Black Grace: Twenty Years

By Jenny Stevenson

Black Grace has reached 20 years of telling unique stories through dance to New Zealand and the world. Jenny Stevenson gives us a review of Neil Iremia's vision and Black Grace's growth and achievements. 

Neil is pleased that he has recently "rediscovered his original vision for Black Grace" which was to "tell stories from this part of the world to people from all different walks of life." His aim now is to create a "legacy organisation and to build something that is extremely robust for the future."

Black Grace will be celebrating their 20 years with a major new work entitled Siva and a grass-roots 'community' tour to 20 towns outside of the main centres - entitled appropriately 20 for 20.

Read the full article (Iss. 41) Black Grace: Twenty Years