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Kōrero: Contemporary dance

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Origins of modern dance

Rhythm and movement

Rhythm and movement

Maud Allan, 1914

Maud Allan, 1914

Mai i te whārangi 2 - New Zealand practitioners, mid-20th century

Shona Dunlop MacTavish

Shona Dunlop MacTavish

Machine song, New Dance Group

Machine song, New Dance Group

Physical education and modern dance

Physical education and modern dance

Hiroshima, New Dance Group, 1947

Hiroshima, New Dance Group, 1947

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Modern dance flourishes, 1970s and 1980s

Impulse Dance Theatre, 1980

Impulse Dance Theatre, 1980

Limbs, 1978

Douglas Wright

Mai i te whārangi 4 - New companies and international work, 1990s to 2000s

Retina's ringmaster, 1995

Retina's ringmaster, 1995

Michael Parmenter

Michael Parmenter

Up, up and away, 1991

Up, up and away, 1991

Touch Compass

Touch Compass (1 o 2)

Lyne Pringle, 2011

Lyne Pringle, 2011 (2 o 2)

NZ School of Dance graduates 2013

NZ School of Dance graduates 2013

New Zealand Dance Company, 2013

New Zealand Dance Company, 2013

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Contemporary Māori and Pacific dance

Te Kanikani O Te Rangatahi, 1986

Te Kanikani O Te Rangatahi, 1986 (1 o 3)

Taiao, 1990

Taiao, 1990 (2 o 3)

Okareka Dance Company, Nga hau e wha

Okareka Dance Company, Nga hau e wha (3 o 3)

Black Grace

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Marianne Schultz, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/contemporary-dance/media (accessed 19 September 2019)

Story by Marianne Schultz, published 22 Oct 2014