Maori & Pasifika playwright workshops

01 February 2010

Organisation/person name:

Banana Boat Writers Group

Work type:

Casual

Work classification:

OTHER

Job description:

Banana Boat Writers Group with the support of Playmarket & Auckland City Council Creative Communities will be holding workshops and labs as part of Pasifika Festival 2010

Maori & Pacific playwrights are encouraged to submit full scripts to be selected for either a half day workshop with James Wilson (Massive Company) or a one on one play lab with Albert Belz. (Whero's New Net, Awhi Tapu).

Your application must contain the following

Full script
contact details with daytime number
short synopsis ( one paragraph)
list of all characters
all script pages numbered

Send to bananaboatnz@gmail.com DEADLINE 12 FEB , Limited places.

For details call David Mamea 021668346 or Jenni Heka 0211049287

http://bananaboatnz.blogspot.com

http://www.playmarket.org.nz/opportunities/pasifika_playwrights

Opportunity location:

Auckland

Key skills sought:

New or emerging writers with full draft of play.

Start date:

Monday, 8 February 2010

End date:

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

This opportunity is:

Unpaid

Salary low $:

Salary high $:

Closing date:

Friday, 12 February 2010

Contact details:

For details call David Mamea 021668346 or Jenni Heka 093652648

bananaboatnz@gmail.com or jenni@playmarket.org.nz

Submitted by Jenni Heka on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 10:10pm.

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Jenni Heka
JENNI HEKA
Jenni is the Maori and Pacific Island Playwright Development Coordinator for Playmarket. She also freelances in theatre production, and on the odd occasion does a bit of acting. She has fifteen years experience within television, film, theatre, festivals and museums, both nationally and internationally.
Jenni is a passionate advocate for creating and developing new Maori and Pasifika theatre, both in productions and in opportunities for practitioners. As a freelance producer, she has worked with Loud & Brown Limited and Kila Kokonut Krew. She is also one of the coordinators of the Banana Boat Writers group, which meets on the fourth Thursday of every month.

The BANANA BOAT is a loose collective of Pasifika writers who meet once a month in Grey Lynn, Auckland.

http://bananaboatnz.blogspot.com
http://www.playmarket.org.nz/opportunities/matariki_playwrights
http://www.playmarket.org.nz/opportunities/pasifika_playwrights

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