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.

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Tempo Dance Festival, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Q Theatre Loft
Saturday 19 October 9pm
Sunday 20 October 4pm

Photos by Naoshi Hatori

Footnote New Zealand Dance are thrilled to be invited to perform the new work by Kota Yamazaki 山崎広太 in Japan this October.

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.

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Nagoya, Japan

Aichi Prefectural Arts Center Small Hall
October 5 - 6

Tokyo, Japan
Theater Tram
12 - 13 October

Footnote New Zealand Dance presents IYKYK (If You Know You Know), a double-bill of contemporary dance works by choreographers Holly Newsome and Forest Kapo. These two works present a game-like lens of viewing the human condition - How do you win at the game of life? What are the rules of the end of the world?

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.

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Pōneke | Wellington
Hannah Playhouse
20 - 22 July

Ngāmotu | New Plymouth
TSB Theatre Royal
27 July

Kerikeri
Turner Centre
2 August