Aloali'i Tapu

MANU MALO

A debris of memories reveals the accumulation of community and the evolution of language from the tongue through the body. In the Pacific, this language often mimics its climate – dancing and speaking in the rhythm of nature’s song, sitting close to the earth, holding trees close to the chest or listening to the ocean wash dreams ashore. Aloali’i Tapu enters the stage with family, friends and guests from Samoa, Aotearoa/New Zealand and Hamburg. Between dreams and imaginings, the performers return to an origin that is undefined, remembering the history they are bringing to Hamburg, and search for a moment of being one before being the Other.

^{Director: Aloali´i Tapu | Light, Stage: Sean Curham | Costume: Tori Manley-Tapu | Composition: Eden Mulholland, Say3 (New Day), John Vaifale aka Happy Feet, Villa Lemanu, Spewer aka Olivia Luki, Prayer from Mable Lartey and Chants from Vou Dance Company | Construction of mechanical wings: John Harris | Project and tour management: Sasha Gibb | Choreography, Performance: Folasaitu Meki Tapu, Gifty Lartey, Jahra Wasasala, Joshua Faleatua, Ken Vaega, Ooshcon Masseurs, Seidah Tuaoi, Tyler Carney-Faleatua}

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Aloali'i Tapu

is a Samoan stage, design and dance artist from Aotearoa/New Zealand and co-founder of the Ta'alili Arts Group. He works with artists who specialise in street dance and traditional Pacific dance. He has worked as a mentor and youth worker and studied contemporary dance at UNITEC (New Zealand). For his work as a dancer with Christoph Winkler, he was awarded the FAUST Prize of the German Stage Association.