Sisiʻuno Helu

Sisi’uno Helu (born 1972) is a Tongan academic, film producer, and performing artist.

She is the daughter of Tongan philosopher and historian Futa Helu, the founder of the ʻAtenisi Institute.

In her early 20s, she pioneered the performing arts division of ʻAtenisi Institute in Tonga, offering instruction in European opera as well as traditional Tongan faiva.

Between 1996 and 2006, the division's troupe toured North America, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Australasia.

[3] Along with University Dean Dr Michael Horowitz and her sister ‘Atolomake (a senior lecturer in music), Helu starred in an hour-long documentary about ‘Atenisi, Tongan Ark.