PICAA Inc.

** ANNOUNCING OUR SHOWS ON MAY 23 & 24 **

PICAA is proud to present a showcase of theatre works-in-development by our local Pasefika creative artists. MUA is a show that encompasses the stories of our children, aspirations of our young people and the dreams realised for our parents.

Join us in an evening of Pasefika creative arts as we celebrate the talents of our local artists. Brought to you by PICAA, and co-presented by Creative Brimbank as part of the Bowery Theatre Residency 2023-24.

Ticket prices:
Adults $10, Concession $8, Children $5 and children under 5yo are FREE. Buy tickets here: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/mua-day-1?date=2024-05-23


Image on poster: (IG)

PICAA is in Sydney this weekend! Congratulations to Victor Rodger FCC Productions, Director Anapela Polataivao and cast/crew of the WILD DOGS UNDER MY SKIRT show, currently showing in Parramatta NSW. What an amazing showcase of Pasefika theatre, creativity, raw and unapologetic femininity and representation on the stage. Thank you Anapela, Stacey, Petmal, Ilaisaane, Joanna, Leki, and Mario for bringing your artistry here to us in Australia. Thank you also to Cath Swallow, Gabriel Satiu and the Riverside Theatres team for hosting community and providing space 💕 Last but not least, faafetai tele lava to Wild Dogs creator and writer, Tusiata Avia (MNZM) for sharing your work, and inspiring us to create more, dream more and desire more. Fulisia Asalemo Tofete Rita Seumanutafa-Palala Rose Hicks Martinez Sikivi Tafea Gina Tafea

It’s a huge weekend for our Maori communities! We want to give a massive cheeehoooooo to our brothers and sisters from Te Atawhai Puumanawa and Te Whare Haka O Nārama who will be repping Naarm/Melbourne tomorrow at 9.40am and 3.15pm respectively. Also a shoutout to the whanau over at Ngā Uri Whaioranga Te Hononga o nga Iwi... T'HONI and Ngā Mātai Pūrua Inc. cheersquads who are also travelling to the GC event. Months of prep, prayers and hard work will be seen and felt at the Kapa Haka Festival 2024 and we’re here for it!

Livestream link is here: https://maoriplusnz.live/9th-kapa-haka-festival/ and programme is below. Lessshhgo!

For updates please follow 9th Australian National Kapa Haka Festival 2024 👏🏽💪🏽

Calling all singers, dancers and actors! We’re ready to begin rehearsals so if you’re keen to get stuck into some Pasefika theatre, then you NEED to join us! Register by April 1st by clicking the link here 🔥 https://forms.gle/94bT5hv9fNvkmdax7

** CANCELLATION OF MOOMBA PARADE **

Kia ora everyone,

City of Melbourne has made the decision to cancel the Moomba Parade event on Monday due to the Extreme Heatwave weather warning issued for this long weekend. We are sorry that the amazing performance that we've worked so hard to rehearse over the last few months won't receive an audience but we support the decision to cancel the event for the health and safety of everyone.

We thank you - the community - for your support and also your commitment in joining us this year and we hope that come 2025, you are ready to put on your walking/dancing shoes and join us. This is a community program we run every year for those who want to represent their cultures at Moomba.

Thank you to our creatives Sikivi Tafea, Christian Gilbert, Asalemo Tofete and Lavinia Enosa for leading our rehearsals, coming up with our set and teaching it to everyone. Also to our wonderful parents who came with the kids and joined along, as well as our youth! We will be in touch later on in the year for Moomba 2025.

We do have our next PICAA program - Pasefika Theatre Festival - with shows taking place in St Albans in late May. Please follow our social media pages for updates. Thank you once again everyone, and please stay cool and safe during this long and hot weekend.

Vinaka from Team PICAA Inc.

Kia ora fams!
We have Spirit of Pasefika rehearsal (for Moomba) this Thursday at Watergardens. If you haven't registered already, please head to our rego form right now: https://forms.gle/EcrMHN6RtpVRYTFc7

See you on Thurs! Churr.

JOIN SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA @ MOOMBA 2024 Mauri ora! (Greetings) We're inviting community members to join us at the upcoming Moomba Parade. This is an opportunity for Pasefika mums/dads/youth and children to rep their Island cultures in front of thousands of spectators. We rehearse weekly - every Thurs (West) and sometimes Sat mornings (Nor...

