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Article: PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL.
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- Dance Magazine
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- March 1, 2001
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PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL NOUMIEA, NEW CALEDONIA OCTOBER 23-NOVEMBER 3, 2000
"It's a Pacific powwow," said the Guam delegation news camera operator as we arrived at the opening ceremony for the Eighth Pacific Arts Festival, in Noumea, New Caledonia. It was a good metaphor. Behind the Magenta Stadium, waiting to begin, were approximately two thousand performers and helpers making last-minute costume and makeup adjustments. Makeup wasn't quite the appropriate word. It was full-body paint. The artists' costumes virtually exploded with brilliant colors, feathers and reflecting shells.
Despite the opening ceremony difficulties and ongoing logistical problems ...