Reviews

New Zealand School of Dance Grad Season 2018 - Tradition. NZSD Students - Jaidyn Cumming & Bo Hao Zhan - 'La Sylphide'. Choreography by August Bournonville.
Reviews of Graduation Season 2018
Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season in 2018. This splendid Graduation Season of the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) honours the twenty-year tenure of its Director Garry Trinder (MNZM.) Throughout this time Trinder has encouraged creative diversity and has established a...
Reviews of Choreographic Season 2018
Thursday, 28 Jun 2018
Excerpts from reviews of STOA, Choreographic Season 2018 The New Zealand School of Dance’s Choreographic Season, which sees its students create their own choreography in collaboration with composer and sound designer Te Aihe Butler, is again a must-see for those who enjoy inventive, contemporary dance. Each time we...
New Zealand School of Dance's 50th Anniversary Graduation Season. Mali Comlekci in ‘Aria’. Choreography by Val Caniparoli. Photo by Stephen A’Court
Reviews of 50th Anniversary Graduation Season 2017
Friday, 24 Nov 2017
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance 50th Anniversary Graduation Season in 2017. ...Bravo to the School and to all those who have carried the ‘flag' for this very special place to study. Bravo to Directors over the years and to tutors and staff who for 50 years have shaped the training programmes...
NZSD 3rd Year contemporary dance student, Toa Paranihi performs in 'Solo for Toa', choreographed by Raewyn Hill. Photographed by Stephen A'Court
Reviews of ONCE Solo Season 2017
Friday, 08 Sep 2017
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance ONCE Solo Season in 2017. ...Congratulations to the New Zealand School of Dance and to Paula Steeds-Huston who directed this season and who heads the contemporary programme, and to technical designer Glenn Ashworth who set the stage for these students and...
NZSD students in Graduation Season 2016, photographed by Stephen A'Court
Reviews of Graduation Season 2016
Wednesday, 16 Nov 2016
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season in 2016 This year’s program for New Zealand School of Dance’s graduation season is appropriately diverse, reflecting the two streams of study (classical and contemporary dance) offered at the school. The contemporary dance students featured...
Choreographic Season 2016, photographed by Stephen A'Court
Reviews of 'SCOPE', Choreographic Season 2016
Friday, 20 May 2016
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season in 2016. ‘SCOPE’, presented at Te Whaea Theatre in Wellington. An extensive Scope: NZ School of Dance blends Choreographic Season pieces into thoughtful, cohesive work The New Zealand School of Dance’s Choreographic Season for 2016,...
Georgia Powley in 'Concerto', NZSD Graduation Season 2015, photographed by Stephen A'Court
Reviews of Graduation Season 2015
Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season in 2015. The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) continues to impress with the strength and versatility of its students in this season of dance designed to both challenge and display. While classical and contemporary dance are given equal...
Choreographic Season 2015, photographed by Stephen A'Court
Reviews of 'KARST', Choreographic Season 2015
Friday, 15 May 2015
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season in 2015. ‘KARST’, presented May 2015 at Te Whaea in Wellington. Karst is the New Zealand School of Dance’s most innovative season yet The New Zealand School of Dance always puts on a stellar performance, especially with its final-year class...
NZSD Graduation Season 2014, photographed by Jose Cano
Reviews of Graduation Season 2014
Wednesday, 19 Nov 2014
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season in 2014. New Zealand is the most distant of the former British Colonies: one more step and you’re over the dateline into tomorrow. NZSD has turned the situation to its advantage and chosen a distinctive training path that is turning out...
Georgia Rudd in 'The Residents', phototgraphed by Stephen A'Court
Reviews of 'The Residents', Choreographic Season 2014
Friday, 16 May 2014
Excerpts from reviews of the New Zealand School of Dance Choreographic Season in 2014. 'The Residents' was presented May 2014 in Wellington, and October 2014 in Auckland for Tempo Dance Festival.   From first entering the space, this performance from the students of the NZSD is entirely enthralling. The set, from...

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