MOANA Showcase 2025

Auckland

17/06/2025 - 17/06/2025

"Young dance makers redefining Pacific Contemporary dance in striking, graceful and powerful ways...

Romeo and Juliet ATC

Auckland

15/07/2025 - 09/08/2025

"An extraordinary production, one of the finest nights I have spent at the theatre...

The Ballad of Briar Grant

Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Hastings, Christchurch

08/07/2025 - 09/08/2025

"A thought-provoking piece that prompts us to ask ourselves the big questions..

"Rich territory, skilled acting, killer quips..

Tekau

Wellington

15/07/2025 - 19/07/2025

"Improv that truly reflects the lives we live and observe..

Mate Ururoa

Wellington

11/07/2025 - 13/07/2025

"Bold, elegant and filled with mana..

"A testament to what can happen when insanity is defeated with wisdom and courage..

Before We Slip Beneath the Sea

Wellington, Palmerston North

12/10/2024 - 12/07/2025

"Heartfelt and political, moving and engrossing – truly immersive..

"An absorbing and salutary experience..

The Taming of the Shrew

Dunedin

10/07/2025 - 19/07/2025

"Retelling recontextualises a classic..

"Re-gendering a macho bully..

Suitcase Show

Wellington, Nelson, Hamilton, Auckland, Hawea, Dunedin

29/02/2024 - 12/07/2025

"Immensely watchable, intricately crafted, finely honed, a unique mix of unease and innocence...

"Exhilarating, macabre and whizz bang..

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Rongo Whakapā

Auckland

11/07/2025 - 13/07/2025

"An alluring performance debut, sensing touch through sublime movement, symbolic structure and human connectivity...

The Ballad of Maria Marten

Raumati

10/07/2025 - 19/07/2025

"Insightful, highly polished and imaginative..

My Puppet Who Sighs in Pearl Shavings

Wellington

08/07/2025 - 12/07/2025

"Sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and relatable, sometimes surreal and confusing..

The Fox

Wellington

09/07/2025 - 19/07/2025

"Works best in the interplay between the three characters together..

The Tantrum

Wellington

02/05/2023 - 05/07/2025

"Compelling and delightfully entertaining for all ages..

"The little people in the audience were enthralled..

Quiet Rituals

Wellington

01/07/2025 - 01/07/2025

"Cathartic and celebratory, yet deeply reflective all at once...

"Solos from brave physical dancers...

The Sound Inside

Wellington

05/07/2025 - 02/08/2025

"During and after this entrancing play, we empathise, enquire and muse..

Outliers

Wellington

05/07/2025 - 05/07/2025

"Dipping into the cosmic vastness of improvisatory space...

Get Your Sandwich Out Of My Inbox

Wellington

04/07/2025 - 04/07/2025

"Dynamic, humorous dancing of dystopian and wild workplace...

Koolish Zein

Wellington

02/07/2025 - 03/07/2025

"Forging vibrant collaborations and captivating performances...

The Heidi & Sean Show

Wellington

28/06/2025 - 04/07/2025

"Playful and immersive – builds to a real sense of awe and exhilaration..

The Shedding of Velvet

Wellington

02/07/2025 - 03/07/2025

"The power of performance, light and sound in an intimate, unconventional and absorbing dance solo of multiple creatures...