Bended
Choreographed by Aruna Po-Ching
Involved in dance, film, television and theatre for more than 20 years in both Aotearoa and Australia and is the kumu hula of Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie. Perpetuating Hawaiian hula since 2000, Aruna has choreographed works at dance festivals, plays, exhibitions and continually shares the richness of Hawaiian culture.
About the piece – Based on Hawaiian hula genre, BENDED looks at a Polynesian woman in the 1970s dealing with Bipolar. Living daily with her erroneous actuality, we look at her manic depressive states shifting from one episode to the next, giving us a close-up of her bended reality.
Arabic Wedding
Choreographed by Candice Frankland (Phoenix Belly Dance)
Candice Frankland is the founder of Phoenix Belly Dance, and one of New Zealand’s most sought after Middle Eastern dance performers and teachers. They are the proud winners of the Jambalaya Dance Competition, NZ Corporate Event’s Best Entertainment Company, Viva Eclectika Asia Vision Cup and Candice received the Tarazade Festival’s Trained by the Stars Award in Turkey.
Phoenix Belly Dance presents an Arabic Wedding Scene. Traditional Egyptian Zeffah with Shamadaan entrance, once used to light the way and announce the bride and groom to the guests, followed by a masculine Lebanese Zaffeh performance, and finally the raucous Ghawazee wedding entertainers. Enjoy this glimpse into an Arabic Wedding!
Fissure
Choreographed by Hannah Thompson
I am currently in my fourth year at The University of Auckland, studying a Bachelor of Dance Studies Honours. I have been a lover of dance since I was around five, when my sister and I dressed as fairies and pranced around my retro carpet to Tracey Chapman. Ever since that moment of glory, all things groovy really float my boat. I’m so proud to be a part of such a wicked dance community. Bring on short and sweet week!
About the piece – “I am one, but I am many.” This work is an articulation of what words cannot express. I watched a part of you slip away from your reach, with nothing you or I could do to stop it. The cracks in the surface began to appear, the fissures grew deeper and all I could do was hold you in the great abyss. In loving memory of your darling Leanne.
My son
Choreographed by Jenny De Leon
Jennifer De Leon: Choreographer, Director of Poyema Dance Company, Dance Teacher @ The Studio, Psychotherapist and Dance and Movement Therapist. Best colour deep blue. Maker of choreography of the soul. Mother ~ Lover ~ Child ~ Crone.
About the piece – My son’ depicts the joy, hope, beauty, and indescribable pain of being the mother of my son. He is with me – he leaves me – left here is my body and the raw emotion etched in my sinews and bones.
Safety Dance (Dance In The Workplace)
Choreographed by Katie Burton
Katie has been working in the dance industry for 13 years. She has choreographed numerous dance works, has taught throughout NZ and has won a couple of awards. Katie’s newest project is her 7 month year old daughter Delphi.
About the piece – Dance can be risky. Accidents are commonplace. Work together to avoid injury! A tongue in cheek choreography made in response to a video found on the internet.
Rongo
Choreographed by Kura Te Ua
Te Haka Tapere o ‘Hawaiki TU’ – Hawaiki TU was formed as a platform to create and develop Haka Theatre: an exciting new indigenous art form, which combines haka, dance, waiata and theatre. Under the direction of Kura Te Ua and Beez Ngarino Watt the Company is developing its own unique style using a specific vocabulary of “Maori Movement”. Hawaiki TU is honoured to carry on this tradition and to pick up the mantle of positively shaping Māori Performing Arts into the future. The performers within Rongo include: Beez Ngarino Watt, Kura Te Ua, Sophie Williams, Karena Koria.
About the piece – RONGO’ is the Maori God of agriculture and the representation of peace. This work challenges usto forge a spiritual and co operative relationship with environment, each other and ourselves from a wairua Maori perspective, conveyed through the parallels of planting and cultivating – ‘You reap what you sow’.
Default
Choreographed by Lydia Connolly-Hiatt
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Lydia Connolly-Hiatt moved to Auckland in 2007. She joined Pointy Dog Dance Company (2009 till 2012), where she realised her desire to choreograph. This brought Lydia to Unitec to study Contemporary Dance in 2013. She is currently in her 2nd year
About the piece – All movements start from somewhere. They might eventually get popular. In becoming popular they sometimes get reproduced so many times they become a commodity that anyone can use. This work will explore how dance can do this, and how dance does do this. For example, the classic ‘contemporary dance stare’.
