Dance
From Russia with love
Melana Khabazi’s love affair with dance helped the 26-year-old Russian discover her spiritual home half a world away from where she was born.
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Keke Brown: disability as artistry
Pelenakeke (Keke) Brown has recently returned to Aotearoa after being based in NYC for six years. An interdisciplinary artist, her work spans art, writing, and performance. She's become the interim… Audio
Pop music has as much lyrical aggression as rap
A study from the University of Missouri has shown that bubbly pop music now has just as much lyrical aggression as its rock and hip hop counterparts. Dr Cynthia Frisby joins the show to look at the… Audio
Dancer Vincent Farane returns to New Zealand stages
Auckland dancer and performer Vincent Farane is hitting the stage after a stint with one of the biggest dance crews in the world. Audio, Gallery
Dancer and Choreographer, Sofia McIntyre
It's a big step for a dancer who's always worked with choreographers, to decide to choreograph a work for themselves. Audio
Calling Home: Charles Olsen in Madrid
Having been enticed by a love of Spanish art and flamenco guitar, New Zealand artist and poet Charles Olsen arrived in Spain in 2003 with the intention of staying for a month. Seventeen years later… Audio
Dancer, teacher and businesswoman Libby George
Libby George was 16 when she created an after school job for herself, teaching kids hip hop in a rented space.Nearly two decades later, Pump Dance Studio has grown to one of Wellington's largest with… Video, Audio
Dance Epidemic hits with Michael Parmenter
A dance epidemic broke out in Strasbourg in 1518, and a new show about it stars foremost New Zealand contemporary dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter. Over the decades he's worked with our top… Audio, Gallery
Performing Arts highlights 2019: Tama Waipara, Dione Joseph & Lyne Pringle
Has 2019 been a good year in the performing arts? Te Matatini, the national Maori performing arts festival inspired kapa haka themed pedestrian crossing lights in Wellington, new festivals popped up… Audio
Taiaroa Royal flies like an eagle
Maori and Native Americans share a reverence for their sacred eagles, and this connection is being explored in a new work co-choreographed by New Zealand dance legend, Taiaroa Royal. Audio, Gallery
Bright Futures for Dancers Joshua Faleatua and Tyler Carney
What are the career options for talented young dancers these days? Two such talents Joshua Faleatua and Tyler Carney are in the midst of finding out. The pair for the last three years have been… Audio, Gallery
NZ Biography: Carmen Rupe
Fabulous, flamboyant and hugely successful in her time, today's Biography is about Carmen, the Wellington transgender entrepreneur Audio
Manifesto of a Good Cripple - Suzanne Cowan
Suzanne Cowan sees dancers with disabilities as pioneers reshaping how dance is perceived through challenging contemporary dance audiences. She's a dance artist who uses a wheelchair having… Audio, Gallery
Cultural Ambassador - Dance
Our Cultural ambassador, Chris Jannides continues our who's who in New Zealand Dance ... introducing us to Footnote's Richard Aindow. Audio
Choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproull's WOW factor
Sarah Foster-Sproull is one of the country's top choreographers, and was named Creative New Zealand's Choreographic Fellow for 2017 to 2019. Last year she was the only local choreographer to produce a… Audio, Gallery
Dita von Teese: 'Queen of Burlesque' to make New Zealand debut
The glamorous and ever-dazzling Dita von Teese is heading to New Zealand for the first time in December with her Glamonatrix revue tour. She talks to Jim about the tour and what got her interested in… Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Daniel Belton
Dunedin based dancer and filmmaker, Daniel Belton from Good Company Arts joins Bryan in the Dunedin studio to talk about some of his recent work and about why he's chosen Dunedin as a base for his… Audio
Marianne Schultz
Marianne Schultz danced professionally in New York as a member of Laura Dean Dancers and independent choreographers. After relocating to New Zealand she worked as dancer/teacher/rehearsal director… Audio
Matariki for Tamariki: dancing for the stars
This school holidays, the NZ Dance Company is traveling around Auckland to bring young dancers onto the floor with them in the premiere season of Matariki for Tamariki. Audio
Dance Like Chocolate
Bread, wine, milk and now chocolate. The Java Dance company made its name here and overseas dancing in the back of buses, followed by a menu of food themed dance works. Audio, Gallery