Photo: supplied - Sarah Hunter - curtesy CNZ
Nina Nawalowalo is the founder and artistic director of The Conch theatre in Wellington. After a career spanning 30 years she was recently awarded the Senior Pacific Artist Award from Creative New Zealand.
She is the creative force behind the internationally acclaimed works Vula, Masi, and The White Guitar.
Of Fijian and Pakeha descent Nina is passionate about making Pasifika voices heard through the performing arts.
Here are the favourite things she discussed:
Books:
Floating islanders - Lisa Warrington and David O’Donnell
Alex Ferguson - My autobiography
Keith Johnstone - Improvisation and the theatre
Duck, Death and the Tulip Author and illustrator Wolf Aribruch
Music:
Tausili's Music - Gareth Farr
Nino Rota - Carlotta's Gallop
Scribe - Not Many
Ludovico Einaudi - Due Tramonti
TV Programmes:
Dad's Army
Stand up Comedy - Wanda Sykes
Seinfeld
Films:
Laurel and Hardy
Charlie Chaplin
Taika - Boy
The Revenant
Love and inspired by:
Nelson Mandela
Michelle Obama
Basketball
Marcel Marceau
Still I Rise - Maya Angelou
Magic
Fijian culture
Travel
