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SLIP - Rebecca Jensen

Auckland

19/10/2024 - 20/10/2024

"Jensen is outstanding, her performance magical and her choreography rich and subtly nuanced..

THE IDENTITY PROJEKT

Auckland

19/10/2024 - 20/10/2024

"Audience on their feet for the whole 60-minute show – it was actually 90 but no-one was counting...

Only the Stars Know Where I've Been

Auckland, Wellington, Hastings

05/03/2024 - 13/10/2024

"Deeper workings of the soul. ..

"Ethereal billowing of unity..

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RUA - The New Zealand Dance Company

Auckland

17/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

"New Zealand Dance Company presents a powerful double bill by two of Aotearoa’s best..

Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing)

Auckland

19/10/2024 - 20/10/2024

"Poetically sums up the core question driving this work: how do we become who we are?..

BURRBGAJA YALIRRA 2 - Marrugeku

Auckland

17/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

"Connecting through story is not new for EJB, he has 60,000 years of experience..

IN/TENSE - Alexa Wilson

Auckland

18/09/2024 - 17/10/2024

"Fear and vulnerability, not as weaknesses, but as powerful, generative forces that connect us..

The Kingdom of Bling

Auckland, Wellington

22/10/2024 - 22/10/2024

"A salutary and timely folk tale plus random fandom..

"A truly original experience hosted by a great entertainer..

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Titanium

Auckland

14/10/2024 - 14/10/2024

"A solo show from a dancer 'of a certain age', triumphs over the body's limitations...

Essence Unfolding

Auckland

19/09/2024 - 21/09/2024

"A testament to the power of art in helping people work and walk through the dark..

"Green’s outstanding physical journey drenched in the imagery of hope, of optimism, of promise...

ASPiRE - The Northern Dance Network

Auckland

13/10/2024 - 13/10/2024

"New and experienced dancers in a curtain call that the audience can't get enough of...

REALM of TEARS - Rewa Fowles and Renee Wiki

Auckland

13/10/2024 - 13/10/2024

"Evocative, delicate at times, angry at others, with exciting idiosyncratic dance structures..

PŪHEKE - Louise Pōtiki Bryant

Auckland

12/10/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Prolonged applause and gratitude for profoundly rich fare..

Bee Gees Night Fever

Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland

04/10/2024 - 02/11/2024

"Ensures their music is Stayin’ Alive ..

TWO - Royal New Zealand Ballet & BalletCollective Aotearoa

Auckland

11/10/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Eclectic iterations on ballet’s enchantments..

Peter Pan

Auckland

08/10/2024 - 03/11/2024

"Pantastical panto of pirates, fairies and unending innocence..

PĪATA - Tūrongo Collective & Anne Plamondon

Auckland

10/10/2024 - 13/10/2024

"Conceived with purity, performed with power and elegance, deeply satisfying...

THE SAVAGE COLONISER SHOW

Auckland, Wanaka, Nelson, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne

09/03/2023 - 10/10/2024

"Rage, discomfort and healing humour..

"Reveals the worst parts of the human condition, honestly, truthfully..

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Tangihanga

Wellington, Rotorua, Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings

28/08/2024 - 25/10/2024

"With thirty plus characters, Neho’s transitions are seamless making this a must-see performance. ..

"Caricatures germinated from kernels of truth that shine from within..

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MĀORI KRISHNA + ALTARNATIVE / CULT CHUR

Auckland, Whangarei

11/09/2024 - 06/10/2024

"An immersive, hilarious and unsettling glimpse into the world of cult healing..

"Heartwarming shows that explain the meaning of everything...

Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?

Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland, Nelson

25/03/2023 - 25/10/2024

"A Question for the Times..

"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...

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A SLOW BURLESQUE

Auckland

03/10/2024 - 19/10/2024

"“Whose pain is harder, mine or yours?” Top class theatre addresses some 'difficult desires'..

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