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2 Kiwis and a Spic
Katie Burton, Maria Dabrowska and Mariana Rinaldi bring their miscellaneous choreographic talents together from Auckland, Wellington and Argentina for a premiere event at BATS Theatre. Three dance works, united by extreme physicality and dramatic theatrics. New Zealand dance theatre at its best.
26-29 Feb All Shows 6:30PM.
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Dark Tourists
Rifleman Productions.
February 20-24
Set in a landscape of debris, Dark Tourists asks: Can we collect the experience of others and keep it as our own souvenir? This edgy, poetic and funny work features a cast of some of New Zealand's strongest performers and a powerful score by Eden Mulholland. Directed by Malia Johnston and Emma Willis.
20 – 22 8PM
23 8PM & 10PM
24 4PM & 8PM
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Footnote Perforum
Footnote Dance.
February 14, 21. All shows 6pm
A Fringe institution for the past four years, this is an opportunity to share in the process of the making of new dance works. 2008 sees a focus on choreography by the company dancers as well as new commissions by New Zealand choreographers.
Duration 45mins
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Leaping Through Time
National Dance Archive, Nga Kaitiaki Taonga Kanikani O Aotearoa.
February 16. 3pm.
Four luminaries of the dance and theatre world get together to talk about their contributions to bi-cultural dance in Aotearoa: Keri Kaa, Jan Bolwell, Gaylene Sciascia and Sunny Amey. The seminar will be held as a fundraiser for the National Dance Archive, to enable them to continue in their programme of recording oral histories of dance.
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Real Hot Bitches: Back to Basics..the exhibitionism continues
Real Hot Bitches Dance Troupe.
February 9, 10
Back to bitchin’ basics… the exhibitionism continues. From the stage? No. From the Studio? No. From the streets? No. From the Lounge? YES! Don't miss this bitchin’ opportunity! For two days only the Real Hot Bitches Private Dancing Uber Troupe are ready to kick ball change their now legendary routines into your lounge.
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Requiem
Crows Feet Dance Collective.
Fri - 8pm, Sat - 2pm & 6pm, Sun - 4pm
‘An intrepid band of women’. A heart-warming dance rendition of Requiem, a contemporary mass by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. A hit with audiences and critics, it returns for a Fringe season. Choreographed by director Jan Bolwell who also remounts another Crows favourite, Quintet. Guest artist is soloist Suzanne Renner.
Duration 1 hr 10mins
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Sleep/Wake
The Playground (NZ Ltd).
January – February
From the creators of The Restaurant of Many Orders (UK, Italy, NZ), in collaboration with Massey University’s Sleep/Wake Research Centre, comes a daring fusion of dance, science and production design that explores the mysteries of sleep: where we spend one third of our lives.
31, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 All shows 8pm.
Duration 1 hr 10 mins
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Ternion
Melanie Clark & Elizabeth Kinley.
February 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. All shows 6:30pm.
Three New Zealand choreographers come together to create an hour of diverse contemporary dance that flaunts their eclectic style and movement. In three separate works, their ideas and imagery take the audience through time, into water and into the compelling world of dance.
Duration 1 hr
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THE CHRONICLES
Legacy Dance Crew.
February – March
This fast paced, action-packed show will leave you wanting more! Fresh from a sellout season at BATS theatre, one of the worlds leading Pacific Island hip hop dance crews – Legacy – will take you through the journey of hip hop and how it’s evolved through time in New Zealand.
28, 29, 1
T, F, S
All Shows 7:30PM. Duration 1 hrView Details