LAUDAN TAHIRIH KOTOITUBOU SANDYS
ROLE IN RAKO:
Co-founder, Senior Dancer, Cultural consultant
BIOGRAPHY:
As a co-founder of Rako Pasefika she has remained an integral piece of the Rako puzzle. Intiallly as a dancer, choreographer and teacher, she is now a mentor and tutor for all our new team members and interns. To this day she remains one of the key members of the Rako Pasefika family.
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“Where there is the love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time “ and Rako Pasefika has always been about love- Our love for the ocean and mama Earth, our love for the Arts and nurturing a safe space of diversity and creation. From the beginning , Rako Pasefika was a space of love and healing for me , and in many ways, for others too. With healing came the gift of being able to be this for others and that’s how Rako is different, we’re a family and as a family we became the voice for the weak and down trodden, for Mother Earth and all the cruelty that weighs on her, for the lost arts and cultural practices . This is the inspiration for my art. It is also the foundation for the connections I have had the honor of making over the years with artists all the around the world, a common love and understanding for each other and our differences and our stories of healing through and with Mother Nature
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