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Francesca Horsley is an experienced journalist and a lecturer at M.I.T. A qualified dancer and former editor of DANZ Quarterly, she wrote on dance for the New Zealand Listener for several years and co-authored Freedom to Dance, a biography of dance teacher Boukje van Zon.

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WHENUA

Wellington, Auckland

08/03/2024 - 12/04/2024

"The dislocations of contemporary life..

"Questions identity and ties to land...

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Romeo and Juliet 2023

Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North

04/05/2023 - 03/06/2023

"A gripping romantic tale...

"Devote attention to the company’s past as well as to its future...

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Night Light

Auckland, Global, Rotorua, Hamilton

03/06/2022 - 17/08/2023

"Presented to a full house in Hamilton..

"Joy of watching the contrasting sequences, and the range of connecting movements..

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The Firebird

Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Auckland

29/07/2021 - 02/09/2021

"The triumph of renewal and creativity over devastation...

"Brave, innovative and welcome..

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Astrolabe - Whakaterenga

Global

21/06/2020 - 21/12/2020

"Multi-layered large-scale exhibition made more negotiable, more personal..

OrphEus – a dance opera

Auckland, Wellington

08/03/2018 - 17/03/2018

"A fittingly grand production..

"OrphEus is a diving delight..

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ATAMIRA

Auckland

13/12/2017 - 16/12/2017

"Ritual ruminations..

"Ways of knowing death..

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TAUMATA - FOUR NEW WORKS

Auckland

15/10/2016 - 16/10/2016

"New dance works met with applause and cheers..

"Demonstrating strength, depth and finesse..

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CHANGES

Auckland

16/03/2016 - 19/03/2016

"Moving in contested spaces..

"Cross-cultural work ranges from intimate to explosive..

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SIVA

Auckland

06/11/2015 - 07/11/2015

"All that glitters is not gold..

"Mythology, tradition, ritual, inspiration and the pacific..

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LUMINA

Auckland, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Christchurch, Nelson

19/08/2015 - 23/05/2018

"Precision, passion and athleticism..

"Stunning!..

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THE KISS INSIDE

Auckland, Wanaka, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington

16/04/2015 - 05/03/2016

"Transcendant, meditative..

"Simmering vignettes of the search for ecstasy..

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Deca Dance - Batsheva Dance Company

Wellington

21/02/2014 - 24/02/2014

"powerful, engaging commentary on the human condition..

"Superb dance company..

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Finders Keepers

Clyde, Central Otago, Christchurch, Wanaka

28/04/2009 - 26/07/2009

"Caged by desire and rage..

"Love’s flutter suffocated..

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Romeo & Juliet

Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington

18/07/2008 - 24/08/2008

"Thought-provoking and emotional experience..

"All elements in harmony..

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