Developed from our initial appearance at Moomba Festival Parade in 2017, SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA has become our key Community Outreach and Engagement project. An annual performance, SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA is designed to bring together a large cohort of Pasefika performers, rehearse a set that showcases a variety of Pasefika cultures, then perform this set to large audiences. Our main performance events are Moomba Festival Parade (City of Melbourne) and Pasifix (Gaba Musik, Arts Centre Melbourne).

SPIRIT OF PASEFIKA performers come from the island nations of Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Niue, Tuvalu, Tokelau, PNG, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kuki Airani (Cook Islands), and Hawai’i. Every year we announce a call-out to community then spend 5-6 weeks preparing for our big performances.

Cover Photo: ‘Spirit of Pasefika’ performers at Moomba Festival Parade 2023 (Photo copyright: PICAA Inc.)