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Siva Afi Competition 2020

We’re thrilled to announce that in March next year the Polynesian Entertainers will be holding a fire knife competition for school age performers during the week of the ASB Polyfest, in the courtyard of Mangere Arts Centre.

The event aims to grow awareness of the Siva Afi art form in the local area by providing an opportunity for youth to learn the traditional Samoa siva called “ailao” with afi or fire. The competition is a safe and creative environment that provides a stage for youth to develop and upscale what they have learnt as well as meet other performers of the art.

Strengthening the development of the art form of Siva Afi are members of the TahiMana Polynesian Fire Warriors, with is a collective of Siva Afi performers from around Auckland, members include:

Popea Lautala – 1st (x3) Teuila Champion (Samoa)/ World Fire Knife Championship finalists (Hawaii)
Tim Noyce – 1st NZ Champion/ 3rd Vaimatina Cook Island Competition (Rarotonga)/ 3rd Duo Routine at World Siva Afi Competition (Samoa)
Amo Ieriko – 2nd NZ Competition/ 2nd Vaimatina Cook Island Competition (Rarotonga)/ 3rd Duo Routine at World Siva Afi Competition (Samoa)
Mani Lavatai – 3rd NZ Competition

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GET IN TOUCH if you’d like to learn more about the March 2020 event and get involved. Phone Amo Ieriko, Polynesian Entertainers Ltd on 021 023 00599

ABOUT - Polynesian Entertainers Ltd Siva Afi Competition.
Over the years we have held many Siva Afi workshops for the youth throughout Auckland, Papatuanuku Marae (Mangere), Westlake Boys High School (Northshore), HawaikiNui (Onehunga) as well as outside of Auckland such as Kuranui College Pasifika Week 2014 & 2015 (Greytown). Most recently at Gisborne Boys High School (Gisborne) where we held the first inter schools Siva Afi competition in September 2019.

In the September competition we had a student from Avondale College and Kowhai Intermediate travel to Gisborne to compete – the competition was won by Micah Papali’i (of Tongan decent) from Avondale College. There are a number of other organisations holding Siva Afi workshops in Auckland; Pacific Dance New Zealand also saw the value and the need in the Pacific Community for the art form to be taught with their weekly workshops.

With the huge success of the Gisborne High School competition we proved that there is an interest from not the youth but from their families for a plat form where they boys and girls can network and develop the art form, and intern to develop themselves socially.

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