DIGITAL SPACE TRANSFORMED BY PACIFIC HERITAGE Pacific Dance New Zealand presentThe Transform Series Testament to their creativity and ability to adapt, Pacific Dance New Zealand (PDNZ) are proud to introduce a brand-new digital initiative The Transform Series, launching on Wednesday 24 June, 2020.  Consisting of 10 episodes of... Keep Reading

Iosefa Enari (Sefa) - Founder of Pacific Dance NZ - has been awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Pacific Dance. Sefa was a founding member of Pacific Theatre in 1987. He trained as a professional dancer at LIMBS Dance Programme, UNITEC School of Performing Arts and holds a masters degree in Dance Studies from... Keep Reading

The Board of the New Zealand Dance Advancement Trust today announced the appointment of former Nederlands Dans Theater chief executive Janine Dijkmeijer as The New Zealand Dance Company’s (NZDC) Executive Director; and renowned dance artists and directors Victoria (Tor) Colombus and James O’Hara, as Co-Artistic Directors. Keep Reading

Although many of the wonderful festival season shows were cut short or cancelled recently due to the Covid-19 crisis, we want to acknowledge and appreciate the amazing work that was put into each and every one of them - our hearts go out to all of the artists/technicians/organisers affected. Here is a collection of reviews of a number of the... Keep Reading

Bjorn Aslund is a contemporary dancer, burlesque performer and queer drag artist based in Wellington. A recent graduate from the New Zealand School of Dance, their original choreography mixes contemporary dance with drag... Keep Reading

In November, Olivia O’Brien was awarded the 2019 DANZ Dance Residency at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch. In an exciting new collaboration between DANZ, The Arts Centre and Movement Art Practice (MAP), the residency was hosted over two weeks in Christchurch, taking place in alignment with the inaugural Ōtautahi Tiny... Keep Reading

Lemi Ponifasio, guest curator of NZ Festival, explains how he plans to start some crucial conversations. Keep Reading

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), has selected Olivia O’Brien as the recipient of the 2019 DANZ Dance Residency at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch. The residency is being delivered for the first time in Christchurch by DANZ in partnership with The Arts Centre and Movement Art Practice (MAP). Keep Reading

The annual multi-arts celebration returns to locations across Tāmaki Makaurau in March. Auckland’s many theatres, galleries, and unique venues will house some of the most exciting performance, art and music events from New Zealand and around the world. Keep Reading

Beloved New Zealand author Janet Frame’s landmark novel will be brought to life on stage for the first time ever. Filled with fierce heart and visual splendour, Owls Do Cry is considered one of New Zealand’s landmark novels and is making its world premiere in Frame’s childhood hometown of Ōamaru (4 and 5 October), before heading to... Keep Reading

The Royal New Zealand Ballet announces new Chair and retirement of a long-serving dancer. Keep Reading

DATES: 11-15 March 2020 LOCATION: Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre “Mirror mirror on the wall … who is the fairest of them all …” French company Ballet Preljocaj performs its darkly delectable contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale Snow White in its New Zealand premiere, exclusive to Auckland Arts Festival. Announce... Keep Reading

02 September 2019 DANZ ANNOUNCES 2019 DANCE RESIDENCIES IN ROTORUA & CHRISTCHURCH Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is delighted to be announcing two dance residencies in October and November of this year. DANZ will offer the Māori Dance Residency (Te Kanikani Whakamātau) in partnership with Lakes Performing Arts Company (LPAC) in Roto... Keep Reading

NEW TAIRĀWHITI ARTS FESTIVAL INAUGURAL PROGRAMME REVEALED The Gisborne region’s new flagship arts and culture event - steeped in the local while connected with stories from across the country and the Pacific - will envelop the creative East Coast from 4-20 October. The inaugural programme for New Zealand’s newest major arts... Keep Reading

After a hugely successful tour in 2018 that included 32 performances in theatres, prisons and Marae, Rodney Bell returns with his award-winning performance work Meremere, heading to even more centres this July and August. Keep Reading