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New Zealand Dance News – June 2021

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! These winter school holidays The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) is hosting its annual Youth School in...

NZSD students Sook Meng Lim, Louis Ahlers and Eden Kew. Photo by Stephen A'Court.

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New Zealand Dance News – November 2019

Find out what’s happening this month in New Zealand dance news! Wellington City Council and Footnote New Zealand Dance announced this year’s...

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Five Minutes with Darcey Bussell

One of the world’s most famous ballerinas of all time is in New Zealand this month. Darcey Bussell CBE, retired from the...

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Creating ‘Mana Wahine’: Jana Castillo dances with Okareka Dance Company

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Jana Castillo first met Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete when she was studying at the New...

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NZ Dance News – May 2014

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. New Zealand School of Dance students performed in a studio showing last month, giving audiences an up-close...

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NZ Dance News – April 2014

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. Mao’s Last Dancer, Li Cunxin, will tour New Zealand this month, as part of the Asia...

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NZ Dance News – December

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. The Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in Pacific arts, were...

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Dance News Australia

NZ Dance News – September

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Auckland’s Tempo Dance Festival. The 12-day festival will once again bring together a strong programme...

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New Zealand Dance News – August

Bianca Hyslop, principal dancer of Atamira Dance Company, has been awarded the esteemed Eileen May Norris Dance Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded...

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New Zealand Dance News – July

Malia Johnston has been awarded the CNZ Choreographic Fellowship for 2013. This $65,000 award is the largest of its kind in the country, and will...

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NZ Dance News – June

By Rain Francis. A company of eight dancers from Unitec in Auckland travels to Italy this month. They will be performing in...

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Dance News Australia

NZ Dance News, March

Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from established New Zealand choreographers for the $65,000 Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship. The fellowship...

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NZ News January

By Rain Francis. The New Zealand School of Dance class of 2012 has been successful in securing the following contracts for 2013:...

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NZ Dance News December

By Rain Francis. From 28 January to 1 February 2013, The New Zealand Dance Company is hosting an international exchange with Chicago-based...

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NZ Dance News November

By Rain Francis. Second Echo Ensemble, a Tasmanian group of 10 young actor/dancers with and without disabilities headed to New Zealand last...

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Okareka Dance Company

Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Okareka Dance Company is founded on the Maori values of whanau (family), mana (integrity), and matataki (challenge)....

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NZ Dance News October

By Rain Francis. In September, Darcey Bussell CBE accepted the honorary role of Ambassador for the New Zealand School of Dance supporters...

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The New New Zealand Dance Company

By Rain Francis. Across the Tasman, a dedicated team of artists has been working tirelessly to create a new dance company, The...

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Dance Masters International

By Regina Green. Young dancers in New Zealand are being given an incredible opportunity to learn from world-class teachers, at Dance Masters...

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Angelina Ballerina’s ‘Big Audition’ tours Australia

Our favourite mouse, Angelina Ballerina has returned to Australia by popular demand. Performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Angelina Ballerina’s Big...