Educating Through Dance

Atamira Dance Collective’s production ‘Ngai Tahu 32’ has made its Australian debut, performing in Tasmania’s premier arts festival — Ten Days on the Island 2009 — and is reviewed by Kylie Eastley, writing for Australian Stage Online: “This work engages the imagination and our own personal reflections of culture and history. Undulating between trauma and bliss, it effectively includes all elements of stage design and a collection of dance genres from ballroom to the Maori haka.” ‘Ngai Tahu 32’ is choreographed by Maori artist Louise Potiki Bryant, who performs along with a cast of eight dancers. Established in 2000, Atamira Dance Collective has a strong focus on exploring and retelling traditional New Zealand stories and legends.