DANCE SHOW 2
5 – 6 September | 7.00pm
The Rhy of Rain
Choreographer
Bhuvana Venkat
By Artham Dance Company & Agaram Productions
Creative Director
Padma Akula
Performers
Sruthy Manikketh, Eena Bajaj, Veenavi Ranaweera, Kamshika Umasuthan, Shreshtha Maiti, Athira Raj
About the work
An Indian classical fusion exploring the unsung, eternal love between the sun and the water. The mystical science of earth’s water cycle – the never-ending, wondrous saga of condensation and evaporation. The rhy of rain.
About the Company
ARTHAM Dance Company; Founded by Bhuvana Kannan and Padma Akula is a New Zealand based dance production company providing unique experience for its NZ audience, through exploratory and experimental story telling with an underpinning classical Indian dance form.
Artham Dance Company is committed to showcasing original, engaging and exceptional work.
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Choreographer
Chloe Baynes
Performers
Stephanie Day, Sara Ninness Bartle, Jarrod Baynes, Laura Wansink, Rebecca McCracken
About the work
I’ve never seen their bodies. Yet I know they exist. I can see the drape and crinkle, and hear their feet on the floor.
About the Choreographer
Freelancer and choreographer Chloe Baynes is currently working towards her Honours Degree in Dance Studies at The University of Auckland. Her choreographic interests include perception of image, aesthetic, and communication. She utilizes interdisciplinary collaboration with musicians and visual artists to explore how these ideas can be expressed through movement.
Lend me your ears
Choreographers
Helene Burgstaller & Eve Veglio-White
Performers
Eve Veglio-White, Helene Burgstaller, Charlotte Evans
About the work
We play with and explore the relationships we have to music as dancers and as people, using audio devices, the songs we love to belt out in our bedrooms and any other sounds that we may have found along the way.
About the Choreographers
Eve grew up in competitions and sparkly leotards, then trained at London contemporary dance school and worked with physical theatre company Dante or Die. Helene studied at Unitec and now lives in Paeroa; vet by day, dancer by night . Both are freelancers for Waikato Contemporary Dance Projects Trust. Charlotte was forced into ballet tights by her mother then studied at London contemporary dance school before abandoning her studies to become a professional…Bartender. She has since rediscovered dance without any unwanted assistance from her mother.
The Crickets Have Arthritis
Choreographer
Rebekkah Schoonbeek-Berridge
Performers
Rebekkah Schoonbeek-Berridge, Aeden Burmesteri
About the work
A young boy shares his vision of the world with an unlikely room mate. Narrated by Shane Koyczan is the story of Lewis told through his room mates thoughts and new appreciation of life.
Rebekkah and Aedan dance to bring you this story.
About the Choreographer
Rebekkah is a Professional Dancer, Choreographer, Actress and Singer. She has a love for movement, life, creativity and telling stories. Raised in Auckland Rebekkah has had the pleasure of being able to travel and experience with others from around the world. She loves creating and inspiring others. Aedan is currently learning dance at “Fusion Dance Studio” in Orewa.
Escalated
Choreographer
Casey Reid
Performers
Monique Westerdaal, Chancy Rattanong, Shane Tofaeono
About the work
The idea of the work is based around being restricted, and what you can do with that. I enjoy creating high velocity works so I challenged myself to limit aspects of what I rely on normally, to see what would happen.
About the Choreographer
The choreographer along with the dancers are all recent graduates or existing students at UNITEC contemporary dance programme.
Women Birth Stupid Idea
Choreographer
Sarah Collins
Performers
Caitlin Davey, Maddy Powell, Georgia Elson
About the work
Performed as a structured improvisation, my work explores what it takes to ‘showcase’ yourself (or someone else) in order to get further in the world
About the Choreographer
My name is Sarah and I am currently in my third year at Unitec. This is my first time choreographing for Short +Sweet. My dancers are the wonderful, Caitlin Davey, Georgia Elson and Maddy Powell who are also at Unitec in their third year.
Pitch
Choreographer & Performer
Camelle Pink
About the work
To ask how I curate my selves, I take on the imaginative child who tricked, toyed and tried on the stories in books and the media that she devoured. She, Her, Me, I. We are layered. Leaving the question, how do I history myself?
About the Choreographer
Camelle Pink is a performer and choreographer who toys with movement, site and image to challenge perceptions of the body. She has 17 years’ experience as a dancer including training in classical ballet and contemporary dance. Camelle teaches group fitness classes and is pursuing a Masters in Dance Studies at The University of Auckland.
Rise
Choreographer & Performer
Sierra Diprose
About the work
Bravery, at the heart, is something that deeply scares us. It does not simply happen but requires courage and intentional movement. Bravery encompasses the emotional, mental, spiritual and physical journey we personally go through to earn the praise “you are brave”. Brave… to see the potential for awesomeness and inspiration, and to challenge ourselves to be over and above anything we can imagine.
About the Choreographer
Sierra graduated from Unitec in 2011 with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts majoring in Contemporary Dance. She has danced for many renowned choreographers in New Zealand and overseas. Sierra continues to freelance and enjoys collaborating on projects
The Box
Choreographer & Performer
Brandon Carter-Chan
About the work
This performance is based on a student that misses his bus to University and encounters a strange box at the bus stop. The student finds himself dancing and creating rhythms with the box to pass time. This performance portrays the idea that society has become very short-sighted where people are only focused on what’s important to themselves instead of looking out for others. If more people were aware of the needs of others a better society can be created. This performance shows how something as simple as a box can be easily ignored because of its simplicity and boring structure, similar to how the homeless on the streets are ignored. All it takes is for someone to take notice and great things could happen. The student in the story realises how much he could have missed in the world around him and leaves the scene with a more open mind to his surroundings because joy and amusement can be found anywhere – even with a box
About the Company
Brandon Carter-Chan has trained in various forms of the arts from a young age from dance to vocal performance and theatre. He is an accomplished vocalist and dancer and has performed at Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park for three years and competed at SDNZ regional and national level with his Hip Hop crew. His main passion however is Tap dancing and percussion, competing and winning numerous awards throughout New Zealand and Australia. Brandon is the current New Zealand Tap Champion having won the PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award in 2014.
Echoes
Choreographers & Performers
Veronica Butturini, Mariya Kupriyenko & Matias Arismendi
About the work
“Maybe each human being lives in a unique world, a private world different from those inhabited and experienced by all other humans. . . If reality differs from person to person, can we speak of reality singular, or shouldn’t we really be talking about plural realities? And if there are plural realities, are some more true (more real) than others?” – Philip K. Dick
About the Choreographers
Veronica Butturini free-lance dancer from Italy, after graduating at the London Contemporary Dance School, she performed in Israel, Europe and New Zealand. Veronica created this piece together with Mariya Kupriyenko and Uruguayan performer Matias Arismendi. The three are inspired by human nature, personal experiences and interdisciplinary collaboration. You’ll often find them discussing open-ended theories and rehearsing at In Good Company art space in Wellington.
A-K-V (Akavaine-Nunui)
Choreographer
Alexander Upokokeu-Henry
Performers
Keretina Hakaraia, Keyana Fuiava, Maria Lealiiee, Renee Wiki, Gemma-Jayde Naidoo, Leticia Fortes, Madi Surherland
About the work
A-K-V (Akavaine-Nunui) is an exploration of identity and gender within the context of the Cook Islands community. Through traditional and contemporary dance and ideas we deconstruct cultural movement languages to create new meanings. As a collective voice, these young women evolve to be heard and seen as ‘Vaine Toa’.
About the Choreographer
Alex is a recent graduate from the University of Auckland’s Dance Studies programme and is an emerging male choreographer of Cook Islands decent. Alex interweaves his experiences of Cook Islands, Hip-hop and Contemporary dance to create his own movement style in collaboration with his 7 dancers from the University of Auckland.
1997
Choreographer
Josh Mitikulena (Creative Director)
Performers
Renee Sharp, Mele Taeiloa, Seidah Tuaoi, Benny Abela, Sheldon Rua, Eru Clarke, Mark Yum, Sanita Betham, Myke Davis Hoeft, Keegan Hunga Hunga, Maui Ormsby, Nathaniel Mohi, Alexander Teraitua, Matthew Puleanga, Sejoo Han, Avneil Mohan, Seru Tuivoavoa, Sione Akira, Antonio Malachi, John Vaifale, Thomas Read, Kelz Lau
About the work
As a child of the 90’s I’ve always wanted to create a piece that pays homage to that era of music. Our piece ‘1997’ uses popular music from that year and adds a street dance element. Expect to hear music from artists such as Sublime, Hanson, Smashing Pumpkins and a few more.
About the Choreographer
Josh Mitikulena also known by his street dance name ‘Kokonut’ has been teaching, choreographing and performing street dance for a little over 10 years. He has recently formed a street dance collective called ‘Projekt Team’ which is made up of members from different dance crews from around New Zealand.
Rhythm and Movement
Choreographer
Brandon Carter-Chan
Performers
Brandon Carter-Chan, Cameron Carter-Chan, Elvin Wong, Cameron Smith, Courtney Gillard, Nichola Niemack, Leticia Mihaere, Bianca Potter, Katie Lee, Chantal Tuala
About the work
This performance aims to portray the idea that tap dance has become an outcast of the dancing world. ‘Rhythm and Movement’ demonstrates conflicts between the styles of Hip Hop, Jazz and the Tap. The performance takes viewers on a journey through a collaboration of Tap, Hip Hop and Jazz portraying the idea that dancers shouldn’t argue which styles are better, but instead work together appreciating each other’s abilities to create powerful works of art. All dancers have one thing in common – rhythm and movement
About the Company
Brandon Carter-Chan has trained in various forms of the arts from a young age from dance to vocal performance and theatre. He is an accomplished vocalist and dancer and has performed at Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park for three years and competed at SDNZ regional and national level with his Hip Hop crew. His main passion however is Tap dancing and percussion, competing and winning numerous awards throughout New Zealand and Australia. Brandon is the current New Zealand Tap Champion having won the PACANZ Young Performer of the Year Award in 2014.
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