Come Walk With Me
Choreographed by Philippa Pidgeon
Philippa Pidgeon, MFA, ARAD, is a freelance choreographer and coach. Choreographic credits include “Best Choreography for a Youth Company” Award (Tempo 2007) and for collaborations for Viva Eclectika (First place, 2011; First Runner-Up, VE 2013) and The Bone Feeder (2011). This year Philippa has enjoyed various teaching engagements, including at Unitec and is currently working with ballet students at MEBA and POSD. Together with hubby, Uday they have two young boys, William and Dhani. In her spare time she is on the Walking School Bus roster and a volunteer at the local Parents Centre.
About this piece – Come Walk With Me is performed by an all female cast, originally created as a solo and is a fun interpretation of the M.I.A. song with the same title. It is an exploration of spatial patterns and group dynamics using contemporary and ballet movement vocabulary.
Untitled
Choreographed by Shreya Gejji
‘Prayas Youth Theatre’ is the well established youth wing of the successful non-profit theatre association ‘Prayas’. Inspired by traditional Indian playwrights and dancers, we create thought-provoking and entertaining works for an English speaking audience.
About the piece – A young Indian woman waits at a train station, invisible and inconsequential to passersby. When she chances upon a throwaway object on the platform, for a fleeting moment she is emancipated from the tethers that hold her back. This is Maya’s story.
Spring Cleaning
Choreographed by Ula Buliruarua
I come from a long line of funny people and do gooders. Recently graduated from the Unitec Dance Course and have been dancing for about 4 or 5 years now. I would some day like to be the hot chick in an action movie with guns and explosions. I performed a solo in short and sweet last year. I am proud to say that I won best backstage hand. Shout out to my girl Ruby.
About the piece – FACE: Exploring the many faces of a dancer. We can be selfish sometimes. We create a world with our movement , sometimes one that only we can see. I like watching dance and being able to create a world for the dancer/s with boots and guns and explosions or whatever. But sometimes I can’t and its like watching an empty space with empty people.
The Closet
Choreographed by Duncan Armstrong
Duncan Armstrong has been dancing since the age of 5 and has been passionately pursuing contemporary dance as a career since the age of 16. In future Duncan aims to become a performer/choreographer, working towards auditioning for national and international dance companies and producing his own work for contemporary theatre.
About the piece – This work is an insight to the vulnerable and impressionable mentality some young, gay men have to endure. The piece is a generalised to the negative impact society and smaller social circles can have on gay teens during the coming out process and is not specific to every situation.
Twisted Sisters
Choreographed by Brigitte Knight Director (The Friday Company)
Brigitte Knight is an experienced and innovative dancer, director, choreographer, dance educator with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and dance adjudicator. Brigitte is trained in a broad range of dance styles including ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, musical theatre, Bollywood, commercial and tap. She was the director the Bristow Knight School of Dance for ten years, before relocating to Auckland and creating freelance work. She adjudicates across New Zealand and has created an extensive selection of dance for stage, competitions, dance schools and film.
The three Moirai – Clotho (/ˈkloʊθoʊ/, Greek Κλωθώ [klɔːˈtʰɔː] – “spinner”) spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Lachesis (/ˈlækɨsɪs/, Greek Λάχεσις [ˈlakʰesis] – “allotter” or drawer of lots) measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Atropos (/ˈætrəpɒs/, Greek Ἄτροπος [ˈatropos] – “inexorable” or “inevitable”, was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death; and when their time was come, she cut their life-thread with “her abhorred shears”.Her Roman equivalent was Morta (‘Death’).
MOTHER/JAW (excerpt)
Choreographed by Grace Woollett & Jahra Rager
Jahra Rager. I am a woman of colour, contemporary dancer, emerging choreographer, spoken word poet, creative vessel & 22. My choreographies and poetic pieces are generally interdisciplinary works based on political and social events, specifically those surrounding racial injustice and gender-equality.
About the piece – Sometimes your tongue gets cut out of your mouth at birth. Sometimes your mother gives you salt instead of water. Sometimes you dye your clothes with someone else’s clay. Sometimes you mistake being a woman with being everyone else at once. A two part work: Inspired by Grace Taylor’s poetry collection, ‘Afakasi Speaks’.
Combdrums
Choreographed by Jess Quaid
Jess is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and occasional aerialist, freelancing and drinking copious amounts of coffee all round Auckland.
About the piece – Waiting. With no visible end point. Tick tock… the spaces between seconds can breed all manner of oddities. (This one’s for you Jack… we’ll always have the dead spaces).