Join SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA at the Moomba Parade this year! Rehearsals every Thursdays at 7pm in Taylors Lakes/Watergardens (see form for details). Register today and we'll see you at rehearsal!

https://forms.gle/EcrMHN6RtpVRYTFc7



Rita Seumanutafa-Palala Sikivi Tafea Gina Tafea Fulisia Asalemo Tofete Christian Gilbert Delsa Evotia Tuitea

Where are our Pasefika artists at? Here's an opportunity to create a logo for a Pacific organisation! Closes Feb 2024 and open to anyone aged 18yo and over. Tag your artist friends in the comments and encourage them to enter! For more details, see entry rules here: https://www.spc.int/updates/news/2023/12/pacific-culture-week-logo-competition

Please direct all enquiries to the contact details available in the link above (We are just sharing the poster fams!)

Part 1. Congratulations to the wonderful team behind the 'ALL IS WELL - E LELEI MEA UMA' stage reading last Friday - playwright Delsa Evotia Tuitea, director Asalemo Tofete, the amazing 13 cast members and our wonderful hosts Western Edge Youth Arts. Another contribution to Pasefika theatre in Australia - another win! Well done everyone! 😍
Lavinia Elmira Poloai Rose Hicks Martinez Gina Tafea Sikivi Tafea Rita Seumanutafa-Palala Grace Vanilau Rex Pelman

A great weekend ahead! Make your way to Shepparton this Saturday and help celebrate 5 years of Pasifika Festival haps with our fams over at Know Your Roots Inc.! Check out their page for program and list of performers/stalls available on the day.

OFFICIALLY 3 DAYS OUT FROM PASIFIKA FESTIVAL VICTORIA 2023, CHEEHOO‼️

Pati mai & Siva mai on down to KidsTown, Shepparton to check out Pasifika Festival’s amazing lineup! A free, family friendly event for all to enjoy with plenty of delicious cultural foods and live entertainment to enjoy. Be sure to add the 25th of November on your calendars 📆

Shout out to our amazing sponsors for sponsoring this years festival. To our longtime & newly supporting partners - thank you for your support with Pasifika Festival throughout the years and 2023. We can not wait to celebrate with you all this weekend for our 5-year Anniversary 👏🏽‼️

📍7287 Midland Hwy, Mooroopna 3629 VIC

✳️ From 3pm until 10pm

Greater Shepparton City Council
Primary Care Connect
FamilyCare "Helping families find solutions"
Gouge Linen and Garment Service
Point of Difference Studio
Know Your Roots Inc.
KidsTown
Takeova Security
HD Production
Atkinson Electrical
Goulburn Valley Party Hire
Event Stage Hire

We’re looking for actors! Is this you?
All genders - Ages 16+
See poster for contact details
✅ MUST BE AVAILABLE for evening rehearsals 4-7 December and all day on 8 December (western suburbs)
CLOSING SAT 25th NOV 😀

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Thanks everyone for entering our UPROAR competition last week! Winners will be notified shortly :-) Shoutout to our competition partners Kismet Movies for the tickets, we look forward to the preview screening event at Village Crown.

JOIN US ON STAGE IN 2024: PASEFIKA THEATRE FESTIVAL! We are looking for actors, dancers, writers, producers, backstage managers etc. We welcome all levels of experience and there are lots of opportunities to get some hands-on training and experience. If you're keen to join us in taking Pasefika theatre in Victoria to the next level - then register today!

CLICK HERE https://linktr.ee/picaa
Registrations close on October 31st.

* For more info, please email Gina on [email protected] and she'll get back to you with the answers!

NEW BLOGPOST! Here are the answers to some of our most Frequently Asked Questions.

Our most Frequently Asked Questions Some of you may be new to PICAA or are not up-to-date with our social media haps. Fear not, here are the answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions to bring you up to speed: What is PICAA all a…

We have been awarded a creative residency with Creative Brimbank 2023-24!!! Some great things coming up for us -for more info, read blogpost below

ANNOUNCEMENT! Bowery Theatre Residency Artists for 2023-24: PICAA with Asalemo Tofete & Gina Tafea We are thrilled to announce our new creative residency with Brimbank City Council’s Bowery Theatre in 2023-24. Through this residency, we will be develop our newest PICAA initiative – a…

Congratulations to our sis Delsa Evotia Tuitea: Recipient of the New Voices for the West commission at Western Edge Youth Arts. An exciting opportunity to create a new work - Alo i ou faiva Delsa!

