Returning to the Source: Aloali‘i Tapu – Artist in Residence 2025
An eight-week journey of movement, memory, and reconnection in Samoa.
About the Residency
About the Pacific Dance Artist in Residence Programme
Launched in 2010, the Artist in Residence (AiR) programme is the first dedicated Pacific dance residency in Aotearoa. In 2023, the residency was relocated to Samoa, acknowledging the Moana as a space of shared lineage and cultural exchange. The residency supports Pacific artists to research, reflect, and develop new work grounded in the lands and communities that shape them.