So Euro
Choreographed by Lucy-Margaux Marinkovich
Lucy Marinkovich joined Footnote Dance Company immediately after graduating from NZSD in 2009. In 2012 she choreographed her first professional work Vile Bodies on Footnote and was awarded the Eileen May Norris Scholarship. For 2014 Lucy is undertaking performance and research projects across Europe before returning home for Short and Sweet!
About the piece – So Euro is a brief choreographic reflection upon my experiences of being a New Zealand spectator of European dance-theatre. So Euro audaciously explores absurdity and ambiguous abstractedness in contemporary dance performance.
Soul Cake
Choreographed by Rose Philpott
Rose Philpott graduated from Unitec with a BPSA in 2012. Since graduating she has toured to Italy with the opera ‘The Juniper Passion’ and danced with Footnote Dance Company in ‘Colt’ directed by Sarah Foster-Sproull. This year she has developed the short work ‘Orchids’ with Sarah Foster-Sproull and is travelling to Barcelona to participate in Deltebre Dansa 2014.
About the piece – The initials of the precious stones mounted on the band spelled out the word “regard” in an implicit acrostic.
You probably didn’t sign up for this
Choreographed by Benjamin Mitchell
I have a mildly unnerving affection for knives.
An Ocean Within
Choreographed by Autumn Marie
Autumn Marie found her passion and purpose as a dancer and artist growing up surrounded by the natural landscape of the Pacific Northwest. She studied dance in Los Angeles and New York with Sheila Barker, Michele Assaf, Brian Green, Ejoe, Rhapsody, and more. Currently she is traveling around the world to explore and celebrate all forms of dance as A Step Around The World.
About the piece – A river runs within each and every one of us. Just as water transforms to liquid, solid, and vaporous states inspired by its surrounding environment, so, too, do our bodies and emotions transform. In this piece we will explore the similarities we share with water through contemporary and street movement.
Whispers
Choreographed by Emily Moffat
Emily Moffat is an aspiring amateur performance artist who was introduced to contemporary choreography in 2012, while earning her Diploma in Performing Arts. Since then, she has been continually inspired to create her own work. Emily is currently half way through her Bachelor of Dance Studies at Auckland University.
About the piece – The Mad Hatter: “Have I gone mad?” Alice: “I’m afraid so. You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”
Body Talk
Choreographed by Helene Burgstaller and Eve Veglio-White
Eve studied dance at the London Contemporary Dance School. After working with a few dance companies in London she moved to Raglan.Helene studied dance at Unitec in Auckland and now lives in Paeroa. Both choreographers are freelancers for Waikato Contemporary Dance Trust, based in Hamilton.
About the piece – Two women explore the physicality and limitations of their body. While bridging the gap between their own physical possibilities and their imagination, the dancers start questioning strength and gender preconceptions.
A measure of freedom for a measure of success
Choreographed by Jeremy Haxton
I’m a Short and Sweet Dance veteran (3rd year running) who graduated from Unitec Dance in 2013. Since then I have been teaching and arting in Wellington. My interest in art lies in a combination of theatre and dance, I am also developing a performance art practise. I can often be found drinking tea whilst arting.
About the piece – Living in a 9-5 mould for work is terribly unfulfilling and dull, but most people work to make money so they can pay for what should be basic human rights. We often lose ourselves in the chaos, and sacrifice a measure of our freedom trying to keep up to the pace.
Shift
Choreographed by Katie Rudd
Originally from New Plymouth, Katie studied at The New Zealand School of Dance graduating in 2013 as a contemporary major. In 2014 she joined The New Zealand Dance Company, making her professional debut in Holland in February and recently toured nationally with Language of Living.
About the piece – I am creating a solo exploring my body’s natural movement inspired by intrepid movement; be bold, be unafraid, be gutsy.
Mmm…wave
Choreographed by Leah Carrell
Leah Carrell began studying contemporary dance at Unitec this year after training in theatre and dance at the University of Otago. She loves to explore these two performative worlds on stage, often through improvisation. Her favourite thing is to dance at the beach.
About the piece – The quick and easy lifestyle that microwave cooking allows is very attractive. But it made me lose enjoyment in preparing and cooking food; no longer did hilarious communal shenanigans occur around the dinner table. So I made a dance about the loneliness and laziness of microwave cooking.
Untitled
Choreographed by Molly Bergquist
Molly Bergquist is currently in her honours year studying dance at The University of Auckland. Prior to this she graduated from Unitec with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Majoring in Contemporary Dance).
