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Moss Te Ururangi Patterson is the Artistic Director / Guest Curator for Tempo Dance Festival – Te Rerenga o Tere 2024 and a well-known figure in the Aotearoa dance scene. We had a kōrero with him about Tempo, why he’s excited for the festival, and The New Zealand Dance Company’s upcoming work, RUA. 

Badjelly the Witch by Spike Milligan is an iconic children’s story loved by many, adults and tamariki alike. These school holidays, Badjelly is coming to Q to showcase bright, colourful, glow-in-the-dark puppets, courtesy of New Zealand children’s theatre company, The Glow Show! We spoke to Sarah Burren (The Glow Show’s Creative Director/Puppet Creator) to hear more about this exciting performance and the mahi to make it happen.

Kura Te Ua is the dynamic director of Hawaiki TŪ, a company that has been producing inspiring haka dance theatre since 2012. Kura is the brainpower behind Hawaiki TŪ's latest show, Taurite, and we were lucky enough to chat with her ahead of their upcoming season at Q. 

We sat down with Anders Falstie-Jensen to talk about his inspirations for Back to Square One? and how he hopes it will affect the people who see it.

As the pandemic begins to fade into the past, we are stoked to see Australian dancers and creators joining the Tempo 2022 line-up. We spoke to Carlene Newall de Jesus about what the Aotearoa and Australia connection means to Tempo.

Jo Lloyd has a proven track record performing, teaching and choreographing for performing arts across the globe. But this month, she's applying her expertise here in New Zealand for her first collaboration with the New Zealand Dance Company. We got to pick her brains about her interest in choreography as a social encounter and the creation of her first "play without words", What They Said.

THE WASP written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm is a thrilling and totally unpredictable ride that requires an appropriately immersive design. Composer Emi Pogoni shares some of their thoughts behind the brooding and 'insect-like' compositions that make up their contribution to the heart-racing narrative.

We caught up with Ella Beacroft of Red Leap Theatre to talk about directing a show through lockdowns and motherhood.

Penny Ashton shares the joy and importance of touring Aotearoa as we recover from the impacts of Covid-19.