2025 Participate Programme

Open Morning Class

Join festival artists and community dancers for a free morning class each day of the festival. All classes are 9am - 10am in Dance Studio 3/4 at Te Auaha, no registration needed.

Tutor Schedule:

Mon 30th with Cecilia Wilcox

Tues 1st with Sacha Copland

Weds 2nd with Helena May

Thurs 3rd yoga with Gina Andrews

Fri 4th with Gracie Lewis

Textures in Motion: A Creative Exploration Through Play with WIDance

Discover the joy of improvisational movement in this playful, sensory-rich workshop. Guided by the language of texture, you’ll be invited to connect with your inner mover through curious and open-ended exploration.

Through touch, sound, space, and imagination, you’ll embark on a sensory journey that encourages discovery and new ways of moving. This inclusive experience blends improvisation, interactive play, and prop exploration to expand your movement vocabulary and deepen body awareness.

Open to all bodies, backgrounds, and levels of experience.

10am - 11.30am Saturday 5th July

Studio 1, Te Auaha.

No registration required.

DanceLab

Dance Lab InCubate is open to dancers, theatre practitioners, performing artists and anyone with an interest in movement research and practice. We will start with a regular Dance Lab training which explores the possibilities for improvised movement through guided exercises. We will then work together to create a collective choreography which will be presented as the beginning of an open session which will allow for a blurring of lines between audience and performer. Dance Lab invites participation across artistic disciplines and contributing through music, drawing, written and spoken text as well as movement is encouraged.

Monday 30th June - Studio 1, Te Auaha

4-5.30pm Dance Lab Open Session with Live Music

No registration required