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DANZ QUARTERLY Issue No. 10

January, February, March 2008

 

Editorial

The Artist has a voice in a world that is not bound by place. We New Zealanders are an island nation defined by immigration and diaspora, characterised by a restless creative pulse that pulls and pushes artists to and from our shores. Lemi Ponifasion has stated that the 21st century artist should know what is happening in Shanghai, Stockholm and Alaska – that we are interconnected in a world that knows no boundaries.

Samoan born Aotearoa choreographer Ponifasio is known throughout Europe for his poetic insights into post-colonialism and the dislocations of identity; English choreographer Christopher Hampson has found a receptive home with the Royal New Zealand Ballet for his eloquent creations; Chinese-Indonesian choreographer and artist, Liong Xi, came to our country in 1960 and died in July this year, he has contributed hugely to our artistic community; American dance-maker and writer Tarin Chaplin and Australian Katrina Rank, the 2007 Caroline Plummer Community Dance Fellow, visited New Zealand this year, leaving us with insights that we will treasure.

This edition of DANZ Quarterly pays homage to these unique creative talents, together with a number of others, and celebrates the international world of the artist, where an idea can be born in a Pacific atoll, shaped in a West Auckland warehouse and find receptive accord in a Viennese opera house. We are privileged to witness the remarkable insights of artists, and we should celebrate the professionalism and generosity of their voices.

Francesca Horsley
Editor

Lemi Ponifasio

 

Contents

  • The Dance of Life by Francesca Horsley
    Internationally acclaimed choreographer, Lemi Ponifasio has just been awarded the 2008 Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship.
  • Dance - It's Good for You! by Brian Jones
    Former ballroom dance champion Wendy Johnson on a trip home to NZ.
  • Remembering a Gracious Gift of Dance by Jennifer Shennan
    Liong Xie, freelance dancer, teacher, choreographer, artist and film director.
  • Making Magic by Francesca Horsley
    The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2007 production of Cinderella.
  • The Natural World as Theatre by Sue Cheesman
    An interview with American choreographer Tarin Chaplin who visited New Zealand in 2007.
  • Copyright – PPNZ & APRA
    Copyright requirements around the use of music for dance.
  • Sarah-Jayne Howard, Moving Marble by Francesca Horsley
    Dancer and 2007 Arts Laureate Sarah-Jayne Howard.
  • Looking Back, Moving Forward by Jo Thorpe
    The New Zealand Dance Archive, preserving our dance heritage for 25 years.
  • DANZ in Schools – New Zealand Primary and Secondary School Dance
    •         Dance Subject Association Established
    •         Schoolfest 2008, NZ International Arts Festival
    •         Dancing the Key Competencies
  • The Body’s Canvas by Katherine Wellington
    An interview with the 2007 Caroline Plummer Community Dance Fellow, Dr Katrina Rank
  • EXIT ’07 Dialogues by Jack Gray
    Conversation with Becca Wood and Wilhemeena Gordon about their participation in ‘eX…it’ butoh and contemporary dance workshop in Germany.
  • Reviews
  • DANZ resource – Pricing Dance
    Information on pricing dance performances and developing audiences.
  • A Ticket Buyer’s Guide to Dance in the International Arts Festival 2008 by Raewyn Whyte

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