Sau e Siva presents Lalelei: Fonuea

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Published 2017-01-10

Lalelei means beautiful in Samoan and is the title of the acclaimed show by Sau e Siva telling the story of the turtle and the shark, a Samoan legend from the village of Vaitogi in Tutuila, East Samoa.

This show exploded on the stage and had an extended season at the Mangere Arts Centre, Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, bringing together 40 performers from a variety of backgrounds and was choreographed by the talented Sau e Siva Creatives: Leki Bourke, Italia Hunt, Epine Savea, Jill Karapani and Idalene Ati with Creative Director Troy Tu'ua.

In this rendition the story focuses on the power of love and magic of song and dance through the story-telling of contemporary pese and Siva Samoa.

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All Comments (21)

@daniella921 2 years ago

I love this. I know nothing of my Samoan heritage my grandmother passed away without handing her lineage down to her children . This performance made my eyes water.
@esetamoors2226 2 years ago

Malo saasaa teine Samoa.So beautiful to watch.
@valerieselau7384 2 years ago

I really loved this representation of traditional Samoan music, dance and language with a sense of pride, passionate and proud. 😁
@22LEKI 5 years ago

Awesome seeing the standard of S.E.S productions hasn't dropped especially after watching Rosalina 🔥🇼🇸🔥❤🔥
@divinespear7208 3 years ago

Oka. Manaia tele le intro. That was powerful. Strong and poised. Fa'afetai.
@cheenjoopearl 5 years ago

Stunning...elegant and beautiful. What a gorgeous cultural expression.
@mcace8878 7 years ago

Lead dancer, malo le siva, malo le faafiafiaga...absolutely stunning movement, magaia le faavaivai ole kigo, such a pleasure to watch
@analisevaoga5857 6 years ago

The girl is sooooo graceful...I just love it
@biggteez12 7 years ago

I love it, traditional Samoan dances at its best!!!! Malo lava le fa'afiafia....
@Rorogee1 5 years ago

Omgoodness! I’m in love with this performance. They were all so graceful with beautiful smiles, glad I stumbled across this :)
@GUNbabyy 4 years ago

Watched this many many many times. The lead dancer is so gracious I love it!
@gracevaeao6023 4 years ago

Nice uniform.. Beautiful... Awesome performance, thanks for representing our culture and our people...God Bless...
@smp3452 6 years ago

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS! Well done Maxine and girls. Stunning, graceful and beautiful from start to end! LOVE!
@wednesdayrowan278 2 years ago

Marvelous.... absolutely beautiful!
@carmelsmith4861 1 year ago

STUNNINGLY PORTRAYED IN THE BEAUTIFUL GRACE OF THE GRACIOUS SAMOAN WAY...! PERFORMANCE IN EXCELLENCE...Faafetai lava From...Atearoa Niu Tireni New Zealand...Merci Beaucoup...Mauuruuru IaOrana Manea' Salut' Carmel
@ssff2544 3 years ago

Laumei faiaga, faasusu si au tama Aumai le moega'afa- fa'i mai, fa'i mai Se lauti o laulelei, e lavalava le laumei Fonuea, Fonuea, laulau mai se manamea Po 'e sai i luga nei O sa Letuli i luga nei A ua'ina, a la'ina A solo e mata'ina Lou galu tu'u la le i'a Lalelei, lalelei, lalelei!
@sayliemose7235 3 years ago

Anyone still watching this cause i love this
@evilkidd1876 4 years ago

Beautiful and graceful.
@gracenmercy579 6 years ago

Beautiful remind me of my childhood back home.
@samoanperks4638 6 years ago

love the cheography of the dance!