Join us for an enthralling afternoon of unpacking the decades of craft that has made Footnote New Zealand Dance the trailblazing contemporary dance company it is today.
It's CubaDupa time, and this weekend we're teaming up with our friends at McLeavey Gallery to provide festival goers a reprieve from the bustle of Cuba St. Come up the stairs to the quiet of McLeavey Gallery, where company dancers will be performing a durational response to the artworks by Richard Killeen.
Richard Killeen is a renowned New Zealand artist known for his innovative and thought-provoking works. His piece titled "Birdfigurecatcat" reflects his signature style of exploring themes like identity, culture, and the natural environment . Ambiguous shapes and forms collide on the picture plane, influences from the Eastern philosophy infuse with digital technology. The show will run at McLeavey gallery till 6 April 2025.
CubaDupa Performance
1pm - 4pm Saturday & Sunday
McLeavey Gallery - Level 1, 147 Cuba Street
Photo by Stephen A’Court
Stunts will be attempted. Records broken. Memes made. Content consumed. Advertising sold. Lives ruined. Heroes formed.
This high-powered show, straddling the realms of contemporary dance and physical theatre, delves into the intricate web of global internet culture and the evolving complexity of the virtual world. It's a unique opportunity to dissect our interactions with the internet, from its absurdity and speed to its utility and potential dangers.
Presented by Aotearoa’s trailblazing contemporary dance company Footnote New Zealand Dance, created by visionary choreographer Jeremy Beck and AV design team RDYSTDY.
Choreography: Jeremy Beck
Dramaturgy: Hana Miller
Creative Production Studio & AV Design: RDYSTDY
Sound Design: Benny Jennings
Lighting Design: Tony Black
Costume Design: Gabrielle Stevenson
Set Design: Jeremy Beck & YOOCREW
Footnote New Zealand Dance: Airu Matsuda, Cecilia Wilcox, Levi Siaosi, Veronica ChengEn Lyu
Guest artists: Joshua Faleatua, Tyler Carney-Faleatua
Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Te Whaea Theatre
13 - 15 February
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Q Theatre
20 - 22 February
Kirikiriroa Hamilton | Hamilton Arts Festival
The Meteor
28 February - 1 March
Ōtautahi Christchurch
Papa Hou
7 - 10 March
Oamaru
Oamaru Opera House
14 - 15 March
“When the light faded, I went in search of myself.
There were many paths, and many destinations”– Derek Jarman, The Garden (1991)
How Far Do Your Arms Reach? is a collaborative performance between artist Tobias Allen and Footnote New Zealand Dance commissioned by City Gallery Wellington to mark the exhibition Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days. This one-night-only performance will take place in the vacant City Gallery Wellington building in Te Ngākau Civic Square.
Exploring the relationships between death, queerness, physical remembrance and historic loss through ACTION, the performance examines Derek Jarman’s legacy in conversation with that of his Aotearoa contemporaries, particularly Douglas Wright (MNZM) (1956-2018) the renowned New Zealand dancer, writer, and choreographer.
Moving between the figures of Jarman and Wright, the art forms they used, the histories and politics they traverse, How Far Do Your Arms Reach? brings the spirit of the exhibition Delphinium Days to the heart of Pōneke – an awakening of the gallery though an invocation of those who have passed.
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days marks thirty years since the artist passed away from an AIDS-related illness at the age of 52. This is the first Aotearoa New Zealand exhibition of his work. How Far Do Your Arms Reach? is part of the expanded public programme staged across Wellington city and at The Dowse Art Museum, supported by the British Council New Zealand and the Pacific.
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days has been co-developed by Gus Fisher Gallery and City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi. It is co-curated by Lisa Beauchamp, Curator of Contemporary Art at Gus Fisher Gallery, Aaron Lister, Senior Curator (Toi) at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, and Michael Lett.
City Gallery Wellington
7:30pm 15 November 2024
Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing) 薄い紙、自律のシナプス、遊牧民、トーキョー(する) reveals a new sense of space and time - intersecting people, cultures, landscapes, and moments. With choreography as poetic as its title, this work evokes deep emotion through attention to detail.
Kota Yamazaki and Footnote explore the changing and fluid nature of human identity, freeing it from socially preconditioned notions of self. Throughout the work, words float and scatter, collected from the scenery of Wellington and young people’s hang-out spots in Tokyo. Japanese choreographer Kota Yamazaki returns to Footnote New Zealand Dance, drawing on his previous 2020 piece Fog, Nerves, Future, Ocean, Hello (Echoes) to develop this striking new work. Footnote New Zealand Dance bring this global collaboration to Tempo after premiering in Nagoya and Tokyo in October.
For the Aotearoa presentation of Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing), Footnote welcomes guest artist Sean MacDonald to dance Kota Yamazaki’s role in the work.
Tempo Dance Festival, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Q Theatre Loft
Saturday 19 October 9pm
Sunday 20 October 4pm
Photos by Naoshi Hatori
Fog, Nerves, Future, Ocean, Hello (echoes) by Kota Yamazaki 2020. Photo by Kerrin Burns.
Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing) 薄い紙、自律のシナプス、遊牧民、トーキョー（する） reveals a new sense of space and time - intersecting people, cultures, landscapes, and moments. With choreography as poetic as its title, this work evokes deep emotion through attention to detail.
Kota Yamazaki 山崎広太 and Footnote explore the changing and fluid nature of human identity, freeing it from socially preconditioned notions of self. Throughout the work, words float and scatter, collected from the scenery of Wellington and young people’s hang-out spots in Tokyo.
Japanese choreographer Kota Yamazaki returns to Footnote New Zealand Dance, drawing on his previous 2020 piece Fog, Nerves, Future, Ocean, Hello (Echoes) 霧、神経、未来、オーシャン、ハロー(木霊する) to develop this striking new work. Footnote New Zealand Dance bring this global collaboration to Nagoya and Tokyo in October.
Nagoya, Japan
Aichi Prefectural Arts Center Small Hall
October 5 - 6
Tokyo, Japan
Theater Tram
12 - 13 October
Photo by Stephen A’Court
This showing is the culmination of the rehearsals for this new work, before Footnote head to Japan in October to premiere the work in Nagoya and Tokyo.
Studio One
Te Whaea National Dance & Drama Centre (11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown, Wellington)
7pm - 8pm
Entry by donation
No booking necessary
Cecilia Wilcox in 2023 Watch This Space at Pātaka (exhibition: naadohbii: to draw water), photo by Brynne Tasker-Poland.
Anton Forde, Te Kotahitanga o Whakamaru The Unity of Protection, 2022, detail installation view. Courtesy of the artist. Photo Peter Rees
We are thankful to the team at Pātaka for facilitating this meeting of artforms, and for Anton Forde for being so generous with his time in working with the dancers in person to gain a deeper understanding of the kaupapa behind his mahi toi.
Saturday 3 August
11am - 11:30am
Pātaka Art + Museum Porirua
FREE ENTRY
Footnote New Zealand Dance returns with electrifying production IYKYK (If You Know You Know), a double-bill of contemporary dance works by choreographers Holly Newsome and Forest Kapo.
Taranaki born Holly Newsome returns to the company to present the dance of life in Advance to Go. Queer, Indigenous performance artist Forest V Kapo (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Raukawa) explores how to save the world in Premonition, returning to Aotearoa after 10 years based in Dja Dja Wurrung Country- Bendigo Victoria Australia.
Both choreographers are creating their works alongside lighting designer Elekis Poblete Teirney, and with an immersive sound design by Emi Pogoni.
“As always, Footnote New Zealand Dance must be congratulated … audiences can be confident of performances to admire, to ponder and to discuss.” - Mona Williams, DANZ
With this latest offering, Footnote are bringing some colour and joy into people’s lives.
“We are excited to share a zinging, popping, pumping energy with our audiences with this show.” says Artistic Manager Anita Hunziker.
Pōneke | Wellington
Hannah Playhouse
20 - 22 July
Ngāmotu | New Plymouth
TSB Theatre Royal
27 July
Kerikeri
Turner Centre
2 August
As big as the ocean and as basic as everyday life.
Fantasy and reality collude with one another in this spiralling ascension of desire and disgrace.
You’re invited to join us for our sixth annual Winter Intensive! This workshop series is for dancers, movement artists and performance makers to come together and be guided through a week-long exploration.
Fantasy and reality collude with one another in this spiralling ascension of desire and disgrace.
Choreolab, our annual professional development event for freelance dance practitioners, will be in its 20th year in 2022! Applications are open now, so register your interest to start your year by making connections, exploring new practices and building on your unique interests.
For the iconic Newtown Festival, we’re performing a short excerpt of This.
As part of the Performance Arcade’s 10th birthday, we’re excited to be collaborating with BodyCartography Project to bring back festival favourite, closer. First performed by Footnote in 2016, closer lays bare the power of physicality and presence through a series of one-on-one performances, for one dancer and one audience.
With its trademark exploratory energy, this year’s ChoreoCo show, A Floor, Some Thoughts, and Us, is devised by dynamic choreographer Jeremy Beck. A regular feature on the New Zealand Fringe Festival calendar, ChoreoCo is Footnote’s short-term company of exciting dance artists. An homage to films that are set in one location, A Floor, Some Thoughts, and Us, sees five characters attempt to communicate with a mysterious entity. Broadcasting a lively dance-floor and some serious-looking equipment, A Floor, Some Thoughts, and Us is full of deadpan humour and massive dance moves.
Start 2021 in the best way possible.
Choreolab by Footnote New Zealand Dance is firmly established as the most significant professional development event for dance practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand, drawing artists from around the country to the capital each summer.
We’ve got an occasion to mark and we want you by our side! 2020, the year that won’t be forgotten, also marks our 35th birthday as a national contemporary dance company. So on the 22nd August, for one night only, we invite you to gather with us and celebrate all the extraordinary people who have contributed to the history and future of Footnote, and help us go forth into the coming years with momentum.
