Fellowship Timeline

Timeline – Fellowship Period (2025–2027)

Late 2025 – Early 2026: Development & Mentorship

Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Mentorship with Regan Taylor (4x sessions) – scriptwriting & directing for children’s theatre.
Mentorship with Ledua Peni Tuicake (8x sessions) – vucu, sere, meke, qiri lali.
Mentorship with Whataday Studios (3x sessions) – immersive storytelling & XR methods.
Draft scripts and initial songs for Always Here, Always Near and Drau ni Uto Hotel.

Feb – Mar 2026: Rehearsals & Cultural Research

Always Here, Always Near
Complete book manuscript, collaborate with Elsie Andrewes and print in Aotearoa
Travel to Fiji with Regan Taylor.
Rehearsals with Oceania Centre artists and Ledua Tuicake.
Record songs at Oceania Centre

Drau ni Uto Hotel
Research at Fiji National Archives and iTaukei Land Trust Board.
Talanoa sessions with elders and Turaga ni Koro in Deuba.
Continue song and chant mentorship with Ledua Tuicake.

April 2026: First Presentation

Always Here, Always Near - Premiere at Fiji Fringe Festival 2026 (paid audiences).
Launch children’s book with Baka Books.
Release recorded songs on YouTube for children and families.
Drau ni Uto Hotel
Present work-in-progress showing / first presentation at Oceania Centre (Suva) to gather audience and community feedback.

May – June 2026: Community Engagement & Refinement
Always Here, Always Near

Free school performances at Deuba District School and Kasavu Primary School.
Donation of free books to schools and the Suva Carnegie Library.
Drau ni Uto Hotel
Reflect on April presentation feedback.
Re-develop script, music, and XR design.
Continue collaboration with Isitolo Alesana, Ephraim Frame, and Fanni Fanzakas.

July – Aug 2026: Re-Development & Completion Phase

Drau ni Uto Hotel
Workshop revised material with collaborators.
Integrate XR prototypes with live performance.
Final recording of song cycle for Spotify and YouTube release.

Sept 2026: Major Premiere

Drau ni Uto Hotel
Premiere at the Kindred People Festival (Monash Performing Arts Centre, Melbourne).

Oct 2026-March 2027

Further development of Drau ni Uto Hotel integrating lessons from premiere presentation and community feedback

2027: Touring & Extended Sharing

Drau ni Uto Hotel
Further tour and presentation at the Whangārei Fringe Festival (Sept 2027).
Ongoing for Both Projects
Workshops at ONEONESIX (Whangārei), Balam Balam Place (Australia), and the Oceania Centre (Fiji).
Publish reflections and documentation through Seismic Temporal (Substack) and Studio Kiin’s website.