Dance and Arts advocates named in 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours Among the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours are Jamie Bull, who has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to the performing arts and the community, Richard Benge (executive director of Arts Access... Keep Reading
New Year Honours: Prudence Anne Gooch made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services in dance. Prudence Gooch established the Prue Gooch School of Dance in Tauranga in 1976, which led to the establishment of the Dance Education Centre in 1990. She has been Director of the Dance Education Centre since inception and has organised... 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
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