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Kiwi dance showcased in French Polynesia
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 12:54 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
Two New Zealand School of Dance students have been invited to perform in Tahiti next month. More >>
Dance Graduation Season Proves A Hit
Friday, 21 November 2008, 2:49 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season 2008 has opened to full houses and a rapturous response from the audience. More >>
Top Choreographers Come Home To Create New Work
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:11 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
Wellington audiences will soon have the opportunity to see world premieres by two of our most promising choreographic talents. More >>
School of Dance students scoop national award
Friday, 3 October 2008, 11:51 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
Two New Zealand School of Dance students have taken out top honours at the prestigious NZ National Ballet Awards. Katherine Grange won first prize and Kase Craig was placed second in the bi-annual Christchurch-based competition. Katherine was also voted ... More >>
NZ School Of Dance Announces Graduation Season 08
Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 10:48 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance’s thrilling new programme of dance works is set to delight audiences this spring. The Graduation Season promises to be a magical evening of classical ballet and contemporary dance performed by students of the New ... More >>
Kiwi Dance Icon Joins NZSD Board
Monday, 7 July 2008, 12:22 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance is delighted to announce that Taiaroa Royal has been appointed to its Board of Trustees. Mr Royal has enjoyed a diverse and successful career as a contemporary dancer and choreographer. More >>
Steel Skeletons opens tomorrow night!
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 11:40 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
Click for big version Photo credit: Stephen A’Court - Pure physicality: (from left) Dan Caddy, Florian Teatiu and Robbie Curtis appear in the New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season, Steel Skeletons. More >>
Leap towards stardom endangered
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 3:04 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
Young Wellington ballet dancer James Wynn is taking big steps toward a professional career by winning two major scholarships to dance in the United States. More >>
Blueprints Explode Onto The Stage
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 3:42 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
Expect to see blueprints come alive with movement in this year’s New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season, Steel Skeletons. Opening in May, Steel Skeletons features the choreography of seven contemporary dance students from the New Zealand School ... More >>
Kiwi dancer scoops major prize
Monday, 28 April 2008, 10:18 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
New Zealand School of Dance graduate Jane Casson has won a major Australian arts award. The Green Room Awards recognise the contribution that arts practitioners give to their industry and the general public, across categories such as cabaret, dance, ... More >>
Next Generation Of Dancers Kick-Start Careers
Friday, 14 December 2007, 2:06 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
2008 Todd Scholar Rory Fairweather-Neylan joins the Royal New Zealand Ballet next year. His fellow New Zealand School of Dance graduates are also being snapped up by dance companies both nationally and internationally. More >>
New Head Of Contemporary Dance
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 11:17 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance is delighted to announce that Tiina Alinen has been appointed Head of Contemporary Dance. More >>
New Zealand School of Dance Turns Forty!
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 10:34 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
New Zealand School of Dance Turns Forty! Click to enlarge New Zealand School of Dance students Jaslyn Reader and Oliver Humphries will be performing in the 40th Anniversary Graduation Season this November at the Opera House. Photo credit: Neil ... More >>
School of Dance Associate Director takes new role
Monday, 23 April 2007, 11:00 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
It is with great regret that the New Zealand School of Dance announces the resignation of its Associate Director and Head of Contemporary Dance, Wendy Wallace. After nine years with the School, she has accepted the position of Artistic Associate of contemporary ... More >>
Next generation of choreographers fashion new work
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 3:57 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
Expect to see daring aerial acrobatics, profusions of feathers, and dynamic dance in this year’s New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season, Infinite Thread. More >>
NZ School of Dance student scoops major prize
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 11:05 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
New Zealand School of Dance student Pedro Cassiano has won the prestigious Alana Haines Australasian Award. The nineteen year old has just returned from the Auckland-based competition, in which 155 dancers competed for the prize. Pedro, who is in his final ... More >>
Special guests at New Zealand School of Dance
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 3:38 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
Matz Skoog and Anna-Marie Holmes, (pictured here with third year classical ballet students), are two of the guest teachers at New Zealand School of Dance this year. From left: Rachel Decorte, Matz Skoog, Anna-Marie Holmes and Rory Fairweather. More >>
NZSD Graduation Season 2006
Monday, 6 November 2006, 1:19 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
Graduation Season 2006 offers a sweeping view of the New Zealand School of Dance’s past and present with a mesmerizing glance into the future. The season opens on Wednesday 15 November with eight distinct works. More >>
New Zealand School Of Dance Secures Grant
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 4:30 pm | The New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance learned today that it has secured a further grant of US$10,000.00 from the Jerome Robbins Foundation in New York. Established in 1958 by the late Broadway and Hollywood choreographer and director, Jerome Robbins, the ... More >>
School Of Dance Students To Spread Their Wings
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 12:44 am | The New Zealand School of Dance
Six final year students from the New Zealand School of Dance have recently secured professional contracts with illustrious dance companies Black Grace and Australian Dance Theatre. More >>