Schedule by day
Ctenophora Co.
When do we hold things dear, and when do we allow ourselves to let go?
A tangle of holding self, holding together, and holding nothing; folding audiences into a dreamlike vista.
Basement Theatre
Thurs 15 + Fri 16 + Sat 17 Oct | 6.30pm
45 min
New Zealand School of Dance +
Ngā Akoranga Kani Kani | Dance Studies | Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland
Two of our tertiary dance institutions come together for one night only with original works by Matte Roffe, Sarah Knox with Third Year dancers, Horn's Out and Kerah McLean Duffy.
Q Theatre | Sat 17 Oct | 6.30pm | 60 min
bloom .
Lily-Mae Solhee Baird + Wiseman Mataiti +
Janina Smolira
Bloom celebrates choreographers whose work is in a blossoming, shifting or simmering state.
Featuring new and reimagined works that speak to being the body / beyond the body, queerness, indigeneity and who is going to give them their 10s.
Basement Theatre | Fri 16 + Sat 17 Oct
8pm | 60 min
Body Island
A body does not re-organise alone.
Directed by Kelly Nash, The Room Would Split Open asks what care can do when it becomes physical, political and choreographic.
Q Theatre
Sat 17 Oct: 8pm + Sun 18 Oct: 6pm
50 min
CONJAH + collaborators
Presented by CONJAH and Auckland Live
Lineages of darkness, defiance, transformation and possibility converge in a spectral terrain. The unfleshed phenomena of dance, design and story-telling makes its highly-anticipated Tāmaki Makaurau debut.
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Fri 16 + Sat 17 Oct | 8pm | 1 hr 40 min
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
Rebecca Jensen
Suspended in an endless countdown, a group of pro-wrestlers and dancers embody stasis.
Join for a moment, or stay for three hours to watch the delirium unfold.
Secret Location | Sat 17 Oct | 2–5pm | 3 hrs
FREE
Jang Huddle – Yunha Jang
A site-specific trail through Myers Park and Karangahape Road, channelling otherworldly beings and urban spirits!
Inspired by the new public artwork BTM 도깨비 (DoGGeBi) by Sunghwan Park.
Gather at the public artwork BTM 도깨비 (DoGGeBi) on Cross Street | Sat 17 Oct
3.30pm | 60 min | FREE, Bookings required
Xin Ji + Alistair Deverick
Co-presented with Objectspace
Drawing from Xin Ji’s debut solo work Body Story, this intimate gallery performance traces the journey of a body through moments where the emotional and physical collide. Performed with composer Alistair Deverick.
Objectspace | Sat 17 Oct
4.30pm doors, 5pm performance | 30 min
FREE, Bookings required
Classes For All
Get moving and find your personal groove with one day of fabulous classes for all levels in Dreaming With Your Feet.
Schedule to be announced soon.
Location TBC | Sat 17 Oct | Various
45–90 min | Pay What You Can
To Be Announced
With the K Road Business Association
Join us for a dance break at Karangahape Road’s infamous FAM market, thanks to
K Road Business Association.
Beresford Square | Sat 17 Oct | 10am–2pm
FREE
To Be Announced
Between shows, check out the exhibition in Q Theatre’s Lounge acknowledging our rich history of amazing dance photography.
Q Theatre | Tue 13 – Sun 18 Oct | FREE
