We are gearing up for rehearsals for the upcoming MUA: PASEFIKA THEATRE FESTIVAL this year. MUA’s creative director Asalemo Tofete, producer Gina Tafea and their production teams are ready to move into the rehearsal phase for this exciting event. PICAA has created and produced theatre productions in the past – you can check out our…
Spirit of Pasefika will be back in 2025
Last week’s 4-day heatwave resulted in the cancellation of the Moomba Parade 2024 – an annual event that our program SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA centres on. Although we were disappointed that our performance did not reach Moomba crowds this year, the City of Melbourne‘s decision to cancel the parade was for our safety and well-being. Today we…
Rehearsals are in full swing now!
We have started 2024 off strongly, with our Spirit of Pasefika program. After receiving an overwhelming response from community, we have begun rehearsals for the upcoming City of Melbourne ‘Moomba Parade’ event. This year we will be led by the newly-appointed Commissioner – Sylvia Coombe (Fijian) – from Victoria Multicultural Commission. Sylvia will be leading…
‘Twas a seki 2023! Thank you from PICAA.
We’re wrapping up another year of Pasefika creative arts here in Melbourne and we just want to give 2023 a shout-out for being another seki year for us! As we prepare to part ways for the Christmas/New Year break, we want to thank our PICAA family – everyone who participated in our 2023 projects and…
Last day to register for PICAA Performing Arts 2024 program!
Today is the last day to get your registration in for a massive year (2024) of Pasefika theatre! We’ve had an overwhelming number of community members come through but there’s always room for a few more – so if you haven’t gotten into our form (click here for the form!) then you’ve got all of…
Join us on stage in 2024: Pasefika Theatre Festival
Bula vinaka! Are you looking for an opportunity to get some theatre experience under your belt? Want to help create exciting works for the stage with a collective of artists? If so – JOIN US! If you missed out on our announcement the other week: PICAA has won a creative residency so this is our…
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 about? Good question! We formed in 2016 with the main purpose of creating a platform where…
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 develop our newest PICAA initiative – a Pasefika Theatre Festival taking place in 2024. This project will be led by two of our PICAA Creative Associates Asalemo Tofete (Creative Director) and Gina Tafea…
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 initiative that is made possible by Western Edge Youth Arts and Creative Victoria. You may recall Delsa’s debut as a Samoan playwright…
Join us on stage in 2023!
We are hyping ourselves up for another big year of Pasefika creative arts on the stage! As we have done in previous years, it’s time to get the band back together for another round of MOOMBA and PASIFIX performances. The Moomba Parade has been a major feature in PICAA’s timetable for the past 5 years…
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