Saltlines for Sealion Women

Saltlines for Sealion Women is a site specific performance on St Clair Beach in Ōtepoti, Dunedin. Local female performers respond to climate breakdown and rising tides of global violence drawing courage and inspiration from the sealion community.

This dance performance was created especially for and presented on St Clair Beach. At the turn of the tide, witness a movement chorus trace sinuous saltlines across the wet sand at the water’s edge. The audience is invited to witness the dynamic interplay of movement and nature through the ever-shifting landscape of the beach whilst listening to a soundscape inspired by the movement patterns of the pakake.
Koha/Free. No booking required.

Creative Team:
Carol Brown (Choreographer)
Fiona Graham (Dramaturg)
Russell Scoones (Composer)
Anna Noonan/Dance Ōtepoti (Producer)
Bronwyn Kidd (Photographer)
Jac Wilson, Cassidy Scoones (Rehearsal Assistance)

Performers: Carol Brown, Emily Campbell, Hahna Briggs, Suzy Fox, Ali East, Yanling Sun, Nicole Rogers, Anna Noonan, Eleanor Riley, Caitlin Lester, Teresa Nel, Sofia Kalogeropoulou, Julie Cuthill, Jenny Munro, Marika Thomson, Laura Watkins Eva Te Huki, Terry MacTavish, Melinda Geary, Miriam Marler, Annie Sutherland.

Made possible through the support of the Caroline Plummer Community Dance Fellowship 2025 University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Victorian College of Arts University of Melbourne and Moyra Daisy Brown.
Saltlines for Sealion Women | Wild Dunedin Ōtepoti New Zealand Festival of Nature 10-22 April

Image Credit: Sealion Sisters
Art Photographer: Bronwyn Kidd
Choreographer: Carol Brown
Dancers: Karlia Cook and Danni Cook
Costume Design and Direction: Virginia Dowzer, Costumier: Fiona Holley