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Glam Boy Entertainment; creating agency; 2010; New Zealand
Overview
This poster advertises The Geeks on stage in Auckland, July 2010. The Geeks were co-created with Mika as JGeek and the Geeks led by Jermaine Leef (third from left). They were trained in Mika's Emerging Leaders Programme, and had a popular song with 'Māori Boy' in 2011.
Mika is a dancer, actor, fashion designer, entertainer and social entrepreneur. Highlights in his career have been performing as the warm-up act for Grace Jones in New York, and for HRH Prince Charles. His role as a takatāpui (gay) man in The Piano (1993) was one of the first times this element of Māori life had been portrayed.
Mika has worked in film, television, fashion and music, both in New Zealand and overseas. The Mika Haka Foundation, established by Mika in 2008, is a charitable organisation established to encourage active healthy young New Zealanders with a focus on physical culture and the performing arts.