Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku

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Mangere Arts Centre
Ngā Tohu o Uenuku
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LocationCorner Bader Drive and Orly Avenue, Mangere
Coordinates36°58′08″S 174°47′55″E / 36.96899141346311°S 174.79849631728436°E / -36.96899141346311; 174.79849631728436
OwnerAuckland Council

Māngere Arts Centre Ngā Tohu o Uenuku is an Auckland Council-owned and operated arts venue in the suburb of Māngere, in Auckland, New Zealand. The purpose-built facility was opened in 2010, and is considered by Auckland Council to be the home of Māori and Pacific visual art and performing arts in Auckland.

Facility[]

The centre was purpose-built, and opened in September 2010.[1][2] It is both owned and operated by Auckland Council.[3] The venue includes two gallery spaces, totalling 217m2, and a 230-seat theatre. In addition to the 390m2 performance space, there are a 56m2 studio space, three dressing rooms and a Green Room. An enclosed courtyard is used for outside performances. The facility also has a community kitchen and a cafe.[4][3][1] Attendance in 2018 and 2019 was more than 36,000 people annually.[4]

Since 2013, Alison Quigan has been the Performing Arts Manager at the centre.[5]

Programme[]

The theatre produces an annual school holiday production in the April school holidays.[3]

Selected productions[]

  • Kila Kokonut Krew, Taro King by Vela Manusaute (2012), celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Kila Kokonut Krew.[6]
  • Mirror Mirror directed by Troy Tuua and produced by Mangere Arts Centre (2017). The production won an Excellence Award for Overall Production at the 2017 Annual Auckland Theatre Awards.[7]
  • Moana (June 2019) Pacific Dance Festival, choreographed by Ankaramy Fepuleai, Manoa Teaiwa, Tofifailauga Misa, Lyncia Muller and the New Zealand School of Dance.[8]

Selected exhibitions[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku". Auckland Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Māngere Bridge, Māngere East and Favona Built Heritage Survey" (PDF). Auckland Council. June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Auckland Council. "Māngere Arts Centre". Auckland Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku". Eventfinda. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Alison Quigan | Auckland Theatre Company". www.atc.co.nz. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "The Kila Kokonut Krew celebrates 10 years of leading Pacific theatre in Aotearoa | Creative New Zealand". www.creativenz.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ Thursday; December 2017, 7; Auckl, 4:15 pm Press Release; Awards, Theatre. "Another Huge Year for the Auckland Theatre Awards | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Moana Production Information – Theatreview". www.theatreview.org.nz. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ^ Fatuemaka mei falekafa: Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi.Survey part one at Mangere Arts Centre, 2011.
  10. ^ Gill, Leahna (6 April 2011). "Pacific Sisters SOUTHSIDE reunion!". 2011 SOUTH AUCKLAND PACIFIC ARTS SUMMIT. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ "I Will Sea You in Hawaiki". Eventfinda. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Funded artists showcase | Creative New Zealand". 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ^ Papau, Malama; Māhina-Tuai, Kolokesa Uafā; Papau, Lopiani; Papau, Violeta (2014). Kolose, the Art of Tuvalu Crochet: Fafine Niutao I Aotearoa, Sunday 18 May-Sunday 29 June. Mangere Arts Centre. ISBN 978-0-473-28974-4.
  14. ^ "Ngā Ringa Raupā - Charlotte Graham". Māori Television. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ Hipkins, Gavin (1 January 2015). "Erewhon : Gavin Hipkins". Erewhon : Gavin Hipkins. | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  16. ^ Gush, Nadia (2018). "Editorial" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Public History. 28: 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

External links[]

Māngere Arts Centre Facebook page

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