‘Isope ‘Akau’ola is an emerging dance artist who hails from the villages of ‘Utulau and Lotofoa in the beautiful kingdom of Tonga but he was born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau. He found his love of performing through Pacific dance and theatre, and in his last years of secondary school developed a passion for movement and dance. From then, ‘Isope entered full time dance training at Unitec and graduated with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts in 2022. ‘Isope has been dancing full time with The New Zealand Dance Company since.