Bridging Styles is a platform for selected dance artists to engage in critical, cultural and social topics which apply to dance in Aotearoa and across the globe. The aim is to engage artists with questions which encourage them to talk about how their art form is developing and how it can transcend on to other styles while creating an understanding across the board.
Bridging Styles is brought to you by Dance Aotearoa New Zealand, Momentum Productions & TEMPO Dance Festival, with the support of Creative New Zealand & Foundation North.
Featured artists include Simon Watts, Gemma Jayde Naidoo, Joshua Cesan, Jacob Tamata (Duchess) and Jacob Yarr. You can catch these artists and their work as part of the 2018 TEMPO Dance Festival programme in FRESH & METAMORPHOSIS.
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DANZ and Tempo Dance Festival are excited to host a beginner’s course in clown dynamics and presence with Thomas LaHood and Jo Randerson from Barbarian Productions.
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DANZ and Tempo Dance Festival are excited to host a contemporary dance masterclass with dancers from LA Contemporary Dance Company.
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DANZ and Tempo Dance Festival are excited to host a beginners breakdance workshop with renowned bboy, Antonio Bukhar. Aimed at ages 10-18. Learn some new moves, freezes, and do freestyles in cyphers.
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Multi-talented dance artists Ufitia Sagapolutele (formerly Royal Family) and Ezra ‘RAZÉ’ Williams (formerly Identity Dance Company) will be in Dunedin, and for one day only will be teaching a beginners and advanced hip hop class. These classes are open to anyone and will be run simultaneously in the RASA dance studios. Ufitia will lead the open beginner class and Ezra will lead the advanced class. Bring your best dancing selves and learn a thing or two from these world champion hip hop dancers. ABOUT THE TUTORS Ufitia Sagapolutele is a Samoan dance artist hailing from South Auckland. Her dance career has spanned across various dance forms; from hip hop, contemporary to Siva Samoa. Ufitia started in hip hop, dancing with both The Royal Family and Identity Dance Company. From there she went on to study dance and has recently graduated with a Master of Dance Studies from the University of Auckland. Inspired by her late mother Ufitia has gone on to develop a choreographic prac
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Expand your choreographic repertoire and explore different creative processes in this workshop led by dance artists Ufitia Sagapolutele (formerly The Royal Family) and Ezra Williams (formerly Identity Dance Company). This workshop is aimed at dance teachers and budding choreographers wanting to develop their choreographic expression. With their extensive experience in dancing and choreographing for hip hop, contemporary and Pasifika dance forms, Ufitia and Ezra will lead participants through the process of creating fusion work. The tutors will provide participants with some of their own chorographic tools and processes as well as new movement vocabulary to experiment with. The workshop will feature a written element, so please bring something to write with and on. Wear comfortable clothing and footwear that you can move easily in. Bring plenty of water and BYO lunch. Ages: 16+ ABOUT THE TUTORS Ufitia Sagapolutele is a Samoan dance artist hailing from South Auckland. Her da
