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Story: Contemporary dance

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Origins of modern dance

  3. New Zealand practitioners, mid-20th century

  4. Modern dance flourishes, 1970s and 1980s

  5. New companies and international work, 1990s to 2000s

  6. Contemporary Māori and Pacific dance

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Origins of modern dance

Rhythm and movement

Rhythm and movement

Maud Allan, 1914

Maud Allan, 1914

From page 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

From page 3 - Modern dance flourishes, 1970s and 1980s

Impulse Dance Theatre, 1980

Impulse Dance Theatre, 1980

Limbs, 1978

Limbs, 1978

Douglas Wright

Douglas Wright

From page 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 (1st of 2)

Lyne Pringle, 2011

Lyne Pringle, 2011 (2nd of 2)

NZ School of Dance graduates 2013

NZ School of Dance graduates 2013

New Zealand Dance Company, 2013

New Zealand Dance Company, 2013

From page 5 - Contemporary Māori and Pacific dance

Te Kanikani O Te Rangatahi, 1986

Te Kanikani O Te Rangatahi, 1986 (1st of 3)

Taiao, 1990

Taiao, 1990 (2nd of 3)

Okareka Dance Company, Nga hau e wha

Okareka Dance Company, Nga hau e wha (3rd of 3)

Black Grace

Black Grace

How to cite this page:

Marianne Schultz, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/contemporary-dance/media (accessed 22 September 2023)

Story by Marianne Schultz, published 22 Oct 2014

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