The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) opens its newest program, Three by Ekman, in Wellington this week. Running through May 20, the tribute to choreographer Alexander Ekman will present his acclaimed work Cacti and two additional works – Tuplet and Episode 31. Following this presentation, RNZB will tour Three by Ekman to Auckland, Napier, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Movitae, an engaging online hub for dance schools, recently released a video interview with the amazing Hannah O’Neill, a New Zealander performing as a Principal Dancer at the prestigious Paris Opéra Ballet.
Atamira Dance Company and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will soon present AWA - When Two Rivers Collide in association with Auckland Arts Festival. Dance, Kapa Haka and Tai Chi will all converge in this arts spectacle.
The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) now offers Creative Dance Classes for Seniors at two locations. The program, entitled “Feisty Feet”, kicked off on 22 February and runs through 16 August.
For the first time in many years, The Royal New Zealand Ballet opened a national tour in Christchurch at the Isaac Theatre Royal recently. Now the RNZB is touring to Invercargill, Dunedin, Blenheim, Rotorua, Palmerston North and Wellington. The tour will conclude in Auckland on April 1.
The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) runs a secondment programme for tertiary students to assist them in the development and understudying of professional practice. Applications to second with NZDC in 2017 are now open for submission.
Before joining the rest of the company on leave last month, Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) dancers Mayu Tanigaito and Joseph Skelton spent a couple of weeks in Greece as international guest artists. They performed with the Greek National Opera Ballet.
Vendetta Films has announced the theatrical release of Dancer, the new documentary about Sergei Polunin from Oscar-nominated director Steven Cantor, in Australian cinemas from December 1 and New Zealand cinemas from December 8.
The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) recently announced its 2017 Season, setting the stage for what will be a year filled with passion, tragedy, rhythm and energy. The season will include three national tours, seven special regional performances, and visits to a total of 16 centres.
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s internationally acclaimed classic production of Giselle, created in Wellington by ballet superstars Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg, once again returned to its city of origin on August 11. Since then, the company has been touring it to seven centres across New Zealand. The tour will conclude on Friday, September 9 in Palmerston North at the Regent on Broadway.
As one of the Southern Hemisphere's leading dance training institutions, the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) offers two full-time courses – the Certificate in Dance Performance and the Diploma in Dance Performance. For 2017 intake to these courses, auditions will soon be held in Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney.
Later this month, the New Zealand Dance Company will premiere The Absurdity of Humanity, what it’s describing as its “most provocative and poetic season yet.” Aotearoa’s newest dance troupe will present this programme at Q Theatre on August 24-27 for a strictly limited season. Artistic Director Shona McCullagh will couple the works of choreographers Ross McCormack and Lina Limosani.
