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'''Erolia Ifopo''' is a [[New Zealand]]-based artist and one of the founding members of [[Pacific Underground]], <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Witness |first=Eye |date=2018-03-15 |title=How hard can it be? |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/eyewitness/audio/2018635725/how-hard-can-it-be |website=RNZ}}</ref> a performing arts collective that celebrates the heritage of [[Pacific Islander|Pacific Islanders]] in New Zealand. Ifopo is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in music, theatre, and dance. She has been involved in numerous projects and performances that explore Pacific Island culture, identity, and social issues. As an actor, writer, producer and director of [[Samoans|Samoan]] descent, living in [[New Zealand]] her contributions to the arts and Pacific communities in New Zealand have been significant and impactful. |
'''Erolia Ifopo''' is a [[New Zealand]]-based artist and one of the founding members of [[Pacific Underground]], <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Witness |first=Eye |date=2018-03-15 |title=How hard can it be? |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/eyewitness/audio/2018635725/how-hard-can-it-be |website=RNZ}}</ref> a performing arts collective that celebrates the heritage of [[Pacific Islander|Pacific Islanders]] in New Zealand. Ifopo is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in music, theatre, and dance. She has been involved in numerous projects and performances that explore Pacific Island culture, identity, and social issues. As an actor, writer, producer and director of [[Samoans|Samoan]] descent, living in [[New Zealand]] her contributions to the arts and Pacific communities in New Zealand have been significant and impactful. |
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Revision as of 18:40, 22 February 2024
Erolia Ifopo is a New Zealand-based artist and one of the founding members of Pacific Underground, [1] a performing arts collective that celebrates the heritage of Pacific Islanders in New Zealand. Ifopo is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in music, theatre, and dance. She has been involved in numerous projects and performances that explore Pacific Island culture, identity, and social issues. As an actor, writer, producer and director of Samoan descent, living in New Zealand her contributions to the arts and Pacific communities in New Zealand have been significant and impactful.
Biography
Erolia Ifopo is a Pacific woman from Samoa and Olohega, Tokelau. She is interested in establishing more in-depth links to the threads of traditional rituals and ceremonies that have influenced and shaped contemporary Pacific arts and artists in New Zealand. She is an artist, writer, director, and actor who has contributed greatly to the Pacific arts scene in New Zealand. She wrote her own commentary, critique and reflection of Pacific women in the arts. Erolia has been an Artist in Residence with Creative New Zealand and the University of Canterbury Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies.[2] She has also been involved with many Pacific theatre companies, including Pacific Underground and Fresh Ink.[3] [1] In 2011, she was awarded the Awards in Oral History for her work with the Samoan community in the Christchurch earthquakes. Some of her notable works include the play "Fresh Off The Boat" and "Romeo and Tusi" by co-written by Oscar Kightley and Erolia Ifopo.[4] She has also performed in various theatre productions, including "Horizons".
Television and Shorts
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1998 | Shortland Street | Actor | Television series | [5] |
| 1998 | The Semisis | Writer | Sketch Show | [6] |
| 2001 | Aroha - Haka & Siva | Actor | TV Mini-series | [7] |
Theatre
Selected list of theatre activity
| Year | Play | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tatau: Rites of Passage | Actor/Writer | Aotea Centre, Auckland | [8] |
| 1992 | Horizons | Actor | Performing Arts Centre, Christchurch | |
| 1997 | Dawn Raids | Actor | Herald Theatre, Auckland | [9] |
| 1997-2000 | Romeo & Tusi | Writer | Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch | [4] |
| 1998 | Frangipani Perfume | Director | Wellington | |
| 1993 | Fresh off the boat | Actor | Free Theatre, Christchurch | [10] |
| 1993 | Gifted and Fresh | Actor | ||
| 2001 | The Native Chef | Actor/Writer | Masi Cafe, Wellington Fringe Festival | [11] [12] |
| 2001 | Butter Loving | Director | [13] | |
| 2019 | Scholars | Director | [3] |
References List
- ^ a b Witness, Eye (2018-03-15). "How hard can it be?". RNZ.
- ^ "Artist and Residence Programme". University of Canterbury.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "FRESH INK Tomorrow's plays today". Court Theatre. 2019-06-30.
- ^ a b ""Romeo and Tusi" by Oscar Kightley and Erolia Ifopo". University of Waikato.
- ^ "List of Shortland Street characters". Academic EN. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ Stevenson, Karen (2008). The Frangipani is Dead: Contemporary Pacific Art in New Zealand, 1985-2000. Huia Publishers. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-86969-325-1.
- ^ "Aroha Series - Haka & Siva". NZ Onscreen. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Playwrights: Erolia Ifopo". The Playwright's Database.
- ^ "Dawn Raids EduPack" (PDF). Auckland Theatre Company.
- ^ Small, Simon (2018-11-17). "25 years ago was opening night of "Fresh Off the Boat"". LinkedIn.
- ^ "Journeys through the Pacific". NZ Herald. 2001.
- ^ "The Native Chef". Nga Taonga. 2001.
- ^ "Young & Hungry 2001 At Bats Theatre". Scoop. 2001-06-14.