Archbishop Peter Loy Chong hopes the voices in more than 300 strong choir at the ‘Our Home Is On Fire-Act Now’ show will be too loud for the world to ignore.
The head of the Catholic Church in Fiji said the world was crossing planetary boundaries that will cause major damage to the earth and the show calls the world to act now.
He said carbon emissions were the main driver for climate change because they increased global warming which resulted in ice melting and rising sea level.
“We must stop coal mining and carbon emission,” he said.
The Archbishop is calling on Oceania Small Island Nations “to lift their cries so that the world hears our suffering and undergo an ecological conversion.”
“We can be agents of saving the earth from destruction. Na Tagi Production supports Pope Francis’s letter, “Care for Our Common Home”.
“The show will use symbolic and artistic languages to communicate our vulnerability.
“The show weaves together song, dance, meke, storytelling and poetry to express the cries of vulnerable people of Oceania.
“Symbolic and artistic language have the power to touch peoples’ heart and bring about change. “Symbols allow us to reframe, re-organise, and reset the core meanings of our lives again and again.”
The Archbishop said the Tagi Production show will showcase a 300-member choir, local artists, cultural dances, and stories from the frontline of climate change.
The cast includes students from Marist Brothers High School, Saint Joseph Secondary School, Saint Anne’s Primary School, and the Lomary Tagi Choir.
Guest performances include the winner of Fiji One’s Vical Battle Jedidiah Tuinasavusavu, Opera Soprano Singers Ani Lewaniu and Unaisi Bula, and local rapper Drixstar.
There will be two shows on Friday June 23, one from 12.30-2.30pm (School students’ show) and another from 7.00-9.00pm (Public Show)
To purchase tickets, contact Nicholas at 35 Pratt Street Suva. Tickets can also be purchased via MyCash and MPaisa on the following numbers:
- Mpaisa 9477174
- MyCash 7351001
Ticket prices are as follows:
- $50 are the rows behind the VIP
- $10 is for the Pavillion seats
VIP Ticket Prices:
- Row 1 $300
- Row 2 $200
- Row 3 $100
