Past Performances
KIWI + KYLIÁN - Graduation Season 2010
17 Nov - 4 Dec 2010
Te Whaea Theatre
NZSD Graduation Season is performed by students of the New Zealand School of Dance. The 2010 season was presented as two programmes on alternate nights.
Programme 1: KYLIÁN
four seamless and emotive works by Jiri Kylian, one of the world's greatest living choreographers. Sponsored by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Programme 2: KIWI
five innovative works by leading New Zealand choreographers Craig Bary, Sarah Foster, Raewyn Hill, Malia Johnston and Michael Parmenter. The KIWI programme featured the world premiere of two new works by Craig Bary and Sarah Foster commissioned by the NZSD.
ONE WAY - Choreographic Season 2010
21 - 29 May 2010
Te Whaea Theatre
The annual NZSD Choreographic Season gives contemporary dance students the opportunity to research, choreograph and perform a professionally-presented production. Set in a monochromatic no man’s land, One Way takes the audience through time and space in a captivating one hour performance.
Internationally recognised dancer and rehearsal director Victoria Colombus, as Artistic Coordinator, spent several months working closely with the student choreographers – Carl Smit, Emmeline Eichmann, Michelle Henderson, Danielle Lindsay, Olivia McGregor, Shaughn Pegoraro, Alana Sargent, Lisa Brooker, Emma Coppersmith, Charlotte Davies and Kyah Dove – to create One Way.
Graduation Season 2008
19 - 29 November 2008
Te Whaea Theatre
The NZSD Graduation Season was a celebration of our freshest dance talent: a magical evening of stunning ballet and contemporary dance performed by graduating students of the New Zealand School of Dance.
From the soft classical grace of Bournonville’s Flower Festival in Genzano to the architectural beauty of the Grand Pas from Raymonda, these performances transported the audience on a tour around the world and through the history of dance. The Graduation Season also featured two world premieres by well-known contemporary choreographers Ross McCormack and Sarah Foster and the highly theatrical and explosive choreography of Natalie Weir’s Jabula.
Steel Skeletons - Choreographic Season 2008
30 May - 7 June 2008
Te Whaea Theatre
Expect to see blueprints come alive with dance in this year’s New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season, Steel Skeletons.
Contemporary dance students from the New Zealand School of Dance have each created a distinct part of this richly-textured production, performed to 100% New Zealand music. Don't miss seeing the next generation of dance stars in action!
40th Anniversary Graduation Season
9 & 10 November 2007
The Opera House
The New Zealand School of Dance 40th Anniversary Graduation Season is a feast of classical ballet and contemporary dance that will delight every dance lover. Lauded by The NZ Listener as a ‘dance highlight of the year’, the Graduation Season features the fresh talent of New Zealand’s next generation of gifted dancers.
Joining the students in this unique gala event are well-known alumni Jane Casson (The Australian Ballet), Craig Davidson (Royal Ballet of Flanders) and artists from acclaimed contemporary dance companies Black Grace and Footnote Dance.
The 40th Anniversary Graduation Season offers a sweeping view of the School’s past and present with a variety of well-loved and bold new works. Those passionate about contemporary dance will revel in the electrifying choreography of Michael Parmenter (The Bach), Garry Stewart (Currently Under Investigation) and Leigh Warren (Never Mind the Bindies). Compelling, expressive and magical ballet will be featured in the works of August Bournonville (La Sylphide), Kenneth MacMillan (Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo and Juliet) and George Balanchine (Agon and Theme and Variations).
Infinite Thread - Choreographic Season 2007
25 May – 2 June 2007
Te Whaea Theatre
Feathers, denim and lace all have a part to play in New Zealand School of Dance’s first production of 2007, Infinite Thread. Second and third year choreographic students will be intertwining material, movement and meaning for Wellington dance-lovers this May, exploring the interplay of fabric – its weave, cultural significance, how it moves – and dance. The result is a richly-textured work that pushes the boundaries of contemporary dance practice.
The New Zealand School of Dance gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Performing Arts Foundation of New Zealand, Dance Fabrics Direct and Graphic Press & Packaging Ltd in bringing Infinite Thread to the stage.
