Four celebrated Pasifika dance artists will be teaching in South Auckland for the next two months, as they take up residency at the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) in partnership with Pacific Dance New Zealand. Keep Reading
Dr Tania Kopytko, DANZ’s Executive Director, will be leaving DANZ effective from 6 August 2015. Keep Reading
The Mudra Dance Company is back to perform at the Whitireia Theatre in Wellington in the exciting new production of Samarpana – An offering through dance. Keep Reading
The talented Atamira Dance Company are off to take their successful show Moko overseas to the highly esteemed Beijing Dance Festival. Keep Reading
The 2015 Arts Access Aotearoa Awards, was held on 1 July. While many of the individuals and organisation recognised were working in the field of visual arts, dance also played a part with Pati Umaga and Michael Krammer both recognised in the Artistic Achievement Award category. Keep Reading
The Palace Dance Studio will see three of their talents dancing alongside two Queens of pop; Janet Jackson and Madonna. Keep Reading
Creative New Zealand has released their triennial survey, New Zealanders and the Arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2014. Keep Reading
The 2015 Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship has been awarded to experimental dancer and choreographer, Ross McCormack. Keep Reading
Candice Frankland, Director of Phoenix Belly Dance, has been offered a formal invitation to teach and perform at a major international belly dance festival in Istanbul, Turkey. Keep Reading
New Zealand’s pioneering inclusive dance company, Touch Compass, is hitting the road in August with their popular 2014 Acquisitions season. And in addition the company are happy to announce a new line up of dancers. Keep Reading
With support from Creative New Zealand and led by Lyne Pringle who will work alongside the DANZ team, the aim of the project is to work in some specific areas of the professional sector of the dance industry to better understand the issues that have been identified through various reviews as being concerns or barriers. Keep Reading
A list of those acknowledged in the Queen's Birthday Honours for the arts. Keep Reading
Auckland Live is proud to announce Melbourne Ballet Company’s premiere season in New Zealand,performing their acclaimed celebration of beauty and hope, Infinite Space. Keep Reading
Wellington City’s indigenous performance company, Tawata Productions, celebrates Matariki 2015 with a theatrical experience like no other. The World Premiere Season of the beautiful ones. Keep Reading
IDENTITY Dance Crew are on their way to compete at the International Body Rock Competition in San Diego. Keep Reading
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