Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku is an
Auckland Council
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-owned and operated arts venue in the suburb of
Māngere
Māngere () is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand, located on mainly flat land on the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of Manukau, Manukau City Centre and south of the Auckland CBD, Auckland city centre. ...
, in
Auckland
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, 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
Manukau City was a territorial authority district in Auckland, New Zealand, that was governed by the Manukau City Council. The area is also referred to as "South Auckland", although this term never possessed official recognition and does not ...
Council.
It is now both owned and operated by Auckland Council.
The venue includes two gallery spaces, totalling 217m
2, and a 230-seat theatre. In addition to the 390m
2 performance space, there are a 56m
2 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.
Attendance in 2018 and 2019 was more than 36,000 people annually.
Since 2013,
Alison Quigan has been the Performing Arts Manager at the centre.
Programme
The theatre produces an annual school holiday production in the April school holidays.
Selected productions
*
Kila Kokonut Krew, ''Taro King'' by
Vela Manusaute (2012), celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Kila Kokonut Krew.
*''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.
*''Moana'' (June 2019) Pacific Dance Festival, choreographed by Ankaramy Fepuleai, Manoa Teaiwa, Tofifailauga Misa, Lyncia Muller and the
New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance was established in 1967 and is a tertiary educational institute in New Zealand that teaches Contemporary dance, contemporary dance and ballet. It started as the National School of Ballet, and after contemporary da ...
.
Selected exhibitions
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Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi: ''Fatuemaka mei falekafa: Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi.Survey part one'' (2011).
*
Pacific Sisters: ''Pacific Sisters SOUTHSIDE: EyeKonik'', as part of the 2011 Pacific Arts Summit.
*
Ioane Ioane: ''I will sea you in Hawaiki'' (2012)
*
Chris Charteris
Chris Charteris (born 1966) is a New Zealand sculptor, jeweller and carver.
Early life and education
Charteris was born in Auckland, adopted into a Pākehā family as a young child, and told he was Māori people, Māori, before discovering much ...
and Jeff Smith: ''Tungaru; The Kiribati Project'' (2014).
* Malama Papau,
Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai, Lopiani Papau & Violeta Papau: ''Kolose, the Art of Tuvalu Crochet.'' (2014).
*
Charlotte Graham, ''Kaitiaki''. (2015).
*
Gavin Hipkins, ''Erewhon''. (2015).
*
Bethany Edmunds, ''Te Kōpū,'' (2018).
References
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External links Māngere Arts Centre Facebook page
Theatres in Auckland
Art galleries in New Zealand
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area
Art museums and galleries in Auckland