PICAA is proud to present a showcase of theatre works-in-development by our local Pasefika creative artists. MUA is a show that encompasses the stories of our children, the aspirations of our young people and the dreams realised for our parents. Join us in an evening of Pasefika creative arts as we celebrate the performing arts…
Category: Pasefika Music and Dance
Call-out for Performers: Singers, Actors and Dancers!
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…
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…
Creative Pasefika Kids!
A few months ago, we decided to work with our local Pasefika kids in a creative video project that would highlight the fun side of music. We called out for video submissions of kids dancing or jivin’ to the “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” song, recorded in Samoan/English by our friends The Melbourne Samoan Choir….
Share your creative knowledge
We are coming up to the end of the third school term, so it’s time to get our school holiday program hats on. This year, we’ve designed a program specifically for our Pasefika Youth, called Performing Arts for Pasefika Youth (PAPY). We’ve been facilitating arts programs for youth since the beginning of PICAA in 2016…
COVID Impacts
Malo ni PICAA friends and family! It’s been a tough year, particularly here in Melbourne where we’ve experienced a series of lockdowns since March, all with varying degrees of restrictions. Who knew that 2020 would be the year of the pandemic? Especially one that would bring economic change and uncertainty to our way of life…
THE SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA at Moomba 2020
It has been an EXCITING few weeks for our PICAA family and local Pasefika community groups as we joined forces to become THE SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA for this year’s Moomba Festival Parade. In only one month, PICAA co-ordinated a group effort that would allow our local Pasefika groups to come together, create a set, then…
Pacific Island Creative Arts Australia Inc. 