Photography by Lindah Lepou™

Lisa is an acclaimed Samoan Australian multidisciplinary artist based in Australia on the unceded lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples. Grounded in community, culture, and fierce advocacy for BIPOC femmes, her 25-year career has shaped groundbreaking, politically charged performance across theatre, dance, and multimedia worldwide. Lisa is the Co-Creator, Director, Designer, and Performer of international smash hit Hot Brown Honey, which has toured globally for 10 years to over 50,000 people, earning top national and international honours including a Helpmann Award, UK Total Theatre Award, Sydney Theatre Award, and multiple Green Room Awards. Driven by legacy, she co-created its Hive City Legacy project, partnering with London's Roundhouse, Dublin Fringe, and Arts Centre Melbourne to platform emerging BIPOC artists.

As Co-Director of feminist collective Polytoxic, a theatre disruptor for over 20 years, Lisa has made protest-party works that refuse to let an audience sit still, including Apocalipstic, Polyhood, Teulia Postcards and Trade Winds, as well as Brisbane Festival-commissioned works Snapshot and Demolition and the Matilda Award-winning Dangerous Goods.

As a theatre director, she brings her signature style to mainstage productions including Eat Slay Zombie (QPAC) and Macbeth (La Boite), and her extensive costume and set design credits span major festival works, galleries, and international stages. Lisa is an advocate and champions equitable creative spaces while actively mentoring emerging artists through Ireland's MAKE Programme, Toronto's ThisGen Fellowship, Fresh Ground Australia, and her own companies Polytoxic and Hot Brown Honey.