About the piece – The possibilities of what an echo can be. Through repetition, reiteration and replicating we examine how the dancers can reflect each other, noting that these reproductions will never be identical. Through this the dancers can also represent different versions of myself as a dancer, choreographer, female, person. Where does an echo end and what are its possibilities?
Throat
Choreographed by Rosa Provost
Rosa is a free-lance dancer based in Auckland. In 2014 she performed in Apt Y Idos (Natalie Clark) and toured nationally with Demi-God Half-Human (Shani Dickins) . In addition to being a passionate free-lance dance artist, Rosa is also an Independance co-ordinator.
About the piece – An ode to the cracks thoughts find to seep out of the body when they aren’t allowed out to hit the tongue and bounce out of the mouth. A expression of an inability to express.
Untitled
Choreographed by Sophie Follett
Sophie Follett is a contemporary performer and choreographer. She has been creating her own choreographic repertoire and performing for the past 4 years. She has completed her Bachelor of Dance Studies at the University of Auckland and is in the midst of completing her honors year.
About the piece – Researching and reading the stories of the young women around the world who have been taken a sold into the increasing world of slavery and human trafficking has influenced me into creating a choreography that speaks these stories through a different lens. “You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say that you did not know” – William Wilberforce
Notes on Looking
Choreographed by Virginia Kennard
Virginia Kennard is a Wellington-based performance artist and movement practitioner whose work focuses on the lens with which we view women, bodies, ourselves. This year she is learning reflexology, coding, driving and to better play the ukulele. She is also trying to learn how to take selfies.
About the piece – Where am I looking if I am not looking at you? That’s not me I see. A Butoh-inspired journey from standing to sitting to lying, with an erstwhile glance in a portable mirror; sounds to be confirmed.
Territory
Choreographed by Vivian Hosking-Aue
I am currently a third year student studying at The University of Auckland Dance Studies Programme. My Hip Hop and Pacific dance background inspire me when I choreograph. I choreograph to evoke emotion and to deliver a message where the audience can interpret what they felt and witnessed.
About the piece – Walking through the slums of Auckland in the 1970’s, Ponsonby, where you see no light just darkness. I question myself in the year 2014 ‘What if Otara was Ponsonby, today?’ Will I talk the way I talk? Will Palangi’s walk the way they walk?
Looper
Choreographed by Omea Geary
Good or bad, it goes on.
Unfurl
Choreographed by Camelle Pink
It is an unfurling and reimagining of two women’s bodies as ‘other’ through two solos on one stage.
Gifted (excerpt)
Choreographed by James Luck
James Luck is a British dancer, singer and choreographer. At just 21 years of age he has already travelled the world, working with artists such as Sia, Jessie J, Birds of Tokyo and Little Mix. Choreographing for celebrity resorts in Europe, Costa Cruise Lines and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the O2 Arena in London, he is one of New Zealand’s most established young commercial choreographers.
About the piece – GIFTED, a full length show to be performed at TAPAC Theatre in October, is the story of 3 women in extraordinary circumstances, each with extraordinary gifts. This short and sweet excerpt tells the story of Raven, a dancer in a run-down speakeasy who struggles with dirty, abusive clients and the temptation not to use her gift…The kiss of death!
Goddess
Choreographed by Kayla Paige & Paul Wilson
Kayla Paige- Kayla has been studying dance since the age of 3. Excelling in disciplines of ballet, contemporary, jazz and most recently Hip hop. Kayla Paige received a diploma of performing arts, majoring in dance performance from APO arts academy in Melbourne and from there went onto working professionally throughout out Australia and the USA in various commercial events and theatre productions. Now residing home in New Zealand Kayla is choreographing and performing in the private and commercial sector. Dance is Kayla’s outlet for creativity, thoughts and feelings but also a platform to develop characters and explore unfamiliar ideas. This is the first time Kayla will be performing and choreographing for the “Short and Sweet” festival.
Paul Wilson- Paul Edward Wilson has been dancing since he was 5 years old. He has been involved with both ‘The Dance Studio’ and ‘The Palace Studio,’ performing with both ‘Identity’ and ‘Misfits,’ top NZ hip-hop dance crews. He has trained in disciplines including Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Hiphop. Dance is not only a way to create alter egos on stage, but a way of expressing himself and connecting with others. This is Paul’s first time performing and choreographing for the “Short and Sweet” festival.
