2010 Dates

    

2010 Made in New Zealand

A crowd favourite and an established performance season, 2010 Made in New Zealand celebrates NZ Music Month with new dance works by New Zealand choreographers. Throughout May, Footnote travelled to Nelson, Christchurch, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, Auckland and Wellington with the best fresh kiwi contemporary dance.

Featuring two major new works; Purlieu by Malia Johnston to new music by Eden Mulholland and i changed by Sarah Foster, with music by Andrew Foster. The programme also features two solo works from the 2009 Footnote Forte Series - a solo by Michael Parmenter (Somebody’s Darling) inspired by the unknown grave at Millar’s Flat, Central Otago and to music by Douglas Lilburn, and a solo by Ross McCormack (Stealth) inspired by the graffiti art of DLT to music by Jody Lloyd. In the larger venues Claire O’Neil’s MTYLAND was presented, having been seen earlier in the year at the New Zealand International Arts Festival.

Here’s what audience and reviewers had to say:

“Footnote’s dance works are always more than a smorgasbord - a feast: new, provocative and thoughtful, consistently responsive to the latest dance trends.” Felicity Molloy, Sidestep, DANZ, Auckland

“[2010 Made in New Zealand] features] substantial pieces that show off the dancers’ technical virtuosity and demonstrate the artistic flair of the choreographers who are creating and exploring new zones in dance.” Kerri Fitzgerald, Theatreview, Christchurch

“a rather rude and ripsnorting expose… the dancers perform it all with delighted exupberance… [This is] another sterling Footnote season.” Bernadette Rae, NZ Herald, Auckland.

“BRAVO!!! Went to your show in Invercargill… and it was the most SATISFYING show ever. Thank you! I had tears of emotion throughout the programme… it hit home with me in more ways than one. The dancers were FABULOUS!!!” Heather Hubber, Invercargill audience member

See more reviews on Theatreview, and please send us comments or write on our Wall on the Friends of Footnote Dance Facebook Page. Let us know what you think, feel, wonder…

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 New Zealand National Day Performance - Shanghai World Expo 9th July 2010

The National Day performance(s) will be held in a purpose built venue which seats approximately 2,500, attended by the Prime Minister, Chinese Premier, senior government officials, guests, VIP’s, media, etc. The overall Expo theme is “Better Cities, Better Lives” and the performance will be an emotional and visually strong work that will take the viewer on a journey through song, voice, image, film and dance. The Creative Team involves Footnote Dance, the NZTrio, Moana and the Tribe and Aivale Cole, led by John Verryt, (Set Design), Mike Hodgson (Visuals and Film), Jeremy Fern (Lighting) and Malia Johnston (Choreographer/Creative Advisor).

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Footnote Forte Series

This year’s Forte Season will celebrate the work of outstanding New Zealand choreographers in a mix and match series of works based on environment, both social and geographic in Aotearoa. The series will be in a range of venues, involving a journey for the audience from piece to piece. To be performed in Wellington, Auckland, Nelson, and other centres to be confirmed. September/October.

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Museum Hotel Watch This Space - Maatakitakihia Mai Tenei Waahi

This is site-specific dance performed and inspired by current exhibitions in Art Galleries around the country. Footnote Dance performs improvisation in the gallery space to a public audience. See pictures of the Company performing at City Gallery Wellington in the Seraphine Pick exhibition on our Gallery page, along with shots from the performances to crowds at the Christchurch Art Gallery, and an engaged audience at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. The Company has recently performed at the City Gallery Wellington once again, alongside the John Pule exhibition.

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Dance+Art Workshops

A new initiative for 2010, Footnote Dance works with secondary school students in Art Galleries, investigating art from a dance and movement perspective, and giving students a chance to create dance in response to visual artists’ work.