From hip-hop to ballet to contemporary to Indigenous, Tāmaki Makaurau will dance like everyone’s watching as the biennial Tempo Dance Festival - Te Rerenga o Tere returns with a full programme of immersive, innovative and exciting dance, running from 10 – 20 October at Q Theatre.
The 2024 programme is teeming with established and emerging dance creators with more than 200 performers slated to take to the stage for 20 shows across 10 days.
Heavy lifters including The New Zealand Dance Company, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Identity Dance Company, Atamira Dance Company, Footnote New Zealand Dance and internationally renowned choreographer and dancer Anne Plamondon, show off pieces from some of their most revered works. Offering a full complement of dance experiences people can also sample experimental and community-minded works across the festival season.
Tempo Dance Festival - Te Rerenga o Tere 2024 seeks to explore the profound connection between tangata and their whenua through the universal language of movement. By weaving pūrākau mē ngā whakapapa with movement, a programme of dance will invite audiences to embark on a personal journey into identity and heritage.
In this immersive celebration, the theme of Whenua Wāhi emphasises the significance of place, creating a platform for dance creatives to convey the essence of their ancestral landscapes. At its core, “He ora te whakapiri” integrates the vitality of coming together as whānau to celebrate shared histories and to forge new connections.