About the piece – We explore the relationship between the earth as a source of life and enrichment; and the human population living amongst it. Goddess refers to ‘Earth’ itself; The Divine. Humans, whether we are meant to be apart of this world or not have taken advantage of the land we live on for the benefit of money, power and greed. There are few who oppose, in comparison to the mass population of Earth; but it can not be changed. The world is set in stone. Cities are built, governments are strong, the people are unaware. No matter what our intuition is telling us, no matter what we do it can not be changed. We can voice our opinion but in the end the few who are in charge always get their way… We are voicing our opinion on the state of the world.
Terra Firma
Choreographed by Natalie Maria Clark
Natalie is a choreographer and performer, most recently creating Apt Y Idos which played Q Theatre in April. Her inaugural show How To Make Friends and Still Appear Normal toured five NZ festivals, receiving Best Dance at 2013 NZ Fringe. Natalie also works with Okareka Dance Company, recently rehearsal directing Mana Wahine.
About this piece – This solo is an investigation into my personal relationship with movement, dance and performance, following an injury in mid 2013 that prevented me from dancing for 12 months.
Latinissimo
Choreographed by Tracy Templeton
Latinissimo Dance Studios (Nz) specialize in street Latin dancing with salsa as the main focus. Since starting to operate in Auckland in November 2005. Latinissimo has transformed the standard of salsa dancing in New Zealand. Latinissimo was the first salsa school to represent Auckland at International salsa events around the world. Today Latinissimo is New Zealand’s leading international salsa dance representatives and home to NZ’s first and only World Salsa Champions.
About the piece – This salsa team is a ladies shines team which focuses on solo salsa movement. It demonstrates quick footwork, sensual salsa styling and accents with the music. The style of salsa we are doing is a liner on 1 salsa which is the most commonly used style in New Zealand.
Opaque
Choreographed by Vivian Aue
Bro check her out. Gee I think I’m falling for her. Uce I’m in LOVE! An adventure of a ‘real’ man in love.
Twisted Sisters
Choreographed by Brigitte Knight Director (The Friday Company)
Brigitte Knight is an experienced and innovative dancer, director, choreographer, dance educator with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and dance adjudicator. Brigitte is trained in a broad range of dance styles including ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, musical theatre, Bollywood, commercial and tap. She was the director the Bristow Knight School of Dance for ten years, before relocating to Auckland and creating freelance work. She adjudicates across New Zealand and has created an extensive selection of dance for stage, competitions, dance schools and film.
The three Moirai – Clotho (/ˈkloʊθoʊ/, Greek Κλωθώ [klɔːˈtʰɔː] – “spinner”) spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Lachesis (/ˈlækɨsɪs/, Greek Λάχεσις [ˈlakʰesis] – “allotter” or drawer of lots) measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Atropos (/ˈætrəpɒs/, Greek Ἄτροπος [ˈatropos] – “inexorable” or “inevitable”, was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death; and when their time was come, she cut their life-thread with “her abhorred shears”.Her Roman equivalent was Morta (‘Death’).
MOTHER/JAW (excerpt)
Choreographed by Grace Woollett & Jahra Rager
Jahra Rager. I am a woman of colour, contemporary dancer, emerging choreographer, spoken word poet, creative vessel & 22. My choreographies and poetic pieces are generally interdisciplinary works based on political and social events, specifically those surrounding racial injustice and gender-equality.
About the piece – Sometimes your tongue gets cut out of your mouth at birth. Sometimes your mother gives you salt instead of water. Sometimes you dye your clothes with someone else’s clay. Sometimes you mistake being a woman with being everyone else at once. A two part work: Inspired by Grace Taylor’s poetry collection, ‘Afakasi Speaks’.
Gifted (excerpt)
Choreographed by James Luck
James Luck is a British dancer, singer and choreographer. At just 21 years of age he has already travelled the world, working with artists such as Sia, Jessie J, Birds of Tokyo and Little Mix. Choreographing for celebrity resorts in Europe, Costa Cruise Lines and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the O2 Arena in London, he is one of New Zealand’s most established young commercial choreographers.
About the piece – GIFTED, a full length show to be performed at TAPAC Theatre in October, is the story of 3 women in extraordinary circumstances, each with extraordinary gifts. This short and sweet excerpt tells the story of Raven, a dancer in a run-down speakeasy who struggles with dirty, abusive clients and the temptation not to use her gift…The kiss of death!
Combdrums
Choreographed by Jess Quaid
Jess is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and occasional aerialist, freelancing and drinking copious amounts of coffee all round Auckland.
