Pre-festival
Jessie McCall
Presented by Footnote NZ Dance
Ominous and funny, intimate and sweeping, Big Low Dream is a rehearsal of possible futures — tender, desperate, and rising. A new contemporary dance work about what we reach for, together, in the dark.
Q Theatre | Fri 25 + Sat 26 Sep | 7pm
60 min
Jang Huddle – Yunha Jang
This workshop is an invitation to experiment, collaborate, and create a series of short performances using movement, sound, light, text and visual art, with Yunha Jang.
Silo Theatre Hall w/ RM Gallery | Sat 3 Oct
10am–4pm
Presented by Basement Theatre
Test Fest is Basement Theatre's new festival for artists testing something before it's ready – spanning all artforms.
The three-night Fest is topped off on Saturday 10th October with an event dedicated to dance.
Basement Theatre
Party: 7 Oct; Fest 8–10 Oct;
Dance Night: 10 Oct | 6.30pm | 2 hrs
FREE, Bookings required
TŌRUA .
Presented by Movement of the Human and Auckland Live
Acclaimed choreographer and director Malia Johnston returns with Tōrua, a captivating immersive urban dance experience.
(Re)discover the spaces around two of Auckland's newest city landmarks - Karanga-a-Hape Station and Te Waihorotiu Station.
Karanga-a-Hape: Meet @ Pitt St Methodist Church | Fri 9 Oct: 6pm; Sat 10 + Sun 11 Oct: 1pm + 6pm (50 min)
Te Waihorotiu: Meet @ Aotea Centre Box Office | Fri 16 Oct: 6pm; Sat 17 + Sun 18 Oct: 1pm + 6pm (50 min)
FREE, Bookings recommended
Flashdance
Don’t miss the chance to absolutely lose it amongst fellow nostalgic fans at some of the best Dance Films of Yesteryear.
And what better way to start than leotard-flashing, water-dousing, hair flicking, welding Flashdance?!
Academy Cinemas | Fri 9 Oct | 6pm | 2 hrs
Come early to learn some moves!
