Marina Alefosio has performed spoken word poetry and music both locally and internationally for varied events including Nuyorican Poets Café New York 2012; TedX Auckland 2013; Adelaide Fringe Festival 2016; Toronto Writers Festival 2021 and most recently at the Dawn Raids Apology Ceremony by the NZ Government in Auckland 2021. *
She was also awarded two artist residencies with the Banff Creative Arts Institute in Canada in 2019, and with Tautai Arts Trust in 2021. She has co-written three theatre shows with the Black Friars Theatre Company from 2018-2021 and released her first song, "We Want the Dawn" on all music streaming platforms. Her poetry has been published in anthologies with a short story published in the IKA 4 Journal with the Manukau Institute of Technology. *
(* from Marina's bio in 'Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity').
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