Lumina Germany/
Holland Tour 2016

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• Lumina Germany/Holland Tour 2016

  Show Overview

  Be at the intersection of contemporary light, sound and movement. Lumina is The New Zealand Dance Company’s third season of new works, spearheaded by three dynamic artistic teams. Lumina, includes a co-production with the prestigious Holland Dance Festival.

  Louise Potiki Bryant (winner of the Harriet Friedlander Residency 2014) and composer/AV designer Paddy Free (Pitch Black) create a thoughtful work, In Transit, which is a vivid reflection of the traces left behind in the Māori ritual of encounter.

  Malia Johnston’s (2013 Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellowship, Stage Director and Principal Choreographer for World of Wearable Art Awards 2002-2014) new work, Brouhaha, devised with her long standing creative partners composer Eden Mulholland and AV designer Rowan Pierce creates a bold, loud and rich world in which dancers are explorers of colour, and artful unravelers of rawness and refined beauty.

  The company’s first international commission in co-production with the Holland Dance Festival for Dutch/American choreographer Stephen Shropshire will create The Geography of an Archipelago in collaboration with composer and Phoenix Foundation drummer Chris O’Connor. Featuring a trio of dancers as three different versions of the truth searching for destiny, this work explores the emotions that accompany exile and belonging.

  Powerful designs by Jo Kilgour (lighting) and Kasia Pol (set and costume) across all three works creates an immersive and integrated world for the audience to experience.

  The New Zealand Dance Company is reframing the stage. Be there with us.

• Performances

  Neuss, Germany:

  Internationale Tanzwochen, Neuss (International Dance Week, Neuss):
  Venue: Stadthalle Neuss
  Performance Dates and Time: Thursday, 21 January 2016 – 8:00pm

  For further performance and venue information, Click HERE

  Leverkusen, Germany:

  Bayer Kultur 2015/16 Season:
  Venue: Erholungshaus, Leverkusen
  Performance Dates and Time: Saturday, 23 January 2016 – 7:30pm

  For further performance and venue information, Click HERE

  The Hague, Holland Dance Festival:

  Holland Dance Festival 2016
  Venue: Theatre aan het Spui
  Performance Dates and Times: 29 January 2016, 7:30pm; 30 January 2016, 7:30pm; 31 January 2016 – 2:30pm

  For further performance and venue information, Click HERE

• Tickets

  Neuss, Germany Tickets:

  To purchase tickets to any performance in Neuss, Click HERE

  Prices:
  €63,50 – €22,30

  Leverkusen, Germany Tickets:

  To purchase tickets to any performance in Leverkusen, Click HERE

  Prices:
  €42,50 – €11,00

  The Hague, Holland Tickets:

  To purchase tickets to any performance in Holland, Click HERE

  Prices:
  €22,50 – €10,00

• Creative Team

  In Transit
  Choreographer: Louise Potiki Bryant
  AV Design/Composer: Paddy Free

  Brouhaha
  Choreographer: Malia Johnston
  Composer: Eden Mulholland
  AV Design: Rowan Pierce

  The Geography of an Archipelago
  Choreographer: Stephen Shropshire

  Dancers:
  Carl Tolentino
  Chris Ofanoa
  Chrissy Kokiri
  Katie Rudd
  Lina Limosani
  Lucy Lynch
  Tupua Tigafua
  Xin Ji

  Set and Costume Design:
  Kasia Pol

  Lighting Design:
  Jo Kilgour

  Production Manager:
  Jo Kilgour

• Stamps of Approval

  “The challenge is met… presenting a veritable explosion of fantastically illuminated spaces, images and superbly performed contemporary dance… the dance – and the eight dancers – are fantastic: strong, exceptionally fit and beautiful. The Maidment audience on opening night gave this triple premiere performance a standing ovation. It is sure to also knock the Holland Festival’s socks right off.” Bernadette Rae (NZ Herald)

  Read the full review HERE
  

  The New Zealand Dance Company’s season of three new works aptly entitled Lumina, works its own particular magic with its themed focus on lighting and audio visual design as competing elements with the musical ambience, to become the drivers of the dance.” Jenny Stevenson (Theatreview)

  Read the full review HERE

   “Lumina revealed a depth of talent in every aspect of the production, with lighting, costumes and production matching the virtuosity of the dance works.” Francesca Horsley (DANZ) 

  Read the full review HERE

  “An extraordinary dance – uplifting, mesmerizing and quite haunting it its visual and sound experience. A performance like no other and something to remember” Lumina Audience Member, Auckland

  “As a contemporary dance virgin, I was blown away with how beautiful the show was. The skill of the dancers has given me a new appreciation of the human body and the stories it can tell. Thank you for sharing your stories, your music and your lights. Your visions are amazing.” Lumina Audience Member, Auckland

  “I got lost . . . and I found myself as well. The energy created was new, old, ancient, grounded, a gift. Thank you” Lumina Audience Member, Auckland

  “We were carried away with the huge energy” Lumina Audience Member, Auckland

  “Edgy, dynamic, emotive and captivating . . . Fresh and relevant . . . I highly recommend Lumina.” Lumina Audience Member, Auckland

  “Clever and sophisticated . . . The best thing that I have seen in years. Thank you so much for a stunning visual feast.” Lumina Audience Member, Auckland

  

  

  

• Lumina Webisode Series

  Lumina Studio Webisode #4: Walk into the World of Lumina.

  In this final webisode we walk into the world of Lumina. Get a glimpse into the stunning visual work as it is being created for the stage in production week at Te Pou Theatre. Lumina opens in just a week and the air holds all sorts of emotions, but above all excitement champions.

  Lumina Studio Webisode #3: The context of Creation.

  In this webisode, we sit in down with choreographer Stephen Shropshire and Set/Costume Designer Kasia Pol to talk more about the questions and intentions behind the work. Get a glimpse of what goes through the minds of the makers as they are right in the thick of creating. The conditions for connection shape the context of creation.

  Lumina Studio Webisode #2: We Are Creators

  We sit in rehearsals with Malia Johnston as she creates her work Brouhaha. This webisode is in depth look into the work that goes into creating a dance work from scratch and the development it goes through. Composer Eden Mulholland and AV Designer Rowan Pierce introduce the ideas behind the music and the AV design for this work.

  Lumina Studio Webisode #1: Creative Collaborators

  Artistic Director Shona McCullagh introduces all the fantastic creative collaborators we have contributing to Lumina. So much talent in one wee place…it’s almost criminal. Our dancers are being put through their paces and raising the bar – but don’t take our (written) word for it…take a peek at the video above.

• Lumina 2016 New Zealand Tour

  May/June 2016

  Lumina will be hitting the road in 2016, travelling to:
  Whangarei
  Warkworth
  Napier
  Wellington
  New Plymouth
  and Waikato

  At each of these centres we will be presenting public performances and schools workshops.

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