During our first development in Nov-Dec 2023, Bianca and Eddie worked with 6 dancers; Abbie Rogers, Toalei Roycroft, Caleb Heke, Madi Tumataroa, Oli Mathiesen and Tai Taranui Hemana.
These explorations revealed exciting and innovative new ideas which will be brought to fruition over 8 weeks in June-July 2024, leading to the world premiere on July 25 at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau, followed by a short regional tour.
SAVE THE DATE WHĀNAU!
Linked creatively through a shared design team, Bianca's work 'HE ATUA, HE TŪPUNA, HE TANGATA’ is an interdisciplinary work where the performers become ancestors and the dance becomes the hopes and dreams of the future.
Eddie's work REMAIN speaks to the continuity, preservation, and vitality of whakapapa (ancestral heritage) and tikanga (cultural practices) reflecting a deep respect for the past, a commitment to the present, and a vision for the future.
Images captured by Kelly Nash