Dance as a Medium to Access Different Communities
Associate Professor Ralph Buck, Head of Dance Studies at the University of Auckland, explains his community-oriented pedagogical approach that challenges dance’s role in the world.
Retracing Her Steps
Georgie Goater, a dance artist and pedagogue based in Helsinki, Finland, retraces her roots and what led her to improvisation and integrated dance.
Suzanne Cowan: “I Can’t Be Reduced to One Thing”
“I can’t be reduced to one thing, like being abled or disabled.” New Zealand based dance artist Suzanne Cowan shares her view of how the body is part of a rich ecology and how disability fits into this larger vision.
The Spiritual Work of Dancing
Gabrielle Thomas, a choreographer at Atamira Dance Company in New Zealand, discusses how her choreography draws upon her Māori worldview and how motherhood and living in a small town inform her process.
Making Work from A Military and Māori Perspective
Maaka Pepene, a Māori dance artist in Aotearoa/New Zealand, describes how his background on the streets and in the military inform his values and choreographic approach.