ABSTRACT
Choreography created within the South Pacific region is increasingly responding to socio-cultural challenges that are distinct to living, working, and moving in Oceania. This chapter draws on the intersecting voices of three choreographers working in the South Pacific: Sachiko Soro (Fiji, VOU Dance Company), Sarah Foster-Sproull (New Zealand, Foster Group), and Cat Ruka (New Zealand, Tempo Dance Festival). The chapter aims to reveal ways in which art is being made within Oceania and how these artists connect their practice to the wider world. The chapter also aims to interrogate what it means to be an artist and how sustainable arts careers are being created in the 21st-century South Pacific.