About the piece – Waiting. With no visible end point. Tick tock… the spaces between seconds can breed all manner of oddities. (This one’s for you Jack… we’ll always have the dead spaces).
Goddess
Choreographed by Kayla Paige & Paul Wilson
Kayla Paige- Kayla has been studying dance since the age of 3. Excelling in disciplines of ballet, contemporary, jazz and most recently Hip hop. Kayla Paige received a diploma of performing arts, majoring in dance performance from APO arts academy in Melbourne and from there went onto working professionally throughout out Australia and the USA in various commercial events and theatre productions. Now residing home in New Zealand Kayla is choreographing and performing in the private and commercial sector. Dance is Kayla’s outlet for creativity, thoughts and feelings but also a platform to develop characters and explore unfamiliar ideas. This is the first time Kayla will be performing and choreographing for the “Short and Sweet” festival.
Paul Wilson- Paul Edward Wilson has been dancing since he was 5 years old. He has been involved with both ‘The Dance Studio’ and ‘The Palace Studio,’ performing with both ‘Identity’ and ‘Misfits,’ top NZ hip-hop dance crews. He has trained in disciplines including Tap, Jazz, Contemporary and Hiphop. Dance is not only a way to create alter egos on stage, but a way of expressing himself and connecting with others. This is Paul’s first time performing and choreographing for the “Short and Sweet” festival.
About the piece – We explore the relationship between the earth as a source of life and enrichment; and the human population living amongst it. Goddess refers to ‘Earth’ itself; The Divine. Humans, whether we are meant to be apart of this world or not have taken advantage of the land we live on for the benefit of money, power and greed. There are few who oppose, in comparison to the mass population of Earth; but it can not be changed. The world is set in stone. Cities are built, governments are strong, the people are unaware. No matter what our intuition is telling us, no matter what we do it can not be changed. We can voice our opinion but in the end the few who are in charge always get their way… We are voicing our opinion on the state of the world.
So Euro
Choreographed by Lucy-Margaux Marinkovich
Lucy Marinkovich joined Footnote Dance Company immediately after graduating from NZSD in 2009. In 2012 she choreographed her first professional work Vile Bodies on Footnote and was awarded the Eileen May Norris Scholarship. For 2014 Lucy is undertaking performance and research projects across Europe before returning home for Short and Sweet!
About the piece – So Euro is a brief choreographic reflection upon my experiences of being a New Zealand spectator of European dance-theatre. So Euro audaciously explores absurdity and ambiguous abstractedness in contemporary dance performance.
Terra Firma
Choreographed by Natalie Maria Clark
Natalie is a choreographer and performer, most recently creating Apt Y Idos which played Q Theatre in April. Her inaugural show How To Make Friends and Still Appear Normal toured five NZ festivals, receiving Best Dance at 2013 NZ Fringe. Natalie also works with Okareka Dance Company, recently rehearsal directing Mana Wahine.
About this piece – This solo is an investigation into my personal relationship with movement, dance and performance, following an injury in mid 2013 that prevented me from dancing for 12 months.
numero numero
Choreographed by Rose Philpott
Rose Philpott graduated from Unitec with a BPSA in 2012. Since graduating she has toured to Italy with the opera ‘The Juniper Passion’ and danced with Footnote Dance Company in ‘Colt’ directed by Sarah Foster-Sproull. This year she has developed the short work ‘Orchids’ with Sarah Foster-Sproull and is travelling to Barcelona to participate in Deltebre Dansa 2014.
About the piece – The initials of the precious stones mounted on the band spelled out the word “regard” in an implicit acrostic.
Latinissimo
Choreographed by Tracy Templeton
Latinissimo Dance Studios (Nz) specialize in street Latin dancing with salsa as the main focus. Since starting to operate in Auckland in November 2005. Latinissimo has transformed the standard of salsa dancing in New Zealand. Latinissimo was the first salsa school to represent Auckland at International salsa events around the world. Today Latinissimo is New Zealand’s leading international salsa dance representatives and home to NZ’s first and only World Salsa Champions.
About the piece – This salsa team is a ladies shines team which focuses on solo salsa movement. It demonstrates quick footwork, sensual salsa styling and accents with the music. The style of salsa we are doing is a liner on 1 salsa which is the most commonly used style in New Zealand.
Opaque
Choreographed by Vivian Aue
Bro check her out. Gee I think I’m falling for her. Uce I’m in LOVE! An adventure of a ‘real’ man in love.
You probably didn’t sign up for this
Choreographed by Benjamin Mitchell
I have a mildly unnerving affection for knives.