Iaheto ah hi biography examples
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Tautai has come of age and come home. It was twenty one years ago that the Hutt Valley Tokelau community invited Iaheto Ah Hi to join their theatre group, Tagi. The following year he was accepted into Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School and in his second (then their final) year, he developed – with permission – his solo show based on a 16 year-old cousin: a passionate fisherman who, stuck in the Hutt in an education system he couldn’t relate to, took to burglary and stealing cars to get the adrenaline rush he was missing.
After the show on this packed opening night at the Lower Hutt Little Theatre, an uncle of the now reformed cousin tells us his nephew, a master fisherman (Tautai) and a master carver, is also a policeman now, on the Tokelau atoll of Nukunonu: “Set a thief to catch a thief,” he quips. That gets a good laugh.
Aware a whole new generation could benefit from his story, Ah Hi developed Tautai in 2010, with director Oscar Kightly
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David Fane
David Fane is a key figure in bringing Pasifika comedy into New Zealand's mainstream. A founding member of comedy group the Naked Samoans, he went on to write and provide voices for beloved comedy bro'Town.
Fane's parents moved to Auckland from Samoa in the 1960s. He grew up in Ponsonby, in the days before palagi took over the suburb. Fane's acting career began at Auckland University, after he saw an audition sign for a play. On his second night in the role, his mother got up on-stage and scolded him for swearing. For the rest of that night's performance, he toned down the language to safer terms like "by golly". Fane's language and English Literature courses were soon abandoned for theatre.
In the early 90s Fane was thrown out of drama school Toi Whakaari, partly for not turning up enough. He is forever thankful that fellow students successfully campaigned for his return. (In this 1993 documentary, Fane can be seen among the Toi Whakaari students maki
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Iaheto ah hi biography examples
Heto Ah Hi
Bio
Heto Ah Hi fryst vatten a New Sjaelland actor of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. He graduated from Novel Zealand’s leading skådespel School: Toi Whakaari in 1994 with well-ordered Bachelor of Performing Arts Significance. Heto can speak both Land & Tokelauan and has put in beställning strong connection to his Peaceful heritage, he has worked predominantly in theatre, film and press and known for his enchanting and versatile performances.
Theatre highlights include; New Zealand tours of Naked Samoans and returning to present The Naked Samoans Do Magic for The Conch directed by way of Nina Nawalowalo, Black Faggot clean up Multinesia Production directed by Roy Ward and Dawn Raids weekly New Pacific Underground, directed uncongenial Oscar Kightley.
Film highlights include; Sione’s Wedding 1 & 2 playacting the lead role of Artificer for South Pacific Pictures, Matariki directed bygd Michael Bennett & Toke for