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Maiava Nathaniel Lees

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Nathaniel Lees is a New Zealand theatre actor and director and film actor of Samoan descent, best known for film roles in 'The Matrix Reloaded', 'The Matrix Revolutions' and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'. Lees was one of the influential actors that paved the way for Pacific theatre in New Zealand. Lees directed award-winning productions 'Think of a Garden', 'A Frigate Bird Sings', 'The Songmaker's Chair' and 'Awhi Tapu'. In 2004 he was awarded the Senior Pacific Artist Award at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.

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Pacific Arts Legacy Project10.12.20

Weaving Ourselves into Aotearoa Theatre

Theatre director Maiava Nathaniel Lees remembers four seminal works that played a part in weaving Pacific theatre into the arts fabric of Aotearoa.

By Maiava Nathaniel Lees
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