Jahra Wasasala and Ooshcon, under the collaborative world-bending entity of CONJAH, are a creative force within and beyond the mediums of dance, physical theatre, poetry and visual craft. Together, CONJAH brings forth the depths of their extensive solo body work, their whakapapa and their imaginations to build into each other’s visions, enabling them to do the same with the collaborators and artists they work with.

Within their developments and performances, CONJAH focus on connection, world-building, excavation: Connection; strengthening intimate connections between the collaborating artists. World-building; building characters, stories and worlds into performance spaces. Excavation; creating body states and stories that shed realities as skins to reveal our own truths.

Jahra Wasasala is Fijian hailing from Macuata-i-wai and Sorokoba and was born and raised in West Tāmaki Makaurau. Ooshcon is Samoan, hailing from Lalomanu and Veilele and was born and raised in Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta.