Dance 2018 Season 2

shiv tandava

Shiv Tandava

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Shiv Tandava

SHORT + SWEET DANCE
AUCKLAND

Shiv Tandava

Show 2  |  14 – 15 September

shiv tandava
09:49 MINUTES
  • About The Piece

    Khottey Sikkey brings to you Shiv Tandav, in specific, Rudra Tandav which is a vigorous dance that depicts the violent nature of Lord Shiva, first as the creator and later as the destroyer of the universe.

  • Choreographer/Group Name

    Choreographer Kesha Surti (Auckland, NZ)
    Independent Dance Company Khottey Sikkey Dance School

  • About the Choreographer/Group

    Khottey Sikkey is a Bollywood Dance School based in Auckland for all age groups. Whilst specialising in Bollywood Freestyle dance style, the school actively incorporates Indian Classical Dance styles and various other dance styles from around the world. Kesha Surti, award winning choreographer is trained in Bharatnatyam and has choreographed for numerous events around Auckland.

  • Performers

    TBC

Susan Jordan copy

Glass Ceilings

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Glass Ceilings

SHORT + SWEET DANCE
AUCKLAND

Glass Ceilings

Show 2  |  14 – 15 September

Susan Jordan copy
09:49 MINUTES
  • About The Piece

    In 1993 Susan Jordan choreographed “Bone of Contention” for the 100th celebration of NZ Women’s Suffrage. This was in Wellington with her professional company, Jordan & Present Co. and received critical acclaim. “Glass Ceilings” starts where “Bone of Contention” ended, white hankies and masks of Kate Sheppard but moves to climbing the corporate ladder. This work differs in some ways – the performers are all seniors aged from 72 to 80, but have issues really changed? Women today are still fighting for pay equity, protection from domestic and sexual violence and climbing corporate ladders in order to shatter glass ceilings.

  • Choreographer/Group Name

    Choreographer Susan Jordan (Auckland, NZ)
    Independent Dance Company SeniorsDANCE Company

  • About the Choreographer/Group

    SeniorsDANCE Company is a community dance company for seniors 65+ part of the new wave of Creative Ageing. SeniorsDANCE works on a project-by-project basis with Susan Jordan as AD, choreographer and producer. Jordan has worked as a dance professional in many capacities over the past five decades. With Jordan & Present Co she choreographed 12 major works funded by CNZ and many commissions. She founded Dance Studies at University of Auckland. Established the DANZ Tamaki office and was Regional Manager for 10 years. Jordan has an MA in dance from American University DC and is an elder of the NZ dance community.

  • Performers

    Briar Wilson

    Dick Lane

    Gillian Taylor

    Jocelyn Cullen

    Mary Inomate

    Phyllis Olsen

Elijah Kennar

Quarter to Half Past

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Quarter to Half Past

SHORT + SWEET DANCE
AUCKLAND

Quarter to Half Past

Show 2  |  14 – 15 September

Elijah Kennar
09:49 MINUTES
  • About The Piece

    We must be time travellers because we are always travelling through time We assume you are late when you are not on time, but we will just call that one a cannon We can all travel, be late, be early, be on time, be off time We can get lost in time, but when we are not lost in time? Are we found in time? Let’s call that one Quarter to ½ Past

  • Choreographer/Group Name

    Choreographer Elijah Kennar in Collaboration with Villa Lemanu (Auckland, NZ)
    Independent Dance Company V&E

  • About the Choreographer/Group

    I am Elijah Kennar, and as a young emerging artist, I wish to become well-established in the future. As an ambassador of the arts, the Samoan and South Auckland communities my intentions are to succeed and give back. Not only to encourage these communities but also hope to increase participation and support of the arts. Choreographically I wish to create high quality dance works that are accessible for new dance audience members, but also engaging for the common dance viewers and critics.

  • Performers

    Elijah Kennar

    Villa Lemanu

Dance Plant

Rituals of Similarity

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Rituals of Similarity

SHORT + SWEET DANCE
AUCKLAND

Rituals of Similarity

Show 2  |  14 – 15 September

Dance Plant
09:49 MINUTES
  • About The Piece

    We are bonding, we are testing our mutual instincts, we are questioning normality. This is in response to our stereotype. This is eye contact, breathing, knowing. This is an introduction, a rivalry, a teamwork. This is nurturing, curiosity, sameness. This is identical, contrasted, anonymous.

  • Choreographer/Group Name

    Choreographers Brittany Kohler & Natasha Kohler

    Independent Dance Company Dance Plant Collective

  • About the Choreographer/Group

    Dance Plant Collective is an Auckland based contemporary dance collective, founded in 2016 by six Unitec Dance graduates. Their vision is to create politically challenging and transformative performance work grounded in an ecological framework, and their desires lie in collaboration and nurturing community. Dance Plant have so far developed and performed three full-length works, another highlight being their involvement in multidisciplinary collaborations during their time as artist residents at Studio One Toi Tū. Brittany Kohler and Natasha Kohler are two members of Dance Plant, who trained in and studied dance together before working together as part of this collective.

  • Performers

    Brittany Kohler
    Natasha Kohler