Experimental Dance Week Aotearoa

Building on the success of an impressive inaugural year, Experimental Dance Week Aotearoa (EDWA) 2020 returns, with a refreshed local-focused format running from December 1-5 at the Herald Theatre, Auckland Live. Award-winning choreographer Alexa Wilson again curates the programme, returning home last year after a decade based in Berlin to create the sell-out festival. Committed to providing support for performing artists and platforming their work during a truly challenging time, this will be Aotearoa's first live dance festival held since March.

Multi-show and workshop passes are available.
visit the Experimental Dance Week Aotearoa website for full details

Made possible through the generous sponsorship of Creative New Zealand, DANZ, Auckland Live, Wellesley Studios, Foundation North and Auckland Council.

Programme
Full details of performances and workshops are available on the website.

1 December
7 pm - Herald Theatre, performances by Charles Koroneho & Virginia Kennard
Charles Koroneho: Opening Herald Theatre Space Performance
Virginia Kennard: Disssordered Deficit of Active Attention
9 pm - Herald Theatre, Joanne Hobern and Jazmine Rose-Phillips: Magnificent Violent Sparkles
Contains nudity and adult language

2 December
1 pm-4 pm - Workshop, Janaina Moraes, Landscaping, Wellesley Studios, Studio 1.
Sharing tasks and compositional questions that have been driving the performance Assistir Árvores
5.30pm: Alys Longley and Guests Panel talk, Herald Theatre foyer: Lo que cruzamos para llegar aquí/
What we cross to get here

7 pm - Herald Theatre, performances by Amber Liberté & Fa'asu Aloa-Purcell
Amber Liberté: Apocalyptic Politic / We Float
Fa'asu Aloa-Purcell, "Let them eat cake"

9 pm - Herald Theatre, performance by Kelly Nash: Body I(s)land

3 December
1pm-4pm - Workshop, Joanne Hobern, Game Making, Wellesley Studios, Studio 1.
Explores the nature of physical games.

5:30pm - Conversation Relay Game, Herald Theatre foyer.
Open conversation to anyone interested about experimental and performing arts during this time.

7 pm - Herald Theatre, performances by David Huggins(AUS)/Olivia McGregor & Caitlin Davey
David Huggins: Performing Object I - created by David Huggins, NZ performance by Olivia McGregor
Caitlin Davey: Stargirl

9 pm - Herald Theatre, performances by Rebecca Jensen (AUS) & val smith
Rebecca Jensen: The Effect - video performance
val smith: I'll grow back

4 December
1 pm-4 pm - Workshop, Fa'asu Aloa-Purcell and Katrina Bastian: Dance Care Map: Creating a Dancers' Manifesto, Wellesley Studios, Studio 1.
Using collective dialogue and action to create a manifesto for a more equitable, sustainable, and compassionate dance future.

7 pm - Herald Theatre, performances by Zahra Killeen-Chance & Neža Jamnikar
Zahra Killeen-Chance: Elliptical Fiction
Neža Jamnikar: Love, instantly!

9 pm - Herald Theatre, performance by Kyah Dove: To Cut a Mermaid's Tongue
R18. Contains nudity, sexual content, references to violence and themes that may disturb.

5 December
1 pm - Off-site performance by Janaina Moraes: Assistir árvores. Meeting at Herald Theatre
7 pm - Herald Theatre, performance by Jessie McCall: Daybreak Estate
9 pm - Herald Theatre, performances by Katrina Bastian & Julia Harvie
Katrina Bastian: Soliloquy in Sweat
Julia Harvie: Hummingbird