Matari'i - Journey to Taputapuatea

URA TABU PACIFIC DANCE | Dance

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Kolopa Simei-Barton

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

$7,060.00 of $6,000 Raised

$7,060.00 of $7,000 Stretch Goal Raised

118%

34 Generous Donors

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Stretch Goal Message

12 Sept 2025

Mauruuru roa for Your Incredible Support!

We are thrilled to announce that we have reached our initial fundraising target well ahead of schedule! Your generosity has made this possible, and we are immensely grateful.

Due to your amazing support, we now have the opportunity to raise the bar and set a new target of $7000!

This additional funding will help us cover admin fees and other opertaional costs for our our Cultural Immersion.

Thank you for believing in us and for being a part of this journey. Let’s keep the momentum going!

💖🌏✨

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Overview

URA TABU Pacific Dance has been invited to represent Samoa from Aotearoa in Cultural Immersion Tahiti 2025 which is a rare opportunity to reconnect with ancestral homelands, deepen Pacific performance practice, and celebrate unity across Polynesia.

This journey takes us to Taputapuātea, the sacred cradle of Polynesian civilization, where we will join artists from Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Rarotonga, Rapa Nui, Tahiti, Samoa, and Aotearoa. Together, we will take part in sacred ceremony, workshops, performances, storytelling, and cultural exchanges curated by Tahitian cultural leader Moenau Virau, with whom we share a long-standing relationship.

Our team of dancers will represent the soul of Samoa through performance and knowledge exchange. This experience will enrich our creative practice, strengthen Indigenous ties, and allow us to bring home ancestral knowledge to share with our communities in Aotearoa.

We are seeking support to help cover travel and touring costs, ensuring that this once-in-a-lifetime cultural voyage can take place. Your contribution will directly invest in the preservation and evolution of Pacific performance practices and the strengthening of Indigenous relationships across Te Moana nui a Kiwa.

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