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[Editor’s note: Jennifer Shennan is a dancer, choreographer, dance writer and teacher, and historian. https://michellepotter.org/about-michelle/about-jennifer/ ]

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NZSD Graduation Season (Innovation) 2018

Wellington

21/11/2018 - 01/12/2018

"Innovation - the passion of commitment..

"A pleasingly-broad presentation of contemporary choreographies..

NZSD Graduation Season (Tradition) 2018

Wellington

21/11/2018 - 01/12/2018

"Tradition - life as a dancer..

"A varied and entertaining showcase..

Between Two

Auckland

05/10/2018 - 13/10/2018

"The queues should be round the block..

"Between Two – an intimate glimpse into thresholds of being and not being..

Black Grace CRYING MEN

Auckland, Porirua

06/09/2018 - 21/09/2018

"Black Grace + Friends..

"Polish and panache..

THE FLAMENCO PROJECT

Wellington

22/03/2018 - 23/03/2018

"Little show huge in impact..

LOST + FOUND [dances of exile]

Auckland

06/10/2017 - 07/10/2017

"Fragments and memories..

"Revitalisation and displacement..

LOBSTERS

Wellington, Nelson

21/10/2017 - 15/10/2018

"Passionate emotions surrealised..

"A brilliant exploration of the surreal..

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NZ School of Dance 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRADUATION SEASON

Wellington

24/11/2017 - 25/11/2017

"Panache, precision, poignancy ... and period pieces..

"Classical ballet legacy and contemporary excitement..

HĀKARI: DINNER PARTY

Otaki, Wellington, Auckland

15/05/2016 - 09/10/2016

"Giving life to stories through their dancing bodies..

"Colourful but colour blind performance executed with humility and aroha..

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SPEED OF LIGHT

Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin

26/02/2016 - 16/03/2016

"Wow - such discipline and attention to detail..

"Delivering powerhouse performances..

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OneOne

Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland

03/10/2014 - 15/10/2015

"The Heart of it is Light..

"Dance Notation of the Universe..

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KIRI

Auckland, Wanaka

07/10/2014 - 07/04/2017

"Conceptually intriguing, culturally significant, highly engaging..

"Kiri opens Tempo Festival 2014..

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Stones in Her Mouth

Wellington

04/03/2014 - 05/03/2014

"Wrapped in a cloak of secret power..

La Curva - Israel Galvan

Wellington

27/02/2014 - 02/03/2014

"Review: La Curva..

"A mysterious, powerful, unpredictable dance..

BLOOM

Wellington

09/02/2014 - 09/02/2014

"Topsy turvy figures..

Swan Lake - The Royal NZ Ballet

Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland

18/07/2013 - 05/05/2024

"Freshness and immediacy of a newly minted work..

"Sumptuous production..

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Satvika - Forms of the Formless

Christchurch, Wellington

05/10/2012 - 26/05/2013

"Mutable and marvellous..

"Joyous craftsmanship..

Fatu Na Toto - Planted Seeds

Wellington, Auckland

18/02/2013 - 12/10/2013

"Samoan dance theatre a moving experience..

"Harnessing the old and the new to enlarge the world..

The Nothing

Wellington

11/10/2012 - 13/10/2012

"More like David Attenborough than Sigmund Freud..

"Nothing-ness..

Giselle

Wellington, Christchurch, Invercargill, Dunedin, Auckland

07/11/2012 - 02/12/2012

"Giselle - a truly magnificent production..

"A privilege to be part of..

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The Tower Season of Cinderella

Global, Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Wellington

02/08/2012 - 19/04/2020

"Onwards to the Ball..

"Cinderella – A delight for all ages..

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Au Revoir by Whitireia Performing Arts

Wellington

14/06/2012 - 16/06/2012

"Works a triumph of movement and costuming..

Leaps and Sounds

Wellington

16/06/2012 - 16/06/2012

"Performers at sparkling best in twin treat..

"Delivering under pressure..

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