Delsa Tuitea – Recipient of the 2023 New Voices for the West commission PICAA wishes to congratulate our very own Delsa Evotia Tuitea in landing an exciting creative opportunity! Delsa is the recipient of the 2023 New Voices for the West commission at Western Edge, an …

A night out with our PICAA crew supporting Pasefika film and film-makers. We attended the Australian premiere of “A Boy Called Piano - The Story of Faamoana John Luafutu” directed by Nina Nawalowalo. Faafetai tele lava to the LUAFUTU family for blessing us with your story, your heartbreak and your triumphs. In the words of one of our heros, Judge Ida Malosi: “We claim you”. ❤️❤️

We wish you all the very best as you continue to share your story with the world. Faafetai Matthias Luafutu for the beautiful talanoa with our people. Vinaka to our sis Grace Vanilau for supporting this premiere, and also to the amazing Tony Briggs and the Birrarangga Film Festival for hosting this film and inviting our community.

** SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA AT PASIFIX 2023 **

Vinaka vaka levu and Tenku Tumas to our Pasefika community members who joined us on stage as 'Spirit of Pasefika' at PASIFIX. The past few weeks of rehearsals, reminders, notices and organising family schedules have come and gone, and our PICAA Inc. team are so grateful that you all took the opportunity to represent your island nations on stage. You all looked amazing - so proud!!

Thank you to pasifix fest event hosts Gaba Musik - Airileke and Deline Briscoe Music for your faith in PICAA Inc. to bring the community to the event. Your vision for the music scene in Australia has fired up a future where Pasefika creative arts can flourish and showcase the talents and skills of our people, and we are here for it! Thank you also to Arts Centre Melbourne for your support in bringing this event to our people - let's keep going, we're with you!

Shout out to our fellow Pasefika creatives Afa Polo Simeon Tuilagi Fiafia Art for joining us in this epic event - all your photos and videos have truly captured the essence of Pasefika communities and creatives. We look forward to working with you again :-)

What an amazing start to our 2023 - the year of Pasefika creative arts. Lesssshgooooo!

Photos: PICAA Inc. Tuicapture

PICAA KIDS selfie. Our Spirit of Pasefika ensemble features 20 Pasefika young people. They’ve worked so hard over the last few weeks and this Saturday you’ll see them in action on stage at PASIFIX 👏🏽💪🏽🌺 Come down to Sidney Myer Music Bowl this Saturday and join in our celebration of Pasefika music and dance. Ticket link in our bio - see you there!
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Last week our PICAA Inc. director Rita Seumanutafa-Palala was invited to korero with Sonja on local podcast program PX Whanau! Have a listen and hear about the beginnings of our group SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA - started by our Nuholani sister Tiffany Noelani Le Nevez as a community collaboration for the annual Moomba event and has continued to be this ensemble as well as welcoming community members on stage. Thank you PX Whanau for your support of Pasefika creative arts 👏🏽👏🏽💪🏽

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SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA in ACTION at parade! Cheeehooo!

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SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA took on Moomba Festival Parade yesterday and showcased Pasefika culture in Naarm! Cheeeehooo! 🇼🇸🇦🇸🇹🇴🇳🇺🇨🇰🇻🇺🇵🇬🇰🇮🇫🇯🇹🇰🇹🇻

Thank you to our Pasefika community especially our youth and kids who took part in this year's parade, your hardwork, passion & pride for Pasefika!

What a sight to see our youth & young ones taking part, our sign bearer was a VIBE the amazing Pearl Potesio who even had an interview with Channel 9 news - did you catch her?

The beautiful Olivia Unasa Siaosi our current Miss Samoa Victoria Inc. was our taupou for this year's parade graceful and radiant as ever! Dressed by the talented Gina Tafea

Our hype men/drummers/intrumentalitsts were on 🔥 thank you to Sikivi Tafea Christian Gilbert Lose Abraham Tu'i-Tialino for keeping the vibe at 💯 - thank you for leading our group!

Lastly, a HUGE shoutout to our AWESOME brothers who joined us to capture this event for our Pasefika community: Videographer: Afa Polo of AP Visuals & Photographer: Simeon Tuilagi of Tuicapture (IG: ) - if you ever need a photographer or videographer hit up these guys!

Check out some of the pics - more pics to come!

Today we acknowledge all the beautiful Pasefika women of PICAA - our leadership team, our creative members and our supporters who show up year after year to support Pasefika creative arts in Victoria. Happy International Women’s Day to you all! 💪🏽👏🏽👏🏽