Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku
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| Location | Corner Bader Drive and Orly Avenue, Māngere |
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| Coordinates | 36°58′08″S 174°47′55″E / 36.96899141346311°S 174.79849631728436°E |
| Owner | Auckland 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 by Manukau City Council.[1][2] It is now 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
- Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi: Fatuemaka mei falekafa: Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi.Survey part one (2011).[9]
- Pacific Sisters: Pacific Sisters SOUTHSIDE: EyeKonik, as part of the 2011 Pacific Arts Summit.[10]
- Ioane Ioane: I will sea you in Hawaiki (2012) [11]
- Chris Charteris and Jeff Smith: Tungaru; The Kiribati Project (2014).[12]
- Malama Papau, Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai, Lopiani Papau & Violeta Papau: Kolose, the Art of Tuvalu Crochet. (2014).[13]
- Charlotte Graham, Kaitiaki. (2015).[14]
- Gavin Hipkins, Erewhon. (2015).[15]
- Bethany Edmunds, Te Kōpū, (2018).[16]
References
- ^ a b "Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku". Auckland Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Māngere Bridge, Māngere East and Favona Built Heritage Survey" (PDF). Auckland Council. June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Auckland Council. "Māngere Arts Centre". Auckland Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku". Eventfinda. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Alison Quigan | Auckland Theatre Company". www.atc.co.nz. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Another Huge Year for the Auckland Theatre Awards". www.scoop.co.nz. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Moana Production Information – Theatreview". www.theatreview.org.nz. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Fatuemaka mei falekafa: Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi.Survey part one at Mangere Arts Centre, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "I Will Sea You in Hawaiki". Eventfinda. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Funded artists showcase | Creative New Zealand". 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ngā Ringa Raupā - Charlotte Graham". Māori Television. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.