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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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CINDERELLA

Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch

03/08/2022 - 28/08/2022

"Cinderella - what ‘happily ever after’ means in the twenty-first century..

"Cinderella - stylish and glamorous, with the feeling of 60’s retro Chanel and Dior..

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Dry Spell

Auckland, Hamilton, Hastings, Wellington, Whanganui

30/04/2022 - 18/05/2022

"The ego excesses of a Freddy Mercury..

"Playground for the audience...

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The Ryman Healthcare season of The Sleeping Beauty

Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier

29/10/2020 - 06/12/2020

"An evening at the ballet..

"A ballet with lockdown at its centre..

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Ecology in Fifths

Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Hastings

11/11/2010 - 25/10/2020

"Thought provoking and devastatingly stunning..

"Considered, live, wonderful, urgent and disturbing..

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SHEL WE?

Wellington, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Hastings

12/12/2018 - 19/10/2020

"Gently woven story, precise and fluid dancing..

"Playful, poignant, ambiguous …..

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BEFORE KARMA GETS US

Napier

17/10/2020 - 17/10/2020

"A boisterous rollercoaster of variety..

BOLD MOVES

Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Napier

16/08/2019 - 14/09/2019

"Delish-ish..

"Outrageously good..

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The Nutcracker (2018)

Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Auckland

31/10/2018 - 09/12/2018

"Conscious magic..

"A coming of age story..

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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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In Flagrante

Auckland, Nelson, Dunedin, Christchurch, Havelock North

27/04/2011 - 27/10/2018

"Fantastically clever work..

"Tableaux that mix femme fatale with fetish..

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1918

Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North

28/05/2015 - 24/10/2018

"Poignant and profound..

"Le Moana presents 1918..

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WHITE NIGHT

Napier

20/10/2018 - 20/10/2018

"Feels very European in a Kiwi kind of way..

PANGO/BLACK

Napier, Wellington, Gisborne

10/12/2016 - 24/10/2018

"Striking a primal chord..

"A courageous conversation..

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Manawa Whenua A SPRING OF FRAGRANT WATER

Havelock North

20/10/2018 - 20/10/2018

"Naive and vulnerable, emotional and unkempt, bold and political..

SCENA

Havelock North

16/10/2018 - 17/10/2018

"A shining performance..

DANCING WITH MOZART

Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch

31/05/2018 - 08/07/2018

"Fine fettle to the fore..

"Mid-winter Mozart treat..

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SEARCH ENGINE

Hamilton, Gisborne, Dunedin, Auckland, Invercargill, Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North

12/05/2018 - 31/05/2018

"All too brief... beautiful contemporary dance..

"A quest for connectedness..

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THE PIANO The Ballet

Dunedin, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Wellington

23/02/2018 - 28/03/2018

"Divine duets and perfect partnering..

"Ballet unfolds with almost cinematic fluidity..

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CONTRAST

Greytown, Tauranga, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Havelock North

22/10/2017 - 11/11/2017

"Spellbinding the audience..

"Energy, conviction and intriguing contrasts..

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Sunny Ray and the Magnificent Moon

Havelock North, Tauranga, Nelson, Wairarapa

04/10/2017 - 28/10/2017

"Playful performers invite audience to shine too..

"Impressive..

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THE LISTIES Make you LOL!

Havelock North

01/10/2017 - 02/10/2017

"Raucous physicality for the 5-12s..

MIXTAPE DANCE SHOW

Auckland, Havelock North

21/04/2017 - 01/10/2017

"Grace and prowess stand out..

"A stake in the ground..

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