The Body Festival of Dance and Physical Theatre

Christchurch's annual festival of dance and physical theatre, 'The Body', is back for 2011 with its biggest and most ambitious festival to date.

Running from September 23rd to October 16th in venues throughout Christchurch be sure to check out the extensive workshop programme as well as the performances listed for sale here.

For full information about the festival, please visit:
http://www.thebody.co.nz

Or contact:
Daz Martin - Festival Coordinator
(03) 366 7709

tours

Tour Name Start Date End Date

Lily

Bipeds Productions bring their award winning chemistry to Christchurch to present their da...

26 September 2011 27 September 2011

2011

Following its highly successful debut season at the Body Festival in 2009 and the unfortun...

30 September 2011 1 October 2011

Nohopuku

NOHOPUKU is a three-part collaboration between choreographer/video artist Louise Potiki Br...

14 October 2011 16 October 2011

Soul of the Beast

SOUL OF THE BEAST - Anima della bestia Images of timeless beauty from folk stories and na...

12 October 2011 13 October 2011

Chimera

The Chimera is the body that performs with mixed realities... part human, part lion, part ...

15 October 2011 16 October 2011

MOVE - A Seismic Journey...

Canterbury is in a state of constant movement. The ground beneath our feet is disturbed b...

27 September 2011 30 September 2011

Equanimity

EQUANIMITY A collaboration of artists from around the world have come together to bring t...

24 September 2011 25 September 2011

REVOLVE

Bringing together major international artists from the fields of choreography, media desig...

4 October 2011 5 October 2011

Carnival Hound

Maria Dabrowska, together with dancers Mariana Rinaldi, Alex Leonhartsberger, theatrical ...

14 October 2011 15 October 2011

Shine Lady

A new dance by Ann Dewey and Spinning Sun Acclaimed NZ choreographer Ann Dewey presents h...

11 October 2011 12 October 2011

Weg A-Way

**A solo performance by Alexa Wilson. Winner of 4 Auckland Fringe Awards 2011.** Come fea...

11 October 2011 12 October 2011

Homeland

Jolt dance began in 2001 with one class and a vision to explore the possibilities and uniq...

7 October 2011 8 October 2011

Gems of Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form which employs dramatic expressions of the f...

6 October 2011 7 October 2011

events

Event Location Date/Time  
South Island Salsa Competition

South Island Salsa Competition

The South Island Salsa Competition is a prestigious event for Salsa dancers from throughou...

Aurora Centre, Burnside High School
Christchurch
30 Sep 2011, 7:30pm