Lusi Faiva's guest appearances

Lusi Faiva

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95bFM: Guest Interviews

Alex Gibney

Marlon Williams

Jeff Henderson

Courtney Barnett

Lucy Dacus

Angel Olsen

Phoebe Bridgers

Justin Lee

Cate Le Bon

David Farrier

Jessica Morgan

Andrew Wilson

Jonathan Pearce

James Nokise

Tim Batt

OwlTail

Rodney Bell

The wonderful Lusi Faiva and Rodney Bell pop into the studio to kōrero about Aotearoa’s leading professional performance company that is disability led - Touch Compass - and their 25th anniversary celebration event, /rītaha/. Whakarongo mai! 

The wonderful <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18SaJrMCoo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lusi Faiva </a>and <a href="http://www.movementofthehuman.com/rodney-bell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rodney Bell</a> pop into the studio to kōrero about Aotearoa’s leading professional performance company that is disability led - <a href="https://www.touchcompass.org.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Touch Compass</a> - and their 25th anniversary celebration event, <a href="https://www.touchcompass.org.nz/ritaha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">/rītaha/</a>. Whakarongo mai!

I/V w/ Lusi Faiva & Rodney Bell: February 11, 2022

Lusi Faiva (Patamea, Savai’i Samoa) is an award-winning stage performer and dancer, who has been practicing for the last 25 years. Her heritage connects her to Patamea, Savaii Samoa. Her performance is mainly in the contemporary genre and contact improvisation,  but she also loves to interweave her Samoan culture through siva.   Lusi was born with cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, however this hasn't stopped her from achieving many accolades for her art, nor has it stopped her becoming a tutor on mixed dance with people of varying abilities. This episode is different from any one we have recorded to date. Lusi has different verbal abilities, and so shares her experiences with us using all the tools she has to help her with everyday life. We have a full video of this kōrero at our website to help tell Lusi’s story.

Lusi Faiva (Patamea, Savai’i Samoa) is an award-winning stage performer and dancer, who has been practicing for the last 25 years. Her heritage connects her to Patamea, Savaii Samoa. Her performance is mainly in the contemporary genre and contact improvisation,  but she also loves to interweave her Samoan culture through siva. Lusi was born with cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, however this hasn't stopped her from achieving many accolades for her art, nor has it stopped her becoming a tutor on mixed dance with people of varying abilities. This episode is different from any one we have recorded to date. Lusi has different verbal abilities, and so shares her experiences with us using all the tools she has to help her with everyday life. We have a full video of this kōrero at our website to help tell Lusi’s story.

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