Lisa Fa’alafi
Opening Night Bashes Artistic Circle, Collaborating Director
Samoan Australian Lisa Fa’alafi is a director, performance maker, choreographer, and designer. Known for pushing cultural and gender boundaries, her work is visually stunning, highly entertaining, conceptual, satirical, political and decolonising at heart. From theatre direction and choreography, costume and set design, immersive interactive design and performance while also working as a speaker on intersectional intercultural work, mentoring artists and consultation. Lisa is the Co-creator, Writer, Director for the international smash hit Hot Brown Honey, and has received numerous national awards including a Helpmann, Sydney Theatre Award, Green Room Award, Adelaide and Perth Fringe Awards, international nominations and awards in the UK and Canada. Lisa is also the co-director of independent theatre company Polytoxic, director of international show Hive City Legacy developed at the Roundhouse London and has been a performer, designer, choreographer on many other national and international projects.
