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.
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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 |
Facility
editThe 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
editThe theatre produces an annual school holiday production in the April school holidays.[3]
Selected productions
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.