren Kamali, Joshua Pearson, Troy Tu ua, Fa amoana John Luafutu, Ululau Ama, Dahlia Malaeulu, Kulimoe anga Stone Maka, ONZM Fatu Feu u (photos supplied).
MOANA ARTS PROFILE - NINA NAWALOWALO You never know if you re going to win or lose, you never know if you make something it s going to work and only by taking that risk, you try and make something that you think will be of interest to the world . - Nina Nawalowalo
Winner of the 2017 Creative NZ Arts Pasifika Senior Pacific Artist Award
In a career spanning more than 30 years, internationally acclaimed theatre director Nina Nawalowalo has created a platform for the telling of Pacific stories across the globe. Artistic Director and Co-founder of Wellington-based theatre company The Conch, she is a performer, mentor and teacher who has presented at over 40 international festivals, including the London International Mime Festival, British Festival of Visual Theatre, and the Moscow Arts Festival. From her ground breaking Vula, which toured for seven years including a three week season at The Sydney Opera House and a sold out season at London’s Barbican Centre, to Masi and Marama