Updates archive

Follow Samara Te Aniwa Reweti along on her journey of redeveloping a dance work! 

We are stoked to finally announce the successful applicants of the 2023 Q Residency Programme. 

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.

Meet Lyncia Müller and follow her journey through the development of a new multi-disciplinary dance work that recognises and honours the Tongan Queen Sālote Tupou III.

Meet Cian Parker and follow her journey through the development of a new dance work that explores the journey of a small New Zealand town.