Raisedinland Iose and Villa Lemanu are two young Pasifika choreographers in New Zealand. Each of them has created a dance work for the 2021 Pacific Dance Festival and both works will be exhibited together in a single evening.
In this interview with Andrew Whiteside, they discuss their work, and explore their cultural ties.
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More information on the shows:
Double-Bill
Friday 18 & Saturday 19 June 2020, 8pm – 9pm Mangere Arts Centre
Villa Junior Lemanu choreographs and stars in ‘Atali’I O Le CREZENT’(Sons of the CREZENT) that delves into the world of gentrification and the loss of community/tribe.
Raisedinland Iose’s ‘XY ONLY’ is a redevelopment of his original piece that looks at the strength of a woman’s physicality and how far it can be pushed using his Samoan culture.
