La'u Lupe

'Hands' in Samoan is our natural way of expressing ourselves with our bodies when we communicate.

Many of our dances and movement are derived from gestures and motifs we make when communicating with our hands.

Lima dance Production is a non-profit organisation that actively supports, encourages, mentors, advises and develops trained emerging Pacific Island Performing Artists. Lima also provides performance platforms and opportunities for these artists to gain more experience in diverse performing fields and innovative shows. Lima has a foundation based on creating work that is about breaking down social and cultural barriers people have about theatre and the 'Arts' being an elite form of entertainment. It is about reaching out to the everyday people, in particular our Pacific communities, in New Zealand to tell stories through dance and theatre in a more natural and accessible way so as to make the stories clear, fun, moving and in touch with the community.

It is also about breaking down the barrier between dance and theatre. It incorporates many different dance forms e.g from Contemporary, Hip Hop, Break dancing and traditional Samoan Siva is weaved in and out of their stories.

Lima Productions main market focus is our PACIFIC youth and families. Using dance and theatre to perform stories that they can relate to have fun with and be moved by. While also feeling that they have a right to view 'Art' for arts sake and not only as a tool for giving them a social message.

Founder/Artistic Director - Olivia Taouma-Levy
Production Assistants - Antonia Stehlin, Paul Fagamalo, Sesilia Pusiaki