Tempo's 13th Festival Showcased Immense Homegrown Talent

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TEMPO'S 13TH FESTIVAL YEAR SHOWCASED IMMENSE HOMEGROWN TALENT
TO GROWING AUDIENCES

The 13th annual Tempo Dance Festival NZ has just wrapped up another successful two week long programme of inspiring dance performances, workshops and industry events. Running from 4-16 October, the Festival featured 58 events and over 760+ artists from across New Zealand, with some international performers travelling in especially for the festival.

Sold out performances ranged from a Jazz dance showcase to a line-up of rising choreographers to a solo show of integrated dance, signalling Aucklanders demand for high calibre and varied dance shows. Dancers ranged from the age of four to 75, with around 100 children aged 4-12 taking part in The Dancer’s Wardrobe season of The Kids Show, and 200 teenagers performing in The Pform.nz season of Ignite!

“Opening the festival with a work that was originally created over 30 years ago asked the question of; could a work like Insolent River: a tango still be relevant today? I think the answer is a resounding YES! From profound to provocative, from elegant to entertaining, from athletic to absurd - Tempo represents the incredible variety of artists creating work today, artists who continue to push boundaries.
-Carrie Rae Cunningham, Tempo Artistic Director

The calibre of choreographic talent from NZ was top-notch, including work from and by:

· Michael Parmenter

· Malia Johnston

· Royal New Zealand Ballet

· New Zealand Dance Company

· Okareka Dance Company

· Foster Group

· New Zealand School of Dance

· VOU Dance Fiji

“Taumata is billed as four stunning new works and does not disappoint. The audience witnesses polished performances of four very different dances with a contemporary vein. The house is packed and there is an expectant buzz.”
-Sue Cheeseman, Theatreview (Taumata)

The Tempo Dance Festival Team would like to warmly thank everyone involved in making 2016 a year to remember.

The 13th Annual Tempo Dance Festival ran from 4th to 16th October 2016.
Q Theatre, 305 Queen Street was the official festival hub.

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