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August Newsletter - New programmes, loads of news!
Read about our new programme, with JPF Films and Ingot Films, to engage and teach skills to d/Deaf and Disabled aspirant producers/filmmakers! Photos and updates about 'Tentacular', 'Pearls' and 'Mud', Aiga - and Rodney Bell is in Europe!
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Pearls - a new work in development by Alisha McLennan Marler and Julia Harvie
Alisha McLennan Marler and Julia Harvie's new work "Pearls" (ex-Ruffle)!
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Ruffle - Work in Progress!
Ruffle is a work Alisha McLennan Marler is creating with Julia Harvie - one of three disability-led dance works that form Tuarā Wairua.
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Tentacular: Conceptual photos
Suzanne Cowan and val smith's new work, Tentacular, stretches sound conventions by inventing and incorporating different sonic transducers into the performance.
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Suzanne Cowan Delves into Crip Culture at Disability Dancing Lab
"Moving at the speed of access" was the motto during Suzanne's week at University California Los Angeles's Disability Dancing Lab.
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Our July newsletter - Decolonising the arts: Mātauranga Māori, or is it?
We're smack in the middle of winter, but we are keeping warm through all of our projects! In July's newsletter, we look at the origin of the phrase Mātauranga Māori, find out about Suzanne Cowan's experiences at the Disability Dancing Lab at UCLA, hear about Izzy Robinson's journey to Kia Mau and get some fabulous stats on our Matariki education project!
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Touch Compass's reach is global!
Touch Compass across the globe! For our June newsletter, we dive into our international reach through our Artistic Direction Panel and Matariki education resource; Lusi Faiva documents her year so far; and - our classes are busy!
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Touch Compass Creative Class tutors teach Matariki workshop at Uxbridge!
Julie and Alisha McLennan Marler taught a free Matariki workshop using our Matariki resource!
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It's Maintenance May!
Maintenance May is a time to pause, reflect and focus on self-care, as the days grow shorter and Aotearoa transitions to winter. Our Touch Compass whānau share personal self-care stories, with photos, reading and audiobook suggestions!
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Our free Matariki Educational Resource is out now!
Touch Compass is pleased to present and deliver to you the free educational resource Matariki : Ko koe ko au, ko au ko koe (I be you, you be me)!
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Read our April news!
My, oh my, but our newsletter is bursting with goodies this month!
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Join our board!
Join our board! Touch Compass is seeking up to three new Trustees to join the Board as we continue to build for the future.
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Meet Georgia Nicholls, Contemporary Class support tutor!
We're excited to introduce our new Contemporary Class kaiako tautoko / support tutor, Georgia Nicholls!
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Our March newsletter is out now!
Our March newsletter is out today! * From the GM: "Inclusion without power or leadership is tokenism" * PANNZ - ADP feedback through a disability lens * PANNZ - Creative Producer's exciting takeaway * Register for our Matariki 2023 Education Programme! * New education class tutor!
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Register for our 2023 Matariki programme!
In 2023 we will celebrate Matariki in a cluster of stars and dreams that will connect not only our local and national specialist and mainstream schools in Aotearoa New Zealand, but also other schools and disability-led dance organizations and companies around the world!
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We have news! Read our February newsletter!
Nau mai haere mai to our February newsletter! * Aotearoa arts in a perfect storm! * Feedback - Tāmaki Makaurau Dance Enquiry Hui! * A personal reflection on dance education in Aoteaora! * #a11yArts speakers for 2023! * Matariki offering for Aotearoa and overseas! * Our education classes are now free!
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Shifting the Narrative Through Leadership
As we look back on our 2022 haerenga it’s clear that we are shifting the narrative. Our journey has been supported by a plan, the people to do it, and passion and purpose to see it through.
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Contemporary Class round up!
Wow what a year! The Saturday Contemporary class began 2022 adapting to the changing world we live in by continuing with the online platform of Zoom.
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Our November newsletter is out!
Nau mai haere mai to our November newsletter! Rehearsals! Productions! Archives! Education, international news, #a11yArts recordings! And last but not least, we have a very quick survey to help us as we enter into our 26th year!
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Tuarā Wairua kicks off in Tāmaki Makaurau!
Madrid-based Choreographer Sharon joins Tuarā Wairua rehearsals!
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Suzanne returns from KAIDA pre-residency is Seoul, Korea!
Suzanne auditions dancers for new work, in Seoul!
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So much is going on for Touch Compass! Check out our newsletter to find out more!
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Lusi Faiva attends CNZ's Pacific Arts Summit 2022
Last week I attended the Pacific Arts CNZ Summit 2022 in Wellington at TePapa.
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Seeking Associate Producer for seven-week paid apprenticeship position. Starts 7 November!
Touch Compass is looking for an Associate Producer with a focus on artist support for an apprenticeship position to help us deliver a variety of works throughout the last months of 2022.
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Whaikaha - Pursuing Strength
A year ago, Touch Compass reappropriated the term Tāngata Mana Whaikaha as our te reo vernacular for our people, replacing the negative connotation of whaiora, and haua.
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Susan Williams talks Illegally Blind
"Accessibility is built into the show from the start - it IS the start in a lot of ways."
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Touch Compass is proud to present Meremere at Q Theatre for a triumphant return season this August!
After a sold-out run in April 2021, Rodney Bell's autobiographical story, Meremere, is back by popular demand for three select dates at Auckland's Q Theatre, before touring to arts festivals across Australia.
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Auditions for Aiga, new Touch Compass production!
We are excited to be moving forward with a fabulous new project called Aiga, which will be created, developed throughout 2022/2023 and then premièred in 2024. Read below for more information and how to submit materials to secure an audition!
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Nine Stars of Matariki - Ngā Whetū e Iwa o Matariki 2022
Touch Compass has prepared an interactive, fun and inclusive offering for schools to celebrate Matariki: Ngā Whetū e Iwa o Matariki The Nine Stars of Matariki
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New production, Illegally Blind, on at Basement Theatre, 27 - 30 July!
Touch Compass presents Illegally Blind, a solo comedy show that confronts a smorgasbord of social phobias in one tight hour!
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Touch Compass announces new Board of Trustees!
Tē tōia, tē haumatia - Nothing can be achieved without a plan, people, and way of doing things. We're beyond proud to announce a fantastic group of experts to govern the future of Touch Compass as our new Board of Trustees
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/rītaha/ is just one month away!
Join Touch Compass as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary on 15 February 2022 in Tāmaki Makaurau for an exciting evening of groundbreaking performance honouring the past, present and future: /rītaha/.
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Announcing our Artistic Direction Panel!
We are excited to announce Touch Compass's newly-appointed Artistic Direction Panel to our large global whānau!
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We can't wait to bring everyone together on 15 February 2022 to celebrate /rītaha/ with Touch Compass!
/rītaha/, Touch Compass's sensational one-day performing arts festival, has been rescheduled to take place next year -15 February 2022 - and promises an evening of groundbreaking performance honouring the past, present and future of Touch Compass.
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Exploring Touch Compass's new kaupapa: The Five Pillars of Disability Consciousness
Touch Compass is taking advantage of our various lockdown levels by hosting thought-provoking online kōrero on various arts and disability topics, led by our Artistic Direction Panel - Lusi Faiva, Rodney Bell and Suzanne Cowan.
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#a11yArts: International Creative Leadership Series featuring arts and theatre experts from Australia, Canada, China, and the United States
Join Touch Compass to hear from six heralded and cutting-edge leaders in theatre and performing arts in our free #a11yArts: International Creative Leadership Series, happening this November and December.
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Touch Compass celebrates its 25th anniversary with /rītaha/, a sensational one-day performing arts festival
Join Touch Compass as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary on 14th September in Tāmaki Makaurau for an exciting evening of groundbreaking performance honouring the past, present and future: /rītaha/.
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Pelenakeke Brown, Interim Artistic Director, to continue artistic journey
Ka mua, ka muri Looking back, to look forward. Pelenakeke Brown, Interim Artistic Director for Touch Compass over the past year, is leaving Touch Compass at the end of June.
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Touch Compass announces new Kaiwhakahaere, Jon Tamihere-Kemeys
Passion for people and performance - Touch Compass continues to shape for the future Touch Compass is excited to welcome new General Manager, Jon Tamihere-Kemeys, committed to honouring the ethos on which Touch Compass was founded - exceptional and creative arts, dance and performance, diversity, inclusion and social equity.
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He Owha Matarua - Hauntology of Inheritance
Touch Compass is excited to co-present a fabulous work in conjunction with Auckland Arts Festival - He Owha Matarua: The Hauntology of Inheritance.
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Congratulations are in order!
The Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2020 recognise innovation and excellence in Pacific Arts and their contribution to the rich diversity of Aotearoa as a multi-cultural Pacific nation.
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Rotations is live! Join us
ROTATIONS is a collaborative movement practice working towards deepening and challenging our understanding of artistry, disability, and access.
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►► LUMANA’I: Expressions of interest for future projects
We are calling for new proposals and ideas for a new future of projects and artists, commissioned and supported by Touch Compass.
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Announcing the appointment of our new interim Artistic Director
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our new Artistic Director Pelenakeke Brown.
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Flipped: my body stopped so I could remember
At 19 years of age Renee Ball’s life flipped on its head. Midway through a Bachelor of Dance Studies she contracted Guillain-Barré Syndrome paralysing her completely within a few days. Initially unable to even communicate, Renee spent the next five years rehabilitating and embracing her new normal through her abiding love of dance.
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Gone
‘Gone' follows Sahil’s journey from freely hanging out with his friend’s, to a decision that changes their lives forever. Ten students from Kelston Deaf Education Auckland, NZ, embarked on a journey of discovery learning through a series of film workshops guided by award winning deaf film Director Jared Flitcroft (New Zealand) and Choreographer Antonio Bukhar (Uganda). From content development to post production decisions and performing in the film, 'Gone' is their story.
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Introducing Laughton Kora, our new Theatre Director for Masina Returning Home
Currently directing Masina Returning Home for Touch Compass, a multi-sensory theatre show devised for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, Laughton states he leaves every day with lots of pride and immense creative satisfaction.
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