A Multifaceted Duo: Larry, Playwright and Director, and Aarti Mala, Library Assistant and Art Enthusiast

Ateca Ravuvu is a performing artist who has been in the industry since first auditioning for the Oceania Dance Theatre at the Oceania Center for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific in 2002. Ravuvu has numerous dance and drama productions such as Larry Thomas’s play “Men, Women and Insanity” and Vilsoni Hereniko’s “Fine Dancing” under her belt. She is a trained contemporary dancer having learnt under pacific and international choreographers through her 15 years of dance. Ravuvu has also featured in small speaking roles in international films such as “Vai”, “The Other Side of Heaven 2”, “Pearl in Paradise” and the Netflix Series starring Rashida Jones, “#Black AF”.

Sitiveni Gauna is a Solutions Engineer with 27 years of experience in the ICT industry. Sitiveni graduated with a BSc in Computing Science and Information Systems from the University of the South Pacific in 2001 and prior to this, he also graduated with a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Fiji Institute of Technology in 1996. He is currently employed with GDC Communications. He is currently employed with GDC Communications. Sitiveni’s mission in life is to help people realize and pursue their purpose in life. He strongly believe that ensue to the fulfillment of our life purpose lies our success.

Sadrishan Velaidan started his journey in the performance arts in 2003. He currently works as a teaching assistant at the University of the South Pacific where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Expressive Arts. He also pursued a Diploma in Film-making at the Asian Academy of film and Television in India and has filled the roles of a dancer, writer, actor and costume-designer in many contemporary theatre and dance shows under the Oceania Dance Theatre at USP, and at the Moana Loa Performing Arts Center. Sadrishan has acted in numerous plays written and directed by Pacific playwrights as well as in plays from western literature.