Tavai Faasavalu

Tavai Faasavalu Popular

Male 
Hair
Black
Eyes
Brown
Height
5'10'' / 179cm
DOB
1988

FEATURE FILM

2010 Groovecity, 'Josh'
Dir. Neil Nili

TELEVISION

2010 Brown Brothas, 'Luke'
Cinco Cine Film Productions, Various directors

2009Teuila Festival, 'Performer'
Samoa Television
2009Miss Samoa, 'Featured'
Samoa Television
2009Pacifica News, 'Featured'
Stratos
2009Krazzy for Dance, 'Performer'
Triangle TV

PRESENTER

2010 Polyfest Samoan Stage, 'Presenter'
Tagata Pasifika Polyfest Special, TV1

THEATRE

2011 Tartuffe, 'Flipote / Laurent / Mister Loyalson / Officer'
Silo Theatre, Dir. Shane Bosher
2011 The Factory, 'Lesi'
Kila Kokonut Krew, Dir. Anapela Polataivino
2011 Four Women, 'Various'
Kila Kokonut Krew, Centrepoint Theatre & Mangere Arts Centre
2010 Tuatai, 'Maui'
Mangere Arts Centre, Dir. Oscar Knightley

2009Little Shop of Horrors, 'The Dentist'
PIPA, Dir. Sean Coyle
2009Going Solo, 'Fatu'
PIPA, Dir. Tavai Faasavalu
2009Othello Polynesia, 'Montano'
PIPA, Dir. Michelle Johansson
2009Blood Wedding, 'Wood Cutter/Wedding Guest'
PIPA, Dir. Lauren Jackson
2009Ioane's Wedding, 'Ioane/Sepeki'
Play reading only, Dir. Danny Aumua
2008Pu'ua, 'Lead Male Dancer'
PIPA, Dirs. Olivia Rauma & Peter Tamasese
2008Dawn Raids, 'Mose'
PIPA, Dir. Lauren Jackson

SHORT FILM

2009 Manurewa, 'Friend'
Robbers Dog Films, Dir. Sam Peacock

DANCER / CHOREOGRAPHER

2010 Fresh Cuts, 'Dancer'
Tempo Dance Festival, Dir. Justin Haiu
2010 Y Chromosome, 'Dancer'
Tempo Dance Festival, Dir. Juston Haiu
2010 Take That, 'Mack'
Lima Dance Company, Dir. Olivia Taouma
2010 Studio 2, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
TV3
2010 Miss Samoa NZ, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
Beauty Pagent
2009 Teuila Festival, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
Samoa
2009 Breakfast, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
TV1
2009 Samoan Sports Awards, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
Awards Ceremony
2009 Strictly Brown, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
Manukau Festival of Arts
2009 Krazy for Dance, 'Dancer / Choreographer'
Dance Festival
2008 Pu'ua, 'Lead Male Dancer'
Dirs. Olivia Taouma & Peter Tamasese

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

2010 ASB Bank
NZ

TRAINING

2009 Diploma in Performing Arts
PIPA

Recent credits only

FEATURE FILM

2010 Groovecity, 'Josh'
Dir. Neil Nili

TELEVISION

2010 Brown Brothas, 'Luke'
Cinco Cine Film Productions, Various directors

2009Teuila Festival, 'Performer'
Samoa Television
2009Miss Samoa, 'Featured'
Samoa Television

THEATRE

2011 Tartuffe, 'Filopte / Laurent / Mister Loyalson / Officer'
Silo Theatre, Dir. Shane Bosher
2011 The Factory, 'Lesi'
Kila Kokonut Krew, Dir. Anapela Polataivino
2011 Four Women, 'Various'
Kila Kokonut Krew, Centrepoint Theatre & Mangere Arts Centre
2010 Tuatai, 'Maui'
Mangere Arts Centre, Dir. Oscar Knightley

2009Little Shop of Horrors, 'The Dentist'
PIPA, Dir. Sean Coyle
2009Going Solo, 'Fatu'
PIPA, Dir. Tavai Faasavalu
2009Othello Polynesia, 'Montano'
PIPA, Dir. Michelle Johansson

SHORT FILM

2009 Manurewa, 'Friend'
Robbers Dog Films, Dir. Sam Peacock

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

2010 ASB Bank
NZ

 

PRESENTING

2010 Polyfest Samoan Stage, 'Presenter'
Tagata Pasifika Polyfest Special, TV1

Skills

  • American Football
  • Choreographer
  • Hip Hop Dancer
  • Pacific Style Dancer
  • Fishing
  • Pool
  • Presenter
  • Singer
  • Tenor
  •  
  • Notes:
  • Extensive dance performance experience. Member of Pacific contemporary dance group Six8Five.

 

Vocal Skills

  • Languages:
  • Samoan
  • Tongan
  •  
  • Accents:
  • American (standard)
  • Samoan