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RNZB NEW CHOREOGRAPHIC SERIES

Wellington, Christchurch

01/03/2019 - 09/03/2019

"Four new and contrasting works..

"Let the movement speak..

THURSDAY

Wellington

28/02/2019 - 21/02/2021

"They swing and soar with ever increasing complexity and energy..

"The loveliest thing..

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SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM

Wellington

23/02/2019 - 22/03/2019

"Fun and joyful and the audience loved it..

"Sophisticated craft shines through..

THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY

Nelson, Wellington

05/03/2019 - 20/03/2019

"An inspired rebuttal of anarchism that also satirises law an order..

"Concentration pays off..

AY CARMELA

Wellington

05/03/2019 - 07/03/2019

"An aesthetically stimuling exploration of the rare, contradictory and paradoxical nature of the human condition..

TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS

Wellington

05/03/2019 - 08/03/2019

"Good concept could be developed more..

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT ALL

Wellington

05/03/2019 - 09/03/2019

"Succeeds as a showcase..

HARDCORE TRUTH

Wellington

05/03/2019 - 09/03/2019

"Bound to go from strength to strength..

SOFT TISSUE

Wellington, Auckland

26/09/2017 - 06/03/2019

"How society pressures women to perform: a powerful critique..

"Commanding, committed, entertaining..

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HEMISPHERES

Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington

15/02/2019 - 03/03/2019

"Footnote Dance's collaboration with Chinese company transcends boundaries..

"Connectivity and positive insight..

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WASTE NOT WANT NOT Bethany's Guide to the Thrift Life

Nelson, Wellington, Dunedin

04/03/2019 - 08/10/2020

"Reuser, raconteur, reformer and singer..

"A transformative journey..

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IT'S MACKENZIE COUNTRY... Obviously!

Wellington

04/03/2019 - 06/03/2019

"Unashamedly MeMeMe..

CONVERSATIONS WITH DEAD RELATIVES

Nelson, Hamilton, Wellington

13/10/2018 - 11/05/2019

"An interesting journey through the past..

"A stimulating weave of familial threads..

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BLONDE MOUNTAIN WOLF MAN

Wellington, Palmerston North

06/10/2018 - 05/03/2019

"A fascinating historical plot dug over with ingenuity..

"Funny and engaging..

Kokako's Song

Havelock North, Invercargill, Nelson, Dunedin, Hamilton

18/03/2017 - 03/03/2019

"A charming introduction to birds of the bush..

"Amusing but a missed opportunity..

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THE CREAMERY

Hamilton, Nelson, Havelock North, Wellington, Tauranga

05/07/2017 - 03/03/2019

"A Romeo and Juliet of Cheesemakers..

"Rich with conflict and all things messy..

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Back of the Bus

Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Hamilton

23/09/2008 - 28/02/2021

"Riding the bus will never be the same again..

"Fantastic!..

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Saudade

Wellington, Dunedin

16/03/2018 - 03/03/2019

"The challenge of sharing..

"stream of consciousness expressed through movement...

A NEW MAN

Wellington

01/03/2019 - 03/03/2019

"A long way short of meeting its objective..

ONCE THERE WAS A WOMAN

Auckland, Wellington

28/02/2017 - 02/03/2019

"Celebrating our shared humanity..

"Recalled with levity, warmth, dismay, resignation, fear, disorientation c..

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Dunedin

28/02/2019 - 09/03/2019

"A timely revival..

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