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Celebrating Artistic Diversity
Explore the captivating journey of Lusi Faiva, a renowned artist whose work transcends boundaries, weaving together disability-led and Pasifika-rooted performance art.
Lusi's Journey
Lusi Faiva is a disabled artist of Samoan and Palagi descent.
A founding member of Touch Compass, she has performed across Aotearoa and Australia for over three decades.
Her work blends lived experience, culture, and movement to tell stories that are honest, challenging, and necessary.
"This was truly ground-breaking work" (Lusi's Eden)
Shona McCullagh
Former Artistic Director
of Auckland Arts Festival
"Lusi is a queen of the streets of Wellington"
Justin Scott
Producer at Attitude
"It was a stark reminder of how art — and life — can look so different when it is disability-led and decisions are carefully considered with aroha and alofa"
Olivia Shivas
Writer for the D List
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