Δ (Change from Aotearoa)
A talanoa/exchange between street dance leaders exploring the currents and tides of dance on Oceaniac lands.
Δ (Change from Aotearoa) is talanoa/exchange between street dance leaders from across Te Moana nui a Kiwa (the Great Sea of Kiwa / the Pacific Ocean), brought together by curators Jonathan Homsey and Efren Pamilacan.
Anchored in a web of physical connections, from Street and Ballroom to lived experience, three of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)’s leading movement artists share their practices via Pasifika modes of storytelling and talanoa.
Throughout March, Jahra Wasasala, Ooshcon, and Jaycee Iman will guide audiences, artists, and communities across multiple venues and countries through symposia, masterclasses and performance, untangling the relationship between the contemporary dance canon and Street and Queer forms.
Δ (Change from Aotearoa) is about the currents and tides within dance on Oceaniac lands. It is a break from Western narratives of choreography, empowering a diverse ecology of aesthetics, taste-making, and world-building.
Archipelago
March 25, 7pm
A global nightclub celebrating islands of cyphers on the dancefloor.
Workshops
March 20, 27 & 29, 8pm
Vogue Runway, Essence, Waving, and CONJAH workshops with three of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)’s leading movement artists.
Choreolab 2023
March 22–24, 10am–5pm
Choreolab is Chunky Move’s professional development workshop program.
The Change from Aotearoa (Δ) project is supported by Australia Council of the Arts, Chunky Move, Dancehouse, Basement Theatre and Carriageworks.
Δ: Archipelago is an outcome of Chunky Move’s Choreolab and is presented by Dancehouse with support from the Australia Council of the Arts.