The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) has announced that Director Garry Trinder MNZM will retire at the end of 2027, following three decades of contribution to the School and the wider dance community. Keep Reading
World Dance Crew Championship (WDCC) Set to Open with Powerful Ceremony on Sunday in Manukau. Auckland, NZ – The world’s spotlight will turn to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland from Sunday as the World Dance Crew Championship (WDCC) opens in spectacular fashion at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau. A powerful Opening Ceremony on Sunday will... Keep Reading
YouthDance Education Trust (YET) will be celebrating 21 years with their annual International Dance Day (IDD) event at Te Papa in May. On May 2 Te Papa will be buzzing with dance activity to commemorate UNESCO’s International Dance Day, which aims to bring communities together through the common language of dance. For the past 21 years YET... Keep Reading
Shel We Dance? Pacific Dance New Zealand Announces Festival Program for June 2021 All it took was for the common cold to develop into a pandemic to throw the world of entertainment into chaos and drive creatives who thrive in live theatre and on stages to retreat into quarantine. Festivals were cancelled, live performances delayed,... Keep Reading
Presented by Tour-Makers in partnership with Movement of the Human MEREMEREPerformer and creator Rodney Bell (Ngāti Maniapoto)Director Malia JohnstonThe show that has received numerous standing ovations, glittering reviews and a fistful of awards is back on tour as Meremere tours to Auckland, Bannockburn, Wanaka, Invercargill, New Plymouth,... Keep Reading
As the curtain closes on a year that has changed the world forever, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has proudly announced its 2021 season with a stunning lineup that celebrates the past and boldly looks to the future. From February, the RNZB... 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
Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is excited to be launching its new Social Media Takeover Season this week, kicking off twelve weeks of creative inspiration and sharing from New Zealand dance artists practising across a range of genres. At a time when many freelance dance artists have lost valuable opportunities for work and creative outlet. Keep Reading
TOUCH COMPASS APPOINTS AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE ARTIST AS INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Aotearoa's foremost integrated professional performance company, Touch Compass, has appointed Pelenakeke Brown as its new interim Artistic Director. She will be the first artist with a disability to lead the company in its history. For nearly 25 years... Keep Reading
From 8-26 March 2017, the Auckland Arts Festival will envelop the city in creativity, beauty, light and sound, emotion, horror, comedy and dazzling brilliance. The 2017 programme is a superb, can’t-stay-away line up of performance and visual arts, which includes three incredible dance shows from prestigous Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan,... Keep Reading
The Pacific Dance New Zealand Choreolab is in its eighth year and the 2016 recipients are Filoi Vaila'au, Joash Fahitua and Selina Alefosio. This year the choreolab will be taking place in Wellington. Keep Reading
Planning for a joint congress to bring dance educators and young artists together has begun. How can dance help in transforming society? This and many more questions will be a focus in 2018 at one of the world’s largest gatherings of dance educators and young artists in Adelaide, Australia. Keep Reading
The recipient of the 2016 Pacific Dance Artist in Residence is Tuiahai (Hai) Tuiafitu. Tuiahai is a Tongan dancer and choreographer and is the first international recipient of this residency. Keep Reading
A list of dance people on the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2016. Keep Reading
Touch Compass Dance Company has released the latest short film in their DanceBox series. Keep Reading
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