Art
With people rushing to social media with their praises of the VOU Fijian Flying Circus, the troupe now bring their show to Suva after an outstanding outing in their home ground of Nadi. Homegrown and sure to create a core memory for audience members of all ages, many are now rushing to see what for […]
Fiji, a small nation rich in culture and traditions, uniquely preserves its stories not in conventional libraries but throughout its natural and human landscape. The essence of Fijian history and knowledge is found in rock, wood, leaf, flower, and especially in people, collectively forming the Vanua. Without a written language before colonization, Fijians used oral […]
From performing at family weddings and get togethers to gracing the world stage. This is a story of a young girl whose passion for performing arts made all her dreams come true. Bernadette Kaulotu Suiqa hails from Nadakuni, Naitasiri with maternal links to Nukubalavu, Savusavu. The 28-year-old is currently a dance teacher in El Paso, […]
A fourth-year computer science student specializing in data science at the Vellore Institute of Technology, went viral on LinkedIn after using AI to translate American sign language (ASL). Priyanjali Gupta got the idea from her mom, who pushed her to put her engineering degree to good use. She made the model using Tensorflow Object Detection to translate […]
Betty Chapau is a writer and poet from Manus Island province in Papua New Guinea, who was featured in the magazine Pasefika Presence, for her poem called A Love Letter. This incredible piece was actual love letter to the women in her life and celebrates women at different stages of their lives. When she was in school, […]
Moana Loa will be bringing the well known story of Alice in Wonderland to the stage at the Fiji Fringe Festival this year in the aptly named “Welcome to Wonderland” With a cast made up of some of the longest serving theatrical actors in the country mixed with some of the most exciting up and […]
From the Archdiocese of Suva Facebook page comes this wonderfully sung version of a well-known and beloved hymn. “AU TAGI” beautifully sung by the students of Marist Brothers High School at the opening Mass for the Catholic Education Week.
11 months ago, local filmmaker Meli Tuqota Jnr created Jone Wise, a locally made short film that riffs off the immensely popular action franchise John Wick. You can watch the full video below but for Meli after the film came out he moved on to other projects. However, after speaking with another local creator Dave […]
From Ruve Ni Yawini Pictures comes this short Fijian language horror film that is genuinely scary. Kaciva tells the story of two students who call on Dakuwaqa, an ancestral Fijian deity to help them in their exams.
With everyone once again talking about Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car after she performed the song with an obviously awestruck Luke Combs who has done a cover at the recently held Grammy Awards and the song now at number 1 on charts all over the world. But what many may not know is that the […]
