Review Archive
For 34 years, Mark has danced bharata natyam – South Indian temple dance. In 2000, he began using his skills to mentor Maori-Pasifika performers at AUT’s Marae and Torotoro’s dance studio. In 2007, he began his doctorate at Canterbury University, where he hosted artists from Aotearoa, Brazil and India. In 2011, he relocated to teach in an international London university. There he explored decolonialising interculturalism with Samoan, Maori, Indian and South African artists. Mark has performed in India, Japan, Australia, Iceland, Ireland, Poland and Ukraine. He returned to Aotearoa in 2020 to explore embodied arts as an agent of change.
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Paradise Rumour
Auckland
07/06/2023 - 07/06/2023
"The irrefutable force of continual cultural renaissance...
The Outsiders Ball
Auckland
06/07/2021 - 09/07/2021
"This ball could live on and on...
The Most Naked
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin
24/06/2021 - 22/10/2022
"Stripping Away the Layers on Nudity..
"A cabaret of skin and bone..
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Double-Bill
Auckland
18/06/2021 - 19/06/2021
"Audience nod, sigh, gasp and laugh!..
HYPA-MASS
Auckland
17/06/2021 - 17/06/2021
"Deep dive into ingenious choreographic permutations..
TE WHEKE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei, Hastings, Palmerston North, Dunedin
11/06/2021 - 19/10/2022
"A Graceful Whakapapa..
"Te Wheke Has Many Tendrils..
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Oro - Moving And Experiencing The Rhythm Of The Maramataka MĀori
Auckland
07/04/2021 - 08/04/2021
"Pushes into new territories..
THE HAKA PARTY INCIDENT
Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch
30/03/2021 - 11/11/2023
"The Haka Party Incident – bold, ferocious, essential viewing..
"Me hoki whakamuri kia anga whakamua: Look to the past to move boldly to the future...
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Pūmanawa
Auckland
21/03/2021 - 21/03/2021
"Projection of a life-view..
STANDARD ACTS
Auckland, Wellington
18/02/2021 - 13/03/2021
"Classic Drama with Bubbles..
"For Women to wrestle with…..
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Legacy Vogue Ball
Auckland
20/03/2021 - 20/03/2021
"Intersecting Currents..
Happy Home Road
Christchurch
06/08/2009 - 08/08/2009
"Where is the magic of risk and spectacle?..
Rafael Bonachela’s 360°
Christchurch
31/07/2009 - 01/08/2009
"Notions of The Matrix hang around all night..
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Wellington
28/02/2008 - 02/03/2008
"Urban angst and self-contained beauty..
"Not convinced..
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Heaven, Earth & Hell
Auckland
21/10/2007 - 22/10/2007
"Finally reaches audience imaginations and feelings..
Silent fires
Auckland
05/10/2007 - 05/10/2007
"A sublime outcome..
LOUD – Percussive Dance Showcase
Auckland
07/10/2007 - 07/10/2007
"A peculiar sandwich of sacred and secular dance..
HOT - Hip Hop Showcase
Auckland
06/10/2007 - 06/10/2007
"New shape-shifters on the block..
"How do you keep it real in the You Tube era?..
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Alice in the Underground
Auckland
04/10/2007 - 06/10/2007
"All too brief … No heat rises..
Old Yeller
Auckland
03/10/2007 - 04/10/2007
"Time to stop putting out to grass every dancer who turns forty..
World Dance Showcase
Auckland
29/09/2007 - 30/09/2007
"Performance quality transcends cultural roots..
En-tour-age / Enhanced Formula
Christchurch, Auckland
22/09/2007 - 05/10/2007
"Crisp, pared, yet purposeful